Remote School Counselor - Greensboro, NC, United States - Guilford Child Development

Description

Children and Families First

Education Specialist

Head Start/Early Head Start Program

Education Manager

The Education Specialist will assist the Education Manager with administration of child development activities to achieve the levels of quality as described by the Head Start Performance Standards, the NC Child Day Care Licensing Laws, and regulations, and the NAEYC Accreditation Criteria as applicable.

The Education Specialist will offer consultation, training, and technical assistance in a variety of settings.

Assist the Education Manager with the following responsibilities by completing specific, assigned tasks, or assisting with tasks:

• Provide or arrange consultation, training, and technical assistance in specialization to assist staff in providing services and programs in one or more of the following subject areas: § Services to Infants and Toddlers / Early Head Start

§ Activity Planning

§ Coaching/ Mentoring to individual staff

• Observe Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms ITERS or ECERS assessment tools to ensure that Head Start classes and services meet the Head Start Performance Standards and that all comply with the NC Division of Child-Development Child-Care Regulations and any other applicable standards and NAEYC accreditation.
• Ensure that classroom staffers fully understand and utilize the gold assessment tool by providing training, monitoring, and follow-up.
• Provide cross consultation, training, and technical assistance to classroom staff, including extended day staff, in designated area of specialization or subject area.
• Be a part of the agency monitoring team and use educational classroom checklist for required documentation as identified in the Child Development Program Education Procedures.
• Use conflict resolution techniques with staff which are appropriate for the developmental level of the child.
• Assist teachers with children in self-care activities.
• Design and implement training events for staff that meet specific content area requirements.
• Educate center-based staff on the career path, as well as related resources and opportunities.
• Report educational attainment levels as required through the HS/EHS PIR (Program Information Report), BK licensure, NCPK and any other funding source or regulatory authority.
• Identify areas for professional growth and actively pursue opportunities for addressing these areas. Some options for increasing knowledge and skills are actively participating in in-service staff development programs; taking college courses; and, attending local, state, regional and national conferences, and seminars.

§ Develop relationships with appropriate persons and agencies to collaborate on service delivery, training, needs assessment and other activities.

§ Participate in activities which inform the community of the services and goals of the agency.

§ Provide training for staff in Educational Policies & Procedures, Gold, ITERS, ECERS, and other educational pertinent information

§ Successful applicants are required to meet COVID vaccination requirements or receive a recognized exemption.

• A BS in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Child Development, with at least five years' experience in administrative or supervisory positions of which two or more years must have been in a Head Start, Public Schools, or equivalent early childhood setting.
• An AA Degree in Early Childhood Education with greater than minimum experience required may be accepted.
• BK in Child Development
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively the duties required for the job including verbal ability to communicate, auditory capacity to respond to children and adults, visual ability complete written assignments and physical ability to complete assignments given accommodation as required by law.
• Americans with Disability and Workers' Compensation Specifications

Pay Type Hourly

Central Office, 1200 Arlington St.,