Early Education Coordinator - Contractor

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Facilitate bi-monthly (every other month) group classes for kinship caregivers and children, using the Incredible Years, ReadyRosie, and Tools of the Mind models.
• Classes must support both the caregiver and the child, using age-appropriate activities, interactive components, and family-focused strategies.
• On alternate months (when no class is held), develop a class agenda, create supporting materials and content tailored to the next training session, and be available to facilitate classes on evenings and/or weekends as scheduled by the Agency.
• Each class shall be a minimum of 2 hours, with a maximum total commitment of 10 hours per month.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Psychology, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with families and young children, ideally in education.
• Knowledge of child development, trauma-informed care, and family systems.
• Familiarity with kinship care dynamics and the unique needs of kinship families preferred.
• Experience with the Early Childhood education, and Utilizing Tools of Mind, Incredible Years or Ready Rosie models or other structured early education programs is a plus; training will be provided.
• Strong communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a classroom.
• Comfort with documentation and using electronic data systems.
• Access to reliable transportation and flexibility for trainings/classes occurring on the evening/weekend hours.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to recognize and prioritize workload to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Bilingual, Spanish Speaking, preferred.