Pre-K Educational Specialist

Pre-K Educational Specialist

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Pre-K/Headstart - Carrboro, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

• Job : 5775237
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Jun 11, 2026 2:03 AM (UTC)

• Salary
  
  Schedule:
  
  Certified; CHCCS Salary Schedule
• Reports To: Pre‑K/Headstart Director
• Salary Grade: Teacher, eligible for local supplement
• Work Location: Lincoln Center
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Terms of Employment: 11 Months

To provide oversight for the development, implementation, and fidelity of curriculum while providing ongoing coaching, mentoring, and guidance to staff to ensure high‑quality programming within all Pre‑K classrooms.

• Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and coordination of Pre‑K/Head Start educational curriculum including Tier one and Tier two classroom supports
• Provides active feedback on lesson plan development and implementation
• Coordinates, supervises, and monitors all educational activities in the Pre‑K program inclusive of lesson planning
• Leads, in collaboration with teachers and colleagues, the planning, organization and family outreach for program activities
• Assesses classroom needs and coordinates purchase requests as necessary
• Monitors systems of student assessment (TSG) for fidelity and compliance and prepares assessment reports as required by the department, local, state and federal agencies
• Coordinates, supervises, and monitors assessments, screening, evaluations and educational plans for children
• Supports program self‑assessment in classrooms with ECERS and CLASS observational tools, providing staff with follow‑up reports and coaching

• Maintains required staffing patterns in classrooms (teacher‑child ratios) in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and guidelines, North Carolina Pre‑K guidelines, and North Carolina daycare licensing; provides coverage as needed
• Monitors Pre‑K classrooms for compliance with licensing standards
• Collaborates with Policy Council and other stakeholders to review Education Plan and conduct reviews and assessments
• Provides leadership for the Educational Advisory Committee

• Takes the lead on design, development, revision, and implementation of the Teacher orientation and training process
• Coordinates professional development to enhance instruction and classroom practices
• Visits classrooms for routine assessment and provides modeling of best practices

• Explores grant opportunities and other funding increases to support the work of the Pre‑K program
• Attends regularly scheduled Pre‑K/Head Start staff meetings, district coaches meetings, and others as needed
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications and discussing problems of mutual interests with others in the field
• Performs such other activities as may be assigned

• BA in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education
• Four years of successful experience as a classroom teacher, (preferably in a Pre‑K and/or Head Start setting)
• Demonstration of successful supervision and understanding of curriculum design and implementation and data collection and analysis
• Successful experience working with children, families in a diverse socio‑economic setting
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Disclosure:
This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.

Approved By: _____________________ Date Created/Revised: 6/4/2026

Position Type: Full‑time

Job Categories: Classroom Teacher >
Preschool

• Erika Newkirk
• 750 S. Merritt Mill Road
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
• Phone:
• Email: enewkirk.nc.us