Employment Opportunities

In this role, you are responsible for day-to-day delivery of coaching and mentoring to local early care and education programs and educators. The Training & Technical Assistance Specialist should have knowledge of the NC Child Care Rules and Regulations, NC Rated License Assessment Project, NC Early Learning Standards, a variety of Early Childhood Curriculums, Inclusion, NCPK Program Requirements, Best Practices and systems of support available in the community. You are responsible for assessing program needs and being well informed of research that impacts the health and development of all children. This role involves supporting inclusive practices within the classroom by providing coaching and modeling strategies to ensure all children, including those with diverse needs, can thrive in an equitable learning environment.

The Regional Healthy Social Behaviors Coach will coordinate CCR&R Region 3 activities to promote social/emotional competency in young children in child care settings within the seven counties (Carteret, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, & Pitt) service area. The Regional Healthy Social Behaviors Coach will provide resources, training, and technical assistance to child care providers so they can identify, prevent, and address challenging behaviors in young children in child care settings, ultimately resulting in more positive relationships and the
expulsion of fewer children in child care programs. The Regional Healthy Social Behaviors Coach is a Martin-Pitt Partnership for Children (MPPFC) employee and will work collaboratively with the state team of the Healthy Social Behaviors project and the Project Manager. This position reports directly to the CCR&R Director.

Primary Functions of Position:

• Plan and provide high-quality professional development opportunities to early childhood educators working in Region 4 licensed facilities.
• Create new professional development opportunities to meet identified needs
• Provide on-site technical assistance and coaching to early childhood educators working in licensed centers, homes, preschools, and school-age programs in Region 4, resulting in the increased use of evidence-based, evidence-informed teaching practices and to promote best practices for quality care.
• Build and maintain relationships with early childhood educators working in Region 4 through regular communication and provision of ongoing support regarding child care regulations, training opportunities, child care quality, and other issues impacting early childhood education.
• Communicate and coordinate activities with local DCDEE licensing consultants, child care health consultants, other state & local regulatory officials, and others providing technical assistance to early childhood educators in Region 4.
• Provide information and/or technical assistance and support to individuals interested in opening a licensed childcare program (center-based or home-based) in Region 4.
• Maintain current knowledge about childcare regulations, evidence-based/evidence-informed practices, and quality initiatives and share this information with agency staff, childcare administrators, and early childhood educators.
• Represent Region 4 on various community initiatives as assigned.
• Participate in agency staff meetings, Southeastern Community College meetings and committee work, and community events as needed.
• Conduct all business activities in a quality professional manner; complete other duties as required by funder or as assigned.
• Collect data and maintain timely, accurate and adequate documentation of services
• Participate in project evaluation and complete required reports on services provided on behalf of the Region 4.

The Birth to Three Specialist works to promote quality child care for infants and toddlers in Region 13 (Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wayne Counties) through Practice-Based Coaching, mentoring, and training of child care teachers. For more information click: https://chathamkids.org/who-we-are/employment/

Primary Objective:
Positively influences parent and family well-being, improves parenting confidence and competence, and promotes child behavioral, social, language, and cognitive development by providing comprehensive services to families, their young children, and those who care for them, including child care providers. The Child Development Specialist will empower caregivers to be advocates for children with exceptional needs, through one-to-one and group supports, resources, and referrals.

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Child Development Specialist-2024

The Birth-to-Three Quality Enhancement Coach provides coaching, professional development, and support to the region’s CCR&R Quality Improvement staff and works in collaboration with licensing consultants and other community agency staff working with providers serving children birth to age three to improve the quality and availability of child care for that age group in the region.

Southwestern Child Development Commission is seeking a full time Eastern School Age Consultant to work regionally with CCR&R staff who offer school age professional development and technical assistance to ensure equity and consistency of services delivered to school age programs. A qualified candidate must be able to provide training in both face-to-face and online formats and be able to facilitate train the trainer events. A candidate should also have experience in providing technical assistance to child care programs.

