Instructional Coordinator & Apprenticeship Program Instructor for Early Childhood Education

Colorado Mountain College-Glenwood Springs•Dillon, CO

1d•$90,533 - $100,593•Onsite

About The Position

Instructional Coordinator & Apprenticeship Program Instructor is a combined role that is responsible for developing, programming and leading an internship program for students with local business and organizations. This position will cultivate relationships in collaboration with the Early Childhood Program Chair and School Dean. This position works with apprenticeship site staff, students, state regulatory offices, CMC Work-based learning initiatives, and other stakeholders in establishing guidelines, policies, schedules, deadlines, and reporting structures. Under the supervision of the Early Childhood Program Chair and School Dean, this position is responsible for designing, facilitating, implementing, assessing, and reporting experiences for all CMC ECE Apprenticeship courses and components while properly applying all relevant program accreditation/credentialling standards from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Colorado Department of Early Childhood, and Colorado Department of Education. This position also is expected to teach 9 credits per year in the related field. This is a year-round administrative, non-faculty, staff position with teaching responsibilities. The incumbent must be qualified to be higher education credentialed to teach in Early Childhood Education, however, is not assigned a faculty rank. Position may be held at any approved CMC campus.

Requirements

Master’s degree in early childhood education, ECE and 2 years of related experience in the field of Early Childhood Education or equivalent education and experience that will provide the necessary knowledge, skill and abilities to perform the functions of the position.
Minimum of 2 years of Higher Education instructional experience required.
Experience in distance teaching.
Experience supervising field placement students in Early Childhood Education (birth to eight years old).
Project management expertise.
Ability to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with students, faculty, regulatory agency staff and community agency personnel of all levels.
High level communication, negotiation and organizational skills are required.
Knowledge of teaching, pedagogy, methodology of similar programs.
Strong ability to interact with a variety of businesses and industries.
Ability to move between different job functions frequently.
Very strong written and speaking communications skills.
Ability to understand the needs of others.
Commitment to working effectively with students, employees, and community members of all backgrounds.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in program development.
Experience in business management.
Experience in curriculum development.
Experience in building community relationships.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) or conversational language abilities.

Responsibilities

Perform customary clerical/technical duties in support of the ECE Program.
Consult with Risk Management as needed.
Maintain extremely high confidentiality requirements – FERPA.
Communicate effectively with campuses, faculty, staff, and Early Childhood Program Chair and Dean.
Work with registrar’s office to consult on completion and transferability of program requirements.
Manage student and department records and data processing and upkeep.
Collect and report program data, graduation surveys, employment surveys, student exit surveys, and clinical and field facility surveys, etc.
Supervise ECE Apprenticeship students in their employment sites.
Establish site agreements with Early Care and Education Centers for the placement of students in apprenticeship sites following requirements of Apprenticeship Colorado.
Collaborate with the School Dean and Program Chair to determine CMC reporting requirements and permissions needed and ensure they are satisfied, collected and stored in compliance with CMC standards.
Obtain and certify the student has all appropriate documentation as required by the placement sites, Apprenticeship Colorado, and CMC. Develop a system that maintains these records. Maintain and report when required.
Revise existing accredited curriculum to a work-based delivery, while maintaining accreditation fidelity.
Develop program apprenticeship policies and handbooks for apprentices and journey workers.
Develop a system for monitoring and evaluating apprentice progress in regard to the approved Work Process and report when required.
Ensure that all student participants maintain current documentation as required by accreditation standards.
Assist in program accreditation.
Maintain all apprenticeship interagency relationships and reporting requirements in accordance with directions and timelines.
Develop a plan for scaling up the ECE Apprenticeship program at the end of the grant, including identifying funding streams that will support the scalability. Work with CMC’s fundraising departments to strategize a plan and implementation timelines.
Support ECE Apprenticeship students from recruitment through graduation through outreach, employer liaison work, career navigation, and program advising.
Teach 3 credits per semester of Apprenticeship ECE required courses.
Supervise, train, and support apprenticeship journey workers – develop and provide journey worker training.
Help prepare students academically and professionally for their apprenticeship experience.
Coach students work-based implementation of coursework covered.
Address problems and concerns that may develop between students and site staff.
Assess students’ progress and professional behavior.
Provide regular feedback to students during weekly coaching relative to their attainment of the Work Process standards.
Assist students with integrating knowledge and theory with internship fieldwork.
Monitor student progress via weekly coaching sessions. Three coaching meetings per month will be conducted virtually. Once a month coaching sessions will be held with the students at the student’s workplace.
Work with site journey workers to ensure successful student completion of program objectives and student learning outcomes relative to the Work Process Standards.
Serve as an academic advisor for students. Work in partnership with existing CMC ECE advisors.
Assist in ensuring that both state credentialling and national accreditation processes are followed.
Participate and represent CMC at regional and state program activities and committees.
Attend appropriate conferences and in-service training.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Pet insurance
Retirement contribution
Tuition reimbursement
Annual & sick time
Mental health resources
Healthy lifestyle benefits
Affordable transitional housing may be available to the successful candidate based on eligibility and availability
Relocation if applicable