Education Support Coach

Youth & Family Services • Rapid City, SD

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About The Position

Education Support Coach Organization: Youth & Family Services (YFS) Department: Rapid City Head Start Position: Education Support Coach Status: Full-Time Reports to: Rapid City Head Start Director Location: Rapid City and Box Elder, SD Work Schedule: Work Days: Monday through Friday Hours/Week: 40/23 Non-smoking work environment. Wage DOEQ. E.O.E. Benefits: YFS strives to provide its employees with top-quality benefits. YFS employees are offered medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance as well as multiple paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, 401K and retirement/pension options, and more!

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, Human Services or related field.
• Knowledge and experience in the field of Head Start/Early Head Start and early childhood development.
• Experience or formal training in working with children and low income families.
• Ability to provide leadership, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to understand issues of working with a variety of cultural, economic and social groups.
• Obtain and maintain CLASS reliability and ensure that classroom staff are implementing CLASS dimensions within the classrooms.
• Ability to communicate and cooperate with staff, persons of all socio-economic levels, and diverse populations effectively and tactfully.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Computer competency.
• Current vehicle liability insurance and a valid driver’s license required.
• Maintain confidentiality as it relates to information about children, families, and other staff members.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree in related field preferred.
• Professional experience observing, assessing, planning and implementing individual and group activities for young children, including those with disabilities, mental health issues and behavioral issues preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a collaborative partnership with direct service staff.
• Maintain intensive and non-intensive coaching case load based on levels of coaching.
• Collaborate on the creation and implementation of intentional teaching strategies for classroom success.
• Work with staff to ensure the programs practices are responsive to the behavior concerns of individual children.
• Ensure that appropriate procedures are used for on-going observations, documentation, assessments and evaluations.
• Conduct observations as requested for behavior concerns in classrooms.
• Support, guide, model and coach staff on individual and group management strategies, and the implementation of behavior plans for identified children, including data collection and analysis, monitoring, feedback and parent collaboration.
• Maintain accurate records for each coachee, data entry and appropriate documents.
• Follow Youth & Family Services Discipline Policy and Behavior Management Guidelines.
• Understand and implement Child Care Licensing Standards, Head Start Performance Standards and other applicable federal, state and local regulations.
• Provide training to help staff develop knowledge, understanding, skills and experience in CLASS, ITERS, ECERS, DAP, HOVRS and home based practice as required for position.
• Prepare reports and attend meetings and training as requested by the Program Director.
• Obtain and maintain CLASS reliability and provide appropriate support to the Program Coordinators if required for position.
• Obtain ITERS/ECERS/HOVRS training and ensure that they are being implemented within the classrooms/home visits as required for position.
• Familiarity with Head Start Curriculum and Assessments.
• Assist in all assigned grant activities including, but not limited to, in-kind and United Way.
• Keeps informed of new and appropriate behavior practices for young children.
• Serve as a member of the staffing team for identified children.
• Study and research new developments in the field in order to ensure high quality, responsive and effective teaching practices.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings as requested by supervisor.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Make monthly progress reports to the Program Director, keep Program Director informed of concerns, problems, and successes related to the program.

Benefits

• YFS strives to provide its employees with top-quality benefits.
• YFS employees are offered medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance as well as multiple paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, 401K and retirement/pension options, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level