Professional Development Specialist - Fairbanks - Thread

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    Agency Overview:
    thread assists families in finding affordable, high-quality child care that meets their needs. We provide professional development, technical assistance, and financial support to early childhood educators and programs to ensure they are preparing children for lifelong success. By collaborating with communities and businesses, we work to achieve positive outcomes for families and young children through increased access to affordable, high-quality child care. We undertake research and advocate for child care policies. This work is guided by our core values of empowerment, access, child care professionalism, children's rights, and entrepreneurial incubator.
    Specific Responsibilities:
    The Professional Development Specialist provides professional development support and services to early educators and early childhood education programs to improve the quality of early childhood education in Alaska.

    • Provide professional development services to early childhood and school age professionals including training, Child Development Associate (CDA) support and verification, technical assistance, consultation and coaching around a variety of early care and education topics.
    • Provide on and off-site professional development services and support informed by formal and informal assessment tools to early childhood and school age professionals and to early childhood education programs throughout Alaska.
    • Create, implement, and facilitate professional development training following principles of adult learning best practices including in-person and distance delivery.
    • Support early childhood educators in work toward and obtaining a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential through the Council for Professional Recognition.
    • Provide professional development career guidance to early childhood and school age professionals (i.e., working toward the Alaska Early Childhood Administrator Credential)
    • Perform on-site assessments of environment and operations as requested using a formal assessment tool.
    • Gather, input, and maintain program data and reports through database systems and shared office communication and documentation tools.
    • Support early childhood educators and, at times, families to accommodate children, family members, and staff with special needs and/or challenging behaviors in the early childhood education program setting.
    • Support early childhood education programs in continuous quality improvement including working towards national accreditation standards.
    • Provide professional development services following Learn & Grow, Alaska's Quality Recognition and Improvement System, procedures, and practices.
    • Provide professional development services following team policies and procedures including data entry and document management.
    • Develop, coordinate, or lead team projects as assigned.
    • Represent thread and promote thread services in community, events, partnership meetings and committees as assigned.
    • Other duties as assigned.
    Qualifications:
    • BA/BS preferred in child development, education, health education, social work or related field or equivalent Early Childhood Education experience.
    • Prior professional experience in an early childhood setting preferred.
    • Previous experience coaching and teaching adults preferred.
    • Previous experience with early childhood development, mental health, or related work preferred.
    • Previous experience with early childhood and school age program assessment tools.
    • Current driver's license required; Alaska driver's license preferred.
    • Must have reliable transportation for commuting to and from centers/clients.
    • Must pass background check; references and valid identification required.
    Key Competencies:
    • Passion and commitment to thread's mission and the importance of early childhood education.
    • Flexibility and adaptability as organizational needs change.
    • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
    • Strong interpersonal skills required.
    • Knowledge of early care and education, inclusive child care, children's health and social services and community resources.
    • Knowledge of child development, early childhood best practices and effective professional development models.
    • Knowledge of adult education practices and previous experience training and consulting; comfortable with public speaking.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of early childhood and school age professionals, parents, staff, and members of the community.
    • Ability to engage in collaborative teamwork with members across the state.
    • Ability to use database systems and general office programs with comfort and ease including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Zoom, PowerPoint, Salesforce, shared project management tools, and Outlook.
    • Ability to travel to meet job requirements, including travel to rural communities via small planes (generally 1-4 times per year).
    • Ability to work a varied schedule based on service delivery needs, including evenings and weekends as required.
    • Bilingual in speaking, reading, and writing preferred but not required.
    Schedule and Compensation:
    Position Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, occasional evenings and weekends required each month.
    Location: 542 4th Avenue, Ste 226, Fairbanks, AK, 99701
    Position Type: Full-Time
    Classification: Exempt, Permanent
    Supervisor: Professional Development Manager
    Supervises: None
    Compensation: $59,000 - $62,000/year

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