Educational Resource Coach – Center for Child Well-Being (South Central-Springfield, Lebanon, Rolla, Ozarks)

About the role

The Center for Child Well-Being, housed within the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, seeks an Educational Resource Coach to support Early Childhood Programs, including the Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (iECMH) Initiative. This position will be based regionally in the South-Central part of Missouri (e.g., Springfield, Lebanon, Rolla, Ozarks) and will require regular travel both regionally and statewide.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site consultation and coaching to early childhood programs in East Missouri, focused on social-emotional learning within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework.
• Sustain up-to-date knowledge of best practices, state mandates, and emerging trends in early childhood mental health and education in Missouri.
• Develop and deliver in-person and virtual training sessions for diverse stakeholders on early childhood mental health and social-emotional learning.
• Conduct research on evidence-based practices to support training and inform project development and implementation.
• Contribute to project management and project development initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.
• 3 or more years of experience in early childhood education settings preferred.
• Experience with evidence-based frameworks such as the Pyramid Model, Conscious Discipline, trauma-informed care, etc.

Pay

Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 annually

Schedule

Shift Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Occasional nights and weekends to accommodate trainings.