Educational Technical Assistance Specialist (CASSI-Greenspring)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with early childhood teachers and providers to identify professional development goals.
• Conduct classroom observations in early childhood settings to gather baseline and progress data and to inform the delivery of training and technical assistance.
• Identify evidence-based early childhood strategies and practices to target areas of need, both reported and observed, in classrooms.
• Deliver synchronous and asynchronous coaching/consultation to teachers in both classroom-based and virtual formats.
• Gather quantitative and qualitative data according to protocol and track completion of data collection.
• Complete data entry as needed.
• Conduct professional development trainings and workshops for early childhood educators.
• Facilitate and/or participate in communities of practice for teacher participants.
• Assist in the development and implementation of instructional kits for teachers and families.
• Maintain appropriate coaching logs and progress monitoring data.
• Participate in weekly team meetings with project staff to report on progress and barriers.

Qualifications

• Possession of field-appropriate clinical licensure or educational certification (e.g., board certified behavior analyst/BCBA, school psychologist, special education teacher, speech-language pathologist) preferred.
• Must have access to reliable transportation as needed to fulfil job duties.
• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Speech Language Pathology, Psychology, or a related education, allied health, or human services field required.
• Five years of experience in early childhood teaching, coaching, and/or mentoring of teachers required.
• Experience working with families of young children to support engagement and involvement across home and school environments is highly preferred.
• Experience in educational leadership or supervision is highly preferred.