Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator

Job Responsibilities

• Provides as needed technical assistance to licensed and license-exempt early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers on topics, including the Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Registry, child development, CPR/first aid, health and safety, and other professional development opportunities; responds within two business days of receiving a request.
• Provides ongoing support and outreach on Child Care Resource & Referral program (CCR&R) services and local, state, and federal funding opportunities through telephone, virtual and in-person platforms to an established caseload of early childhood education and care practitioners.
• Works with entities in the community that serve children and families, such as StarNET, Early Intervention and home visiting programs to coordinate delivery of training.
• Develops and disseminates a bi-annual training needs assessment as required by contract deliverables.
• Utilizes the results from the training needs assessment and contract deliverables to support the development and management of an annual training plan and budget that meets funder requirements and the identified professional development needs of ECEC providers in the CCR&R service delivery area.
• Safeguards that trainers and trainings meet the standards for Illinois Gateways to Opportunity authorized entities and the Illinois Trainers Network.
• Identifies trainers and training sites and negotiates contracts to meet training needs in the CCR&R service delivery area; actively recruits new trainers and locates new sites.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in early childhood education, child development, child psychology/behavioral sciences, family consumer sciences, social work, elementary education, child welfare, family services, psychology or sociology required.
• Demonstrates excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of the economic diversity of the population in the service delivery area preferred.
• Knowledge of early childhood education and care program standards and quality early childhood education and care environments preferred.
• Ability to drive and access to a personal vehicle required.