Western Professional Development Center Community Coach - Early Childhood Program

Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college's strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today's challenges.

Join our team as a PDC Community Coach, dedicated to supporting Early Childhood, family child care, and out-of-school time programs across Western MA within the EEC mixed-delivery system. Reporting to the Western PDC Lead Coach, your role is pivotal in delivering coaching, consultation, and technical support. Collaborating closely with the Western PDC team, including leadership and fellow coaches, your responsibilities encompass assessing program needs and guiding individual educators toward improvement plans through the PDC Leadership Coaching Model. Your commitment extends to working flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and occasional holidays, to ensure the success of grant-related activities aimed at enhancing program quality and achieving our goals for educational excellence.

Are you excited and interested in this role but don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. A LinkedIn Gender Insights study shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification.Holyoke Community College is dedicated to Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Belonging, so we genuinely encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description.

Provide coaching, consultation, and technical assistance using the tools associated with the Leadership Coaching Model in a variety of settings including; on-site, virtual, email, and phone as appropriate;

Provide Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in compliance with the needs identified by the Western PDC in person and virtual as appropriate;

Adapting coaching practices and strategies to meet leaders’ and educator’s individual needs, learning styles, culture, and language and create a culture of continuous learning;

Ensure that all coaching services are provided in compliance with contractual grant requirements;

Participate in all required coaching-related Professional Development training identified by the PDC, the Academy, and EEC;

Maintain a consistent schedule with assigned programs in caseload and respond to program leaders’ inquiries in a timely manner between scheduled visits;

Thoroughly complete all necessary documents or forms required by the PDC, Academy, and EEC in a timely manner and maintain active user status on all required technology platforms;

Implement to fidelity the coaching procedures and practices indicated in the Leadership Coaching Guide and as required by the PDC, Academy, and EEC, including a cycle of program assessment, goal setting, objective observation, implementation, feedback, and reflection;

Create, and maintain clear and positive communication channels with the Western PDC team, the Academy, and EEC staff including contract monitor, licensors, Program Quality Specialists, and statewide partners to ensure high-quality service delivery;

Attend Statewide PDC meetings, regular coaching affinity group meetings run by the Statewide Coaching Manager, and other required meetings for coaches convened by PDC, the Academy, or EEC;

Adhering to the legal and ethical requirements of a coach by clearly communicating responsibilities and boundaries, promoting best practices, and continually adjusting strategies to be culturally responsive to leaders, educators, and providers’ needs;

Demonstrate knowledge of anti-bias environments, curriculum, and practices and create technical assistance opportunities for educators and administrators to meet those goals;

Facilitate and participate in community stakeholder meetings;

Travel to program sites throughout Western MA;

Participate in college-wide meetings and events as appropriate;

Perform other duties as assigned.

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: We welcome and encourage applicants, who do not meet the qualifications as stated below, to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position. It is preferred that this document be uploaded separately from the resume, cover letter, and references. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications and do not have an equivalency statement will not be considered for the position. REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood education or related field;
• Three (3) years of experience working in the EEC-licensed early care and education programs FCC, GCC, OST, and public school programs;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (i.e., effective working relationships with all stakeholders);
• Ability to interact with sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse abilities and academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural composition of community college students, faculty, and staff;
• Ability to write clearly and compose concise, coherent reports;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Zoom;
• Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends.

PREFERRED:

Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Early Childhood education or a related field;Two (2) years of leadership