Education Specialist (Family Child Care Network)

Family Child Care Network Educational Coordinator/Coach

MARC Academy and Department of Education (DOE) view Family Childcare as a respected and valued profession within the early care and education system in New York City. We seek to support and enhance the existing strengths of Family Childcare as birth-4 programs that promote continuous and responsive relationships, strengthen early learning skills, build resilience, and lay the foundation for all future learning. The primary role of the Education Coach /Coordinator is to build strengths-based relationships with affiliated providers to support them as needed and, in particular, with implementing high quality play-based instruction.

Responsibilities:

●Collaborate with the FCC Education Director, FCC Family Support Worker, and FCC Monitors to meet the needs of all children and families.

● Provide twice monthly strength-based practice-based coaching to a cohort of affiliated providers as they implement a mixed-age curriculum.

● Adapt and provide guidance to affiliated providers on the implementation of an evidence-based curriculum for mixed-age group settings that meets the individual needs of all children.

● Review and adapt appropriate curriculum supports and documents with affiliated providers that foster hands-on developmentally appropriate and relationship-based interactions with all children.

● Assist affiliated providers gathering observations of children and entering child assessment data in a timely manner and support its use for curriculum and lesson planning.

● Document all coaching sessions aligned with the DOE’s Early Childhood Framework for Quality (EFQ).

● Assist in ongoing outreach, enrollment, and all other administrative tasks.

● Lead, with FCC Education Director, in developing and delivering content for all required professional learning days –ongoing.

● Maintain relationships with community partners who provide mental health, special needs, and other support services for all affiliated providers and families.

● Create and regularly update Community Partner Resource Guide within FCC Network.

● Participate in twice-monthly FCC Network staff meetings to connect about individual providers, families, and coordinate all services.

● Participate in Network staff professional learning sessions delivered.

● Other tasks as assigned by FCC Education Director/FCC Director.

● Travel within FCC Network catchment area is REQUIRED

Additional Responsibilities:

• Monitor FCC HUB to ensure number of visits are being met per contract obligations
• Monitor any adjustments to Coaching schedules
• Meet and plan with the other Coaches to evaluate the effectiveness of the coaching strategies being used and adjust strategies as needed
• Coordinate monthly parent engagement with FCC Family Worker Team and Ed Director
• Coordinate and lead monthly educational Zoom meetings with providers to connect about curriculum implementation and supports
• Coordinate activities for FCC Clerical days
• Monitor along with other Coaches FCC Provider Educational Requirements
• Temporarily – Assist with enrolling new providers
• Temporarily – oversee coaching schedule for both coaches

● Participate in Network staff professional learning sessions delivered.

● Other tasks as assigned by FCC Education Director/FCC Director.

● Travel within FCC Network catchment area is REQUIRED

Skills:

● Time management skills are essential * Ability to multitask *Must be a team player * Must be flexible with changing schedules and priorities. *Must be organized/able to juggle multiple projects at once* *Skilled Communicator * Appreciation for the unique needs of all providers and families.

Qualifications

● BA/BS in early childhood or infant/toddler studies (required)

● Experience teaching children under six (required)

● Experience working in Family Childcare and/or with infants and toddlers (preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Early childhood education: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bronx, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road