Early Childhood Specialist - DeKalb County, Georgia

Early Childhood Specialist - DeKalb County, Georgia

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

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Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real‑world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

The Augusta University School of Public Health was established in 2023 to address Georgia's distinct public health challenges through exceptional education, innovative research, and collaborative community engagement. We are leveraging the strengths of Georgia's only public academic medical center, combining public health expertise with clinical knowledge to train future public health leaders. Our school is comprised of three academic departments:
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Data Science, Community & Behavioral Health Sciences, and Health Management, Economics & Policy. We offer a variety of degree programs, from specialized master's options to doctoral programs that create the next generation of public health researchers. Our research mission is critical to our long‑term impact; we strongly emphasize scholarly productivity through peer‑reviewed publications, scientific presentations, and grant‑funded projects.

Annually, we attract more than $6M in extramural funding.

The Early Childhood Specialist is responsible for providing technical assistance (TA) and training to child care providers and early education programs in designated service delivery area. The primary goal of technical assistance is program quality improvement and Quality Rated leveling.
The service area for this position includes these counties:
South Dekalb, Rockdale, Walton, Morgan, Newton, Jasper, Butts, Putnam, Baldwin

The duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide technical assistance/support to ECE professionals

Provide technical assistance/support to ECE professionals by phone, e-mail, and regular on-site visits to assist program in improving program quality and/or achieving Quality Rated leveling.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Provide technical assistance/support to ECE professionals by phone, e-mail and regular on-site visits to assist program in improving program quality and/or achieving Quality Rated leveling.

Complete formal assessments, develop and implement a plan of improvement, and maintain necessary documentation.

Provide professional development training in accordance with state guidelines and national best practices.

Complete all required reports, site visit documentation forms, etc. in compliance with state and program guidelines and national best practices.

Provide career counseling to early learning professionals interested in returning to school.

Facilitate PLC groups in conjunction with region‑wide efforts.

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