Employment Opportunities

Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County is seeking a full-time Early Care & Education Specialist. This position will administer Child Care Resource & Referral, Trainings, and Child Care Program Start-up services to families, early childhood professionals, and the community. This position plays a crucial role in supporting the quality, availability, and affordability of child care and early education programs in Dare County.

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.