IdahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant, Region 4

University of Idaho Job • Boise, ID

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About The Position

The IdahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant increases the quality of child care in Idaho through coaching, mentoring and training child care educators throughout the region. The consultant partners with child care educators to create recommended interventions using evidence-based best practices derived from peer-reviewed research and national professional guidelines and assessment criteria. The consultant evaluates implementation results and guides childcare educators through reflective progress engagement and goal-focused outcome achievement. The Consultant also recruits and orients childcare educators for participation with the IdahoSTARS Professional Development and Recognition System ( PDRS ), the Quality Rating & Improvement System ( QRIS ), and the Idaho Child Care Program ( ICCP ).

Requirements

• Three years in the field of early care and education (e.g., preschool teacher, child care provider, child care director, or educator of young children in a child care or elementary setting)
• Conducting adult workshops and/or providing training (small and large groups)
• Providing liaison with customer/provider groups

Responsibilities

• Coaching, mentoring and training child care educators
• Partnering with child care educators to create recommended interventions using evidence-based best practices
• Evaluating implementation results and guiding childcare educators through reflective progress engagement and goal-focused outcome achievement
• Recruiting and orienting childcare educators for participation with the IdahoSTARS Professional Development and Recognition System (PDRS), the Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS), and the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed