Early Childhood Consultant/Specialist

About the role

The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) is seeking an Early Childhood Consultant/Professional Development Specialist. This is a part-time position with flexible hours based on consulting requests. Bilingual candidates are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver professional development (including workshops, courses, coaching, and mentoring) related to Early Childhood, Special Education, and/or inclusion, aligned to the MA High-Quality Professional Development Standards and informed by current research.
• Provide consultation with schools/districts addressing high-quality developmentally appropriate early childhood education, inclusion, equity, and related areas.
• Design and implement customized training programs for administrators, specialists, paraprofessionals, and other groups.
• Provide coaching, professional development, and other assistance, as requested.
• Identify and nurture relationships with prospective professional development consultants.

Qualifications

• Degree in Early Childhood or Early Childhood Special Education; Master's degree or higher preferred.
• At least 5 years teaching experience in Early Childhood or Early Childhood Special Education.
• At least 3-5 years coaching, mentoring and/or supervisory experience of educators.
• Active interest in current issues in teaching and learning, including developmentally appropriate practices, educator evaluation, UDL, social emotional learning, social justice and equity, and family engagement.
• Strong knowledge of current research in areas of practice, such as co-teaching, leading IEP teams, Special Education Program Evaluations, Trauma Informed Practices, Culturally Responsive Practices, Family Engagement, and Autism.
• Evidence of ability to develop innovative practices and approaches that are responsive to educator needs, new knowledge about learning, and new state and federal initiatives.
• Strong writing and speaking skills.
• Competence in the use of Google Suite of tools.
• Bilingual.

Pay

\$150 per hour of direct instruction includes preparation time & meetings.

Schedule

Flexible based on consulting requests.