Education Specialist/Project Mentor III UW

Family Service•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Texas School Ready (TSR) manages the delivery of services to reach the desired impacts of the assigned program area(s) and is responsible for developing and maintaining collaborative relationships, supervising staff and contractual team members and volunteers, developing and revising policies and procedures, and collecting and inputting client and service activity data, while ensuring that services provided are in alignment with the Social Determinants of Health through a trauma informed care lens as defined by the agency. The Specialist is also responsible for: writing proposals for program, developing and forecasting budget, managing budget, attending monthly meetings, budget and reporting, supervision/coordination, subcommittee meetings, peer review, departmental, and external and internal reporting of delivery of services. Additionally, the Specialist will provide program coaches with support for implementation of the TSR project. The Specialist will be responsible to implement a variety of strategies including side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, instructional planning, and reflective feedback with program coaches. The Specialist will collaborate with the Children's Learning Center at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (CLI) staff to ensure TSR fidelity. The Specialist travels as necessary to provide coaching, training, and to attend meetings. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Reports to: Manager or designated. Directs: Supervise staff, contractual team members and volunteers; liaison with and provide leadership to personnel and representatives of collaborating agencies, community residents and others. Other: Works cooperatively with all staff to accomplish the mission, goals, objectives and performance measures of the program and agency ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS : Required Competencies/Skills: 1. Legal and Regulatory Application and Assessment: Ability to understand and explain the regulatory and administrative environment in which the organization functions. 2. Communication Skills: Ability to facilitate a group; speak and write in a clear, logical, and grammatical manner in formal and informal situations to prepare cogent business presentations. 3. Collaboration: The ability to work cooperatively with others as part of a team or group, including demonstrating positive attitudes about the team, its members, and its ability to get its mission accomplished, and the ability to effectively resolve conflict. 4. Accountability: The ability to consider the business, demographic, ethno-cultural, political, and regulatory implications of decisions and develops strategies that continually improve the long-term success and liability of the organization. 5. Healthcare and Human Services Environments: Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential performance requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the training, experience, knowledge, and skills required for this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions listed above. Education/Training/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or related field. Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred. Previous direct services leadership experience and/or supervision. Leadership development skills of coaching/mentoring is desirable. Three years’ experience training or coaching adults. Three years’ experience teaching preschool children. Use of research-based pre-kindergarten literacy/language/numeracy/science materials and instructional strategies. Understanding of pre-school literacy screening and progress monitoring and how each informs classroom instruction. Understanding of Texas Pre-kindergarten Guidelines, Head Start Child Outcomes, and Child Care Licensing Standards. Experience working with varied groups to achieve integration of early childhood services. Working knowledge of technology (Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, videotaping, uploading, etc.). Fluent in English and Spanish (read, write, and speak) desirable. Staff will be required to submit proof of their vaccination status or may request to be exempt from vaccination due to a religious and/or medical accommodation. Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner. Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, you must be able to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear, and taste or smell. You may be able to lift up to 25 pounds, have close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust your focus with good hand-eye coordination. TIMES WORK WILL BE PERFORMED: The agency’s hours of operation are extended and non-traditional, and may vary based on office location and/or stakeholder requirements. Employees are asked to work the schedule that is best suited to the achievement of deliverables and stakeholder requirements based on the agency’s posted business hours, or as required by stakeholder and contractual requirements. Employees who work in an exempt position are paid on a salaried basis and are not entitled to overtime pay. The amount of salary is intended to compensate the employee for all hours worked to perform the required job.

Requirements

Legal and Regulatory Application and Assessment: Ability to understand and explain the regulatory and administrative environment in which the organization functions.
Communication Skills: Ability to facilitate a group; speak and write in a clear, logical, and grammatical manner in formal and informal situations to prepare cogent business presentations.
Collaboration: The ability to work cooperatively with others as part of a team or group, including demonstrating positive attitudes about the team, its members, and its ability to get its mission accomplished, and the ability to effectively resolve conflict.
Accountability: The ability to consider the business, demographic, ethno-cultural, political, and regulatory implications of decisions and develops strategies that continually improve the long-term success and liability of the organization.
Healthcare and Human Services Environments: Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries.
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or related field.
Previous direct services leadership experience and/or supervision.
Three years’ experience training or coaching adults.
Three years’ experience teaching preschool children.
Use of research-based pre-kindergarten literacy/language/numeracy/science materials and instructional strategies.
Understanding of pre-school literacy screening and progress monitoring and how each informs classroom instruction.
Understanding of Texas Pre-kindergarten Guidelines, Head Start Child Outcomes, and Child Care Licensing Standards.
Experience working with varied groups to achieve integration of early childhood services.
Working knowledge of technology (Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, videotaping, uploading, etc.).
Staff will be required to submit proof of their vaccination status or may request to be exempt from vaccination due to a religious and/or medical accommodation.
Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.
Leadership development skills of coaching/mentoring is desirable.
Fluent in English and Spanish (read, write, and speak) desirable.

Responsibilities

developing and maintaining collaborative relationships
supervising staff and contractual team members and volunteers
developing and revising policies and procedures
collecting and inputting client and service activity data
writing proposals for program
developing and forecasting budget
managing budget
attending monthly meetings, budget and reporting, supervision/coordination, subcommittee meetings, peer review, departmental, and external and internal reporting of delivery of services
provide program coaches with support for implementation of the TSR project
implement a variety of strategies including side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, instructional planning, and reflective feedback with program coaches
collaborate with the Children's Learning Center at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (CLI) staff to ensure TSR fidelity
travels as necessary to provide coaching, training, and to attend meetings