School Readiness Coach Laurel and Rockcastle Counties

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

The Prep Academy at Laurel County - London, KY 40741

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $21.41 Hourly Travel Percentage:
Negligible Job Shift: Day Job Category:
Education

This position serves as part of the Council'sOffice of Child Development team that monitors and ensures programcomplianceand serves as the implementer of the Council's research- basedcoaching plan.

The School Readiness Coachis committed to providingexceptionaleducation opportunities to students enrolled in the Council's Head Start programswithspecific emphasis on CLASS Instructional Strategies and will implement

Practice Based Coachingstrategies with Council's teaching staff

The positionprovideshands‑onguidance and teaching instruction through high quality interactions between students and adults, to the Council's teachers to improve child assessment data outcomes, reach and maintaina level of excellence in the CLASS assessment, and to ensure that students are identified as school ready whenexiting our program.

This position provides training and technicalassistanceof child development best practices and ongoing professionaldevelopmentfor staff and volunteer sin accordance with Head Start Program Performance Standards , Head Start Act, state and local or otherrequirements.

• Bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred) in early childhood education or child development and/or and teaching certification in IECE is required with 5+ years of demonstratedexperiencein the field of early childhood education.
• Knowledge of Kentuckylicensing regulations , Head Start Program Performance Standards , KY ALLSTARS and NAEYCaccreditation.
• Must be able to operate technologyefficientlyin carrying out duties and the aggregationof data.
  
  A working knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, and the ability to manipulate the Council's internaldata baseis required .
• Knowledge of Creative Curriculum, AEPS,Teaching Strategies GOLD, ECERS/ITERS , Practice Based Coaching , and CLASS are preferred.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge of current child development practices and researchbasedearly childhoodquality methods and approaches.
• Understanding of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhoodeducationand the ability to support its use in school readinessgoals.
• Must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills including working as part of a team, leadership ability, ability to pay close attention to detail and lead others to a higher level of service delivery.