Child Development Specialist
About the role
Ready to make a difference in early childhood education? As a mentor and guide, you'll help childcare programs achieve and maintain Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification. From providing hands-on mentoring and technical assistance to directors, teachers, and staff, to modeling best practices and crafting engaging workshops, your role ensures that quality improvement plans are set and goals are met! You'll also be an advocate for growth and excellence, conducting assessments, supporting professional development, and helping directors become leaders in the field. Whether it's through mock assessments, leadership training, or creating a network of resources, you'll be a critical part of expanding high-quality childcare programs in the Workforce Solutions East Texas Board's 14-county region. Join us to make a meaningful impact and grow with a team dedicated to serving East Texas Childcare programs.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on mentoring and technical assistance to directors, teachers, and staff
- Model best practices in early childhood education
- Craft engaging workshops for staff development
- Ensure quality improvement plans are set and goals are met
- Advocate for growth and excellence in childcare programs
- Conduct assessments of programs and staff
- Support professional development initiatives
- Help directors become leaders in the field
- Conduct mock assessments and provide leadership training
- Create a network of resources for childcare programs
- Expand high-quality childcare programs across the Workforce Solutions East Texas Board's 14-county region
Requirements
- Successfully pass and maintain an annual background and criminal history check in accordance with Texas Child Care Regulation (CCR) requirements, Texas State Law 42.159
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Meet one of the following education criteria:
- Bachelor's or Associate degree in any field that includes at least 18 credit hours in one or more of the following areas: early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education, or family and consumer science, with two years of suitable experience in early childhood education; or
- Possess a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential with a commitment to attain the Texas Rising Star mentor micro-credential within two years of employment
- Obtain 36 hours of annual professional development and continuing