For best consideration, please submit application materials by August 25, 2024
• The salary range listed above reflects the 2023-2024 Classified Employee Association pay rates. The salary range will be updated pending ratification of the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Provides regular reflective and relationship-based coaching to teachers and instructional leaders working in early childhood programs. Partners with teachers and administrators to meet classroom and program goals, best-practice standards and increase the level of job-embedded professional development. Partners to establishes a mindset of continuous quality improvement.
Essential Duties
• Establishes and maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with early education programs and a range of educators to develop the most conducive environment for learning, reflection, and coaching.
• Integrates racial justice and equity principles into coaching strategies while conducting regular one-on-one coaching sessions with educators and instructional leaders
• Partners with administrators and teachers to facilitate goal setting, data evaluation, and observation feedback.
• Collaboratively establishes action steps and identifies available resources through engaged data dialogues and reflective conversations.
• Supports continuous quality improvement in practice with a focus on program goals, standards and early childhood inclusive practices.
• Conducts regular direct observations of coachee in practice using formal and informal tools and provides feedback.
• Uses technology when appropriate to support programs and coachees through video review, feedback, and resource sharing.
• Provides mentorship, modeling, consultation (recommendations), and training when appropriate to strengthen practice implementation and reach collaborative coaching goals
• Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate research-based instructional strategies and interventions to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Uses coaching data to help inform training and technical assistance plans and goal setting.
• Assists with early childhood program recruitment efforts.
• Coordinate and support networking events for educators.
• Participates in coaches' community of practice and ongoing coaching professional development.
Additional Duties
• Attends professional development trainings and events as appropriate.
Performs all other duties as assigned
Examples of Duties:
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• The salary range listed above reflects the 2023-2024 Classified Employee Association pay rates. The salary range will be updated pending ratification of the successor Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Education: Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, human development, child and family studies, social work, sociology, psychology or related field; OR a Step 10 on the Oregon Registry and coursework in age three to five development; OR Associates degree WITH the ability to obtain a bachelor degree in early childhood education, human development, child and family studies, social work, sociology, psychology or related field within four (4) years of hire
Experience/Training:
• Minimum (5) years of experience teaching in, coordinating, or coaching in an early childhood program with a focus on preschool, including at least two (2) years of experience in leadership role
• Current driver's license, insurance, and access to reliable automobile during work hours for transportation to off-campus sites. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history
• Experience incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices into teaching and coaching methods
At the college's discretion, additional education/experience above may be substituted for experience/education on a year-for-year basis.
Other Qualifications:
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an Oregon Registry Master Trainer Certification within one (1) year of hire
• Must be able to travel throughout the county and to other required opportunities, including overnight and/or on weekends on occasion and with ample notice
• Must be able to enroll in the Oregon Central Background Registry prior to beginning employment and enrollment must be maintained throughout employment
• Must complete required Oregon Department - Education Early Learning Division Self-Study Trainings within 30 days of hire
Desired Qualifications
• Experience using or training in Practice Based and/or Transformational Coaching in early childhood settings
• Training in Practice Based and/or Transformational Coaching in early childhood settings.
• Knowledge of early learning quality assessment tools preferred, including:
• Classroom Assessment Scoring Scale (CLASSTM)
• Environmental Rating Scale(ERS) (specifically, Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-3 and Family Child Care Environments Rating Scale Program Assessment Scale (PAS)
• Knowledge of child assessment and screening tools preferred, including:
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Location: Gresham, OR
Posted: Aug. 15, 2024, 9:07 p.m.
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