Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Strategist

Education

Website Trying Together
Position: Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Strategist
Full-Time | Salary Range: $47,000-$52,000

Responsibilities

• Practice equity in daily decisions.
• Build a culture of belonging.
• Improve practices that cause harm.
• Develop, facilitate, and evaluate professional development opportunities.
• Aide in the reflection and evaluation of projects and programs.
• Collaborate and work with other Quality Initiatives team members, consultants, and volunteers.
• Work collaboratively across departments within Trying Together to meet the mission and accomplish the work.
• Participate in initial and ongoing professional development for continuous learning and expanding one’s professional knowledge base.
• Use the NeonCRM platform to build relationships with constituents, record data, and support continuous quality improvement.

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (with a minimum of six early education credits).
• Experience facilitating professional development, preferably to educators.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English is highly preferred.
• Current PA Quality Assurance System (PQAS) instructor certification preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace.
• Value the collaborative, reflective, and reciprocal nature of consultation.
• Approach educator career development with a growth mindset and believe all educators can improve, whatever the starting point.
• Use reflective practice strategies and skills.
• Be extremely organized.
• Be flexible.
• Be a creative problem solver.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends.

Required Clearances

• Clean Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance.
• Clean Act 34 PA State Police Clearance.
• Clean Act 73 Federal Criminal History Clearance.
• National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) Verification.
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of insurance.

Required Training

• Mandated Reporter Training (must be completed in the first month of placement).
• NeonCRM Training (required and recommended online courses must be completed in the first three months of placement).
• PQAS Professional Development Instructor Certification (must be obtained within the first year of employment for staff with a Bachelor’s Degree).