CYP Training and Curriculum Specialist

Overview

The CYP T&C Specialist's purpose is threefold: to provide comprehensive staff training, assist in monitoring developmentally appropriate curriculum (ages 6 weeks-18 years), and promote career/education opportunities for professional growth. Quality training directly correlates to high-quality child and youth programming.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Training
  • Serves as a lead participant in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
  • Develops, coordinates, and delivers a comprehensive training program designed to expand knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of individuals assigned to work with children and youth in Navy CYP, ensuring appropriateness for the age group(s)/program area of the learner. Arranges for subject matter experts to conduct/support specialized training, as needed.
  • Identifies ongoing training needs by evaluating individuals  strengths and challenges and tailors training plans and content to meet learners  needs.
  • Coordinates with CYP Directors to establish training plans that address the range of CYP training requirements, confirms each professional is scheduled for required learning opportunities, and ensures resources are available to support career progression.
  • Works primarily with CY Program Assistants to ensure DoD standardized courses are completed and competencies are documented as mastered within specified time frames.
  • Provides training to CYP employees so they can ensure classroom and activity area compliance with fire, safety, and sanitation rules and regulations.
  • Maintains training records and individual development plans. Prepares training status reports and recommendations to supervisors and notifies CYP Directors of employees  and providers  training status and performance.
  • Develops programs that encourage and support the pursuit of continuing higher education by documenting requirements for completion of the Child Development Associate (CDA) or the Military School-Age Credential (MSA), and providing information, assistance and guidance to employees and providers who are seeking college-level classes to meet professional goals. Supports CYP employees  utilization of the employee tuition assistance program to pursue higher education and credentials.
  • Develops working relationships with local colleges, universities and professional organizations and advises employees/providers about continuing avenues of professional development.
  • Assists the Family Child Care (FCC) Director and FCC Monitors with requested training supports and to encourage providers to become accredited where applicable.

• Classroom/Programming Support
  • Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs.
  • Monitors and provides quality assurance for the development and implementation of curriculum, activity plans, schedules, and routines that incorporate the observed needs of children and youth.
  • Observes, reviews, evaluates, and modifies activities and plans for appropriateness and effectiveness to optimize development across physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language domains, and coordinates recommendations for adjustment and follow-up observations as needed.
  • Provides frequent physical checks of assigned classrooms/activity areas to ensure supervision and accountability measures are implemented and ensures professionals functioning in single-ratio are supported as needed.
  • Conducts quality assurance checks on classroom/activity records including lesson plans, after-action plans, medication and allergy documentation, classroom inspection checklists, temperature logs, child portfolios, inclusion and behavior support plans, accident/incident reports, child attendance and accountability reports, and other locally required documentation.
  • Ensures quality and consistency of developmental programming across environment, equipment, materials, program structure, curriculum, risk management, and oversight of activity schedules and lesson plans.
  • Reviews inspection and accreditation requirements and provides direction and support for CYP professionals in preparing for and completing tasks related to inspections and accreditation.
  • Advises on behavior management techniques and classroom management strategies when working with children and youth.
  • Ensures best practices in supporting and responding to children and youth of all abilities.
  • Facilitates inclusion of children who require accommodations for participation in CYP. Guides Program Assistant team in preparing and implementing program options for children and youth with special or unique requirements and individual needs. Monitors and ensures care for children with special needs is applied, evaluated, and modified in accordance with policy.
  • Supports the Installation Inclusion Action Team (IAT) by participating in meetings and supporting the development of Inclusion Support Plans (ISP). Monitors the implementation of ISPs and ensures classroom and program staff are trained on…