Executive Office Early Learning - State Office Teacher

ELSOT Position Description

This position is responsible for providing support to Hawaii Department of Education schools who offer pre-kindergarten classrooms on their campuses. This position provides professional learning support and assistance that lead to improvements in the knowledge, skills, practices and dispositions of pre-kindergarten teachers and educational assistants that will result in high quality learning opportunities for children and families.

• Child development and learning principles, developmentally appropriate practice, learning progression in content areas (including learning standards and use of learning standards), curriculum design, formative assessment processes and data analysis, application of data to practice, family engagement, observation and document of children’s play and work
• Coaching/mentoring and team building
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment, handle multiple tasks, work well with team members, legislators, department directors, and stakeholder groups.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to speak to groups and effectively communicate programs, policies and issues. Ability to engage in sustained conversations, demonstrate active listening skills (paraphrasing), asking mediating and clarifying questions and summarizing key points, take observational notes.
• Must be able to drive to and from schools and includes interisland travel to support schools, teachers and professional development.

• Develop and provide professional learning experiences within a specific area of inquiry and related to the areas of teacher role, child development and learning, quality interactions, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and family engagement.
• Using evidence-based practices.
• Consistent with the principles of adult learning.
• Structured to promote connections between research, theory and practice.
• Responsive to each learner’s background, experiences, strengths and needs and within the context of his/her role, professional goals and schools and community culture and to facilitate the development of relationship-based learning and support communities among teachers (professional learning communities).

Provide or facilitate access to early childhood professional resources and information for teaching staff based on professional growth plans and teachers’ inquiry.

Provide or facilitate access to early childhood resources and information for administrators upon request.

Facilitate communication and coordination between schools and prekindergarten program's office and act as a liaison as needed.

Work collaboratively with team to establish goals for the prekindergarten professional learning support program; develop plans for implementation of program; and evaluate program.

Coordinate work with colleagues.

Prepare reports as required.

Engage in professional learning related to early childhood education and adult learning in order to increase one’s own knowledge base and skill set.

Participate in professional learning community, engaging in collective inquiry and cooperative learning with peers. Participate in action research.

Participate in work groups or activities/projects with administrators or other early childhood professionals to advance the work of the prekindergarten program, early childhood state strategic plan, and/or contribute to the early childhood profession.

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in early childhood education or child development is preferred.

Minimum 6 years experience as an early childhood teacher; experience working with adult learners.

The Hawaii State Department of Education is committed to hiring highly qualified teachers in every classroom. With the exception of designated Career and Technology Education (CTE) positions, the minimum qualification to apply for a teacher, librarian or counselor position is a Bachelor's Degree. If you are hired without completing a…