This position provides training, technical assistance, resources and support to the region’s CCR&R Quality Improvement staff and works in collaboration with licensing consultants, other community agency staff and child care programs to address challenging behaviors of children in child care settings.

Click here for more information and to apply:  https://www.childcareservices.org/careers/regional-healthy-social-behavior-quality-enhancement-coach-i/

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create meaningful and relevant learning experiences for TA specialists using a mentor to coach learning model that values working relationships, builds on existing strengths and strives to meet individual coaching goals
• Supervise TA specialists, distributing and managing TAs weekly caseloads and schedules. Approves time off and signs time sheets for the TA staff. Assists director in hiring and evaluating TA staff
• Assist director with developing enhanced TA services, planning and designing new projects based on community needs, and advancing pedagogical approaches
• Assist director with reporting and data collection
• Oversee and coordinate a comprehensive training program for TA specialists related  to to effective coaching
• Work collaboratively with other TA managers to coordinate TA services to sites awarded grants and/or awards and to monitor implementation of grant procedures
• Oversee regular departmental file audits. Reviews program files for accuracy and provides feedback to TAs
• Manage project budgets and track spending for individual projects
• Work with the Sr. director to develop, facilitate and implement policies, procedures and expectations related to instructional support projects. May take the shape of creating manuals, professional development and leading departmental discussions
• Develop, coordinate, implement and oversee all project activities including project materials, learning experiences and time-lines
• Lead and participate in all live and on-line team meetings
• Provide TA specialists with a variety of resources, relevant learning experiences and on-line networking opportunities
• Facilitate and support use of professional development and data collection system for TA specialists and teachers
• Work with the Sr. Director and other managers to develop and implement TA orientation
• Serve as a mentor and support resource to the TA staff on CLASS® and instructional support activities
• Work collaboratively to coordinate TA specialists’ CLASS® observations and certification/renewal
• Work with the research team to aggregate, analyze and report on data related to all assigned projects
• Work with the leadership team to complete all quarterly and year end reports
• Serve as department representative in agency sponsored events (to include ASK Conference and events such as those to support Week of the Young Child)
• Supervise TA specialists supporting their work related to various projects
• Represent Early Years and the TA department on state, regional or other committees as assigned
• Deliver presentations at state or national conference events highlighting the importance of effective coaching practices in early care and education
• Perform other tasks as assigned by agency leadership
• Treat information on Early Years clients, agency partners, employees or board members in a confidential manner

Under the supervision of the Child Care Resource Manager, the Birth to Three Specialist works to promote quality child care for infants and toddlers in Region 13 (Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wayne Counties) through Practice-Based Coaching, mentoring, and training of child care teachers. This position serves a five-county region and will work collaboratively with local Partnerships for Children and Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wayne Counties. This position also works collaboratively with and receives direct guidance and support from the statewide Birth to Three Quality Initiative Management and other Birth to Three Specialists across the state.

• Provides onsite and/or virtual Practice-Based Coaching to teachers of children ages birth to three years, and administrators employed in licensed early care and education facilities across Region 13 (number of visits as specified in region’s contract)
• Creates professional growth and development plans and support achievement of established goals with all PBC participants
• Provides professional development on Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (ITS-SIDS)
• Participates and attends meetings or trainings and assist with special statewide team projects as directed by the project management
• Participates in the project evaluation and planning, including data collection, data reporting, and pre/post assessments on CLASS and/or ITERS-3
• Participates in agency staff meetings and community events and needed and available
• Other duties as required by funder or as assigned

Full Time | R6

Job Summary

CCRI is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and relational Quality Every Day (QED) Coach to join the QED team to support child care educators participating in the Quality Every Day initiative. QED Coaches are responsible for planning, developing, delivering, and evaluating professional development opportunities and activities to enhance the professional growth and leadership skills of participants; providing on-site technical assistance; developing individual classroom and center professional development plans; and demonstrating effective strategies for sustaining quality programs.