Inclusion Coach

Family Service • San Antonio, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inclusion Coach will provide consultation, coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to Head Start staff to ensure the necessary modifications and accommodations for children experiencing developmental delays, disabilities, or concerns under Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Various strategies, including side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, instructional planning, and reflective feedback, will be used with the teaching staff. The Inclusion Coach will collaborate with the Inclusion Coordinator to develop and revise policies, procedures, and service plans per agency policies, Head Start Program Performance Standards, National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards (NAEYC), and licensing Minimum Standards. Traveling between Family Service sites is a requirement for this position.

Requirements

• Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries.
• A concern for surpassing a standard of excellence.
• Ability to align one's own and the organization's priorities and assess and address community needs in an evidence-based and holistic manner, one that addresses the social determinants of health through a trauma-informed lens.
• Demonstration of ethics and sound professional practices, as well as stimulation social accountability and community stewardship.
• The desire to act in a way that is consistent with one’s values and what one says is important.
• Ability to understand other people as well as to accurately hear and understand the unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings, and concerns of others.
• Increasing complexity and depth of understanding of others and includes cross-cultural sensitivity through a trauma-informed care lens.
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Social Work or related field required.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience teaching in an early childhood education program.
• Experience working with families.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to Head Start staff.
• Ensure necessary modifications and accommodations for children experiencing developmental delays, disabilities, or concerns under FAPE.
• Utilize strategies such as side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, instructional planning, and reflective feedback with teaching staff.
• Collaborate with the Inclusion Coordinator to develop and revise policies, procedures, and service plans.
• Adhere to agency policies, Head Start Program Performance Standards, NAEYC Standards, and licensing Minimum Standards.
• Travel between Family Service sites.

What This Job Offers

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