Project Facilitator -Bachelors in Education Required
About The Position
Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation. It includes eight primary care sites, 40 school-based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program. The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. The Family Health Centers at NYU Langones mission is to improve the health of underserved communities by delivering high-quality, culturally competent health care and human services. Recognizing that health depends upon an individuals economic, educational and employment status, FHCs Department of Community-Based Programs offers an extensive continuum of family strengthening and community development programs to address the broader needs of the community, including adult education; case management and supportive services; mental health services; early childhood centers; and community service opportunities. The Sunset Park Family Child Care Network is a place-based initiative that provides support and monitoring to their affiliated family child care providers to ensure the delivery of high-quality services to children and families. The Family Health Centers seek to support and enhance the existing strengths of family child care as birth-4 programs that promote continuous and responsive relationships, strengthen early learning skills, build resilience, and lay the foundation for all future learning. The primary role of the Education Specialist (Project Facilitator) is to build strength-based relationships with affiliated providers to support them around implementing high quality play-based instruction.
Requirements
- BA/BS in Early Childhood or Infant/Toddler studies.
- 2 years' experience required teaching children under six years old.
Nice To Haves
- 3 years' experience teaching children under six years old
- willingness to travel within FCC Network catchment area
- strong interpersonal skills
- ability to work as a team member
Responsibilities
- Provide twice monthly strength-based practice-based coaching to up to 17 affiliated providers as they implement a mixed-age curriculum.
- Document all coaching sessions
- Assist affiliated providers gathering observations of children and entering child assessment data in a timely manner and support its use for curriculum and lesson planning.
- Review and adapt appropriate curriculum supports and documents with affiliated providers that foster hands-on developmentally appropriate and relationship-based interactions with all children.
- Adapt and provide guidance to affiliated providers on the implementation of an evidence-based curriculum for mixed-age group settings that meets the individual needs of all children.
- Support FCC Education Director in coordinating all required professional learning days throughout the year.
- Participate in Network staff professional learning sessions delivered.
- Collaborate with the FCC Education Director, FCC Family Support Worker, and FCC Monitors to meet the needs of all children and families.
- Other tasks as assigned by Program Leadership.
- Participate in twice monthly FCC Network staff meetings to connect about individual providers, families, and coordinate all services.
- Assist in ongoing outreach, enrollment, and all other administrative tasks.
Benefits
- financial security benefits
- generous time-off program
- employee resources groups for peer support
- holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
