Education Support Specialist

Child Care of the Berkshires Inc•North Adams, MA

3h•$23 - $25•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supportive Services Program provides comprehensive early education and family support for children and families who are funded by the Priority Population childcare contracts. Services include child care in either a Family Child Care (FCC) home or CCB centers, transportation, assessment of delays, Individual Family Service Plans and connections to community resources, with the goal of positive developmental progress, school success, reducing child maltreatment, parent resilience and strengthening the family. The primary focus will be to ensure that all children on Priority Population contracts are provided with developmentally appropriate, learning environments conducive to maximum learning. The Education Specialist will oversee and direct teaching staff to implement effective classroom management techniques, teacher/child interactions, and implementation of developmentally appropriate child directed, literacy-based curriculum for both centers and FCC homes. Promotes individualized learning by all children in all classrooms (with primary focus being on the children on Priority Population EEC contracts), and documents outputs and outcomes as needed. Assists with evaluation of the curriculum-related components of the program. Responsible for using Pyramid Model, CLASS, ITERS, ECERS, SACERS assessments as needed.

Requirements

Degree in early childhood education, social work or related area.
A minimum of five years relevant work experience within a child care center or early education program within the public school.
Ability to provide leadership and to establish supportive and positive relationships with early childhood professionals and to work as member of a team.
Positive attitude, understanding and commitment toward early childhood education and developmentally appropriate practices.
Ability to process, analyze and integrate information.
Must demonstrate good decision-making skills.
Must have good organizational, communication, observation and writing skills.
Must be mature and in good mental health.
Must be able to pass a background record check successfully.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, and stoop.
Ability to communicate clearly and vocally in order to express and exchange information by spoken word.
Willingness to use translation and other tools to communicate effectively with the children and families we support.
Must be able to provide documentation of good physical health and mental health, free from communicable disease.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and familiarity with effective classroom management, trauma informed practice, curriculum implementation, and curriculum-related components such as CLASS, Pyramid Model, ITERS, ECERS, and SACERS is desirable.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all children on Priority Population contracts are provided with developmentally appropriate, learning environments conducive to maximum learning.
Oversee and direct teaching staff to implement effective classroom management techniques, teacher/child interactions, and implementation of developmentally appropriate child directed, literacy-based curriculum for both centers and FCC homes.
Promote individualized learning by all children in all classrooms.
Document outputs and outcomes as needed.
Assist with evaluation of the curriculum-related components of the program.
Use Pyramid Model, CLASS, ITERS, ECERS, SACERS assessments as needed.
Participate in training and professional development.
Maintain current certificate in First Aid and CPR.
Maintain strict confidentiality concerning children, families and staff.
Travel to and from childcare centers.