ELRC Quality Coach - Scranton

Community Services for Children • Scranton, PA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Community Services for Children is seeking an individual with strong leadership skills to support our Region 12 Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) as an ELRC Quality Coach. This region encompasses Carbon, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, and Susquehanna counties. The Quality Coach is responsible for providing technical assistance, training, education, and support to Early Learning Programs in individual and small group learning formats to engage full participation in Keystone Stars Quality Rating system. This role works to assist programs to move from one level to higher quality levels using effective coaching practices. The Quality Coach is responsible for coordinating work with provider specialists to ensure a full service, integrated approach to improving both access to and quality of early learning for children.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, early education or related field
• 5 years of proven experience in Early Learning programs.
• Technical Assistance and PQAS Certified, or ability to become certified within probationary period.
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Technological skills – ability to utilize various data management systems.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license and use of car to travel throughout ELRC regions, or attend out of area conferences and meetings.
• Understand all ELRC program components and the interconnections of these services.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the values and benefit of full participation in Keystone Stars, and Child Care Works programs throughout the region, soliciting involvement.
• Recognizes the unique strengths of each early childhood entity, and builds a positive, reflective, collaborative relationship, providing all necessary supports for achievement of highest quality ratings.
• Works collaboratively with Provider Specialists and Family Specialists to integrate programming and ensure efficient, comprehensive communication with families and providers.
• Offers referrals to programs that will support business sustainability, advancement and improved services.
• Assists in collecting and developing resources to assist programs to meet the STAR standards.
• Develops weekly, monthly and annual plan that includes; anticipated designations/renewals, community events, Supervision Conferences, and Staff Meetings.

Benefits

• Low cost/rich benefits
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days
• Thirteen paid holidays
• Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan
• A $1,000 monetary incentive will be paid to newly employed Community Services for Children staff members upon successful completion of probation.

What This Job Offers

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