Executive Office of Early Learning - State Office Teacher

Description

Masters in Early Childhood Education preferred.

This position is responsible for providing support to Hawaii Department of Education schools that offer pre-kindergarten classrooms on their campuses. The role provides professional learning support and assistance that leads to improvements in the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions of pre-kindergarten teachers and educational assistants, creating 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 standards); curriculum design; formative assessment processes and data analysis; application of data to practice; family engagement; observation and documentation of children’s play and work.
• Coaching/mentoring and team building.
• Ability to work in a 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 and the ability to speak to groups, communicate programs, policies, and issues, and engage in sustained conversations with active listening, paraphrasing, clarifying questions, summarizing key points, and taking observational notes.
• Must be able to drive to and from schools and be available for inter‑island travel to support schools, teachers, and professional development.

• Develop and provide professional learning experiences within a specific area of inquiry related to teacher role, child development and learning, quality interactions, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and family engagement.
• Use evidence‑based practices that are 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 the teacher’s role, professional goals, and the school’s and community culture 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 teacher inquiries; provide or facilitate access for administrators upon request.
• Facilitate communication and coordination between schools and the pre‑kindergarten program office; act as a liaison as needed.
• Work collaboratively with the team to establish goals for the pre‑kindergarten professional learning support program, develop implementation plans, evaluate the program, coordinate work with colleagues, and prepare required reports.
• Engage in professional learning related to early childhood education and adult learning to increase personal knowledge and skills, participate in a professional learning community, perform collective inquiry, action research, and collaborate with administrators or other early childhood professionals to advance the pre‑kindergarten program, the early childhood state strategic plan, and the early childhood profession.

• All candidates must have completed a State Approved Teacher’s Education Program (SATEP) to qualify for this teacher position.

Education:

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

Experience:

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

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX, Title VI, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. It also does not discriminate in employment policies based on sexual orientation, arrest and court record, National Guard participation, or other protected classes in accordance with Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,…