Classroom Practice Facilitator

PHMC•Philadelphia, PA

12d

About The Position

The Classroom Practices Facilitator is a consultative position within the Curriculum Fund (CF) Initiative. The role provides a Community of Practice for early learning teachers and individualized, on-site training and technical assistance on approved curriculum and assessment. The Facilitator assists the ECE Quality Initiatives Director with grantee selection and awardee monitoring, including provider data collection and logistics for facilitated meetings. In collaboration with Centre Directors, teaching staff, and other education staff, the Facilitator identifies technical assistance priorities using CLASS assessment data, Community of Practice feedback, ongoing observations, and challenges in implementing emergent curricula. The position reports to the ECE Quality Initiatives Director. This is a full-time, 100% FTE position requiring up to 60% local travel. It may involve evening or weekend meetings or trainings, frequent local travel, and on-site provider technical-assistance visits.

Requirements

At least five years of work experience in early childhood education.
Direct experience implementing an OCDEL-approved curriculum in a regulated child care setting.
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
Knowledge of early childhood education, including specialized knowledge of OCDEL-approved curricula.
Experience working effectively with ECE providers, community-based agencies, or similar organizations.
Extensive knowledge of early childhood education best practices and general business best practices.
Experience providing technical assistance and/or professional development for early childhood educators.
Ability to think strategically, coordinate multiple tasks, and manage several projects simultaneously.
Ability to facilitate adult peer learning in multiple modalities, including in-person and webinar formats.
Ability to set priorities and timelines for assigned work.
Ability to provide timely and accurate reports and recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively and work productively with colleagues, service providers, program participants, and related organizations in writing, by telephone, and in person.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to formulate and implement a technical assistance plan.
Ability to provide constructive, supportive feedback while assessing providers’ capacity for organizational and/or classroom planning.
Ability to apply adult learning principles and professional judgment to implement technical-assistance best practices.
Ability to pass a criminal background check.
Ability to present a positive image of the organization to community members.

Responsibilities

Maintain current knowledge of the Curriculum Fund project and Child Development and Family Service programs to help providers clarify continuity of supports.
Promote the CF grant application window by networking at local provider meetings within PHMC’s stakeholder network.
Support annual application review and scoring, participate in grantee initiation visits, establish project service expectations, and confirm appropriate curriculum resource selection.
Plan and facilitate bi-annual meetings for prospective CF applicants to build readiness for curriculum implementation, documenting attendance and provider feedback.
Plan and facilitate bi-monthly Communities of Practice for CF grantees, prepare agendas based on participant feedback and shared goals, and document outcomes.
Establish a site-visit schedule and conduct and document visits for individual program grantees after they receive curriculum materials, including a debrief following CLASS pre-assessment.
Provide technical assistance to identified lead teachers on applying curriculum materials and developing a long-term professional development plan to build instructional leadership competency.
Consult with each grantee program Director on resources and protocols for embedding selected curricula in program policies and procedures, and provide technical assistance with sustainability planning.
Support the ECE Quality Initiatives Director with project data collection and reporting, quarterly review and analysis of outcomes and barriers, and preparation of the culminating report.
Perform other duties as assigned.