The Early Childhood Classroom Coach serves as a supportive mentor for classroom teaching staff to guide them towards developmentally appropriate teaching practices and individualized professional development goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with mentor teachers, center managers, area managers in planning and support teachers for assigned area(s) or classrooms.
- Utilize Practice Base Coaching components for the purpose of assessing needs, engaging in focused observations, and providing reflection and feedback to set goals and develop action plans.
- Assist teachers with specific classroom activities when requested or after analyzing data that identifies a need.
- Provide guidance, support, implement, follow up and classroom management strategies.
- Perform observations of Head Start classrooms, rating the environment, materials, equipment, safety, interactions, and School Readiness for assigned area.
- Approve educational materials, supplies and curriculum for classrooms.
- Maintain CLASS reliability, trainer certification and MMCI trainer certification.
- Responsible for administering, entering, tracking, and analyzing professional development needs for assigned staff.
- Participate in on-going training sessions and meetings to share current research and trends in the development of preschoolers.
- Support, plan and implement intervention programs by observing and meeting with teachers.
- Provide follow up support to staff following any form of training for the purpose of increasing implementation of information and transfer of skill into practice.
- Promote and execute reflective practices.
- Provide encouragement and emotional support to teachers by providing constructive feedback and support for learning and growth.
- Meet regularly with the Early Childhood Education Manager, assigned Mentor Teacher(s), assigned Content Manager(s), and plan together effectively.
- Manage time and schedule flexibility that maximizes teacher schedules and learning through utilization of Coaching Companion, conference calls, and online platforms.
- Observe classrooms utilizing classroom assessment scoring system (CLASS); analyze data of scores to create a staff improvement plan.
- Work positively toward meeting identified individual and program improvement goals for teaching staff.
- Develop and maintain a confidential, respectful relationship with teaching staff by building on the strengths of individuals and enhancing areas that need improvement.
- Complete weekly coaching logs for assigned visits and submit them to Early Childhood Education Manager for the purpose of meeting program requirements for tracking and monitoring.
- Support mentor teachers, all teaching staff in understanding the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework by providing training and follow up.
- Provide training for new staff on Making the Most of Classroom Interactions.
- Responsible for keeping up with Professional development needs of assigned teaching staff by tracking, monitoring and documenting progress.
- Willingness to work in the classroom as needed in event of staff shortage or classroom management.
- Possess an understanding of when to contact center manager regarding issues of safety/ethics involving children in classroom observed.
- Serve as education consultant to teaching staff, pre k partners, and mentor teacher.
- Able to provide immediate corrective action to teaching staff for inappropriate teaching practices.
- Provide training and technical assistance in Early Childhood Education for staff as needed.
- Mentor and support classroom teacher to create a developmentally appropriate environment that meets requirements of classroom assessments.
- Support and assist teachers to ensure curriculum is implemented to fidelity.
- Responsible for completing fidelity for assigned classrooms.
- Analyze training needs of education staff and recommend the following but not limited to workshops, classes, books, articles, site visits and on-line training.
- Support and assist teachers to implement a developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive program that supports the child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
- Facilitate and monitor the implementation with fidelity of the developmental assessments utilizing reports generated from Cognitive Toy Box.
- Regularly check children’s folders for required documentation for education.
- Provide current updates on curriculum and assessments to governing board and policy council as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor as this job description is in no way intended to include all responsibilities of the position, but rather to provide a general overview of what is expected of the position holder.
- Collaborate with the Health and Disabilities Manager to ensure training for Head Start/Early Head Start is inclusive of education and health.
- Maintain all Head Start Performance Standards. Attendance is an essential function of your day-to-day responsibility and commitment to the program.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Early Childhood Education.
- Classroom teaching experience in age group of zero- five years of age preferred.
- Experience with adult learners and ability to train adult learners based on their learning style PD Specialist and CDA Specialist credential preferred.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of developmentally appropriate practice for children zero to five years of age.
- Current Tennessee Driver’s License and vehicle with liability insurance.
- Ensure physical examination and TB screening/test every three years.
- Ensure to meet all the required mandates by the Office of Head Start.
To apply, visit https://nwcommunityaction.org/careers
In addition, you may call (731) 364-4825 or email: hldavis@nwtncap.org to have an application mailed or emailed to you for your convenience.
Submit Complete Applications to:
Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council
Head Start/Early Head Start Program
231 South Wilson Street
Dresden, TN 38225
Attn: Human Resource Department – Suite 212
Reference: HS/EHS Location – Position of Interest
For your convenience, you can email to: applications12579@nwtncap.org. Faxed copies will not be accepted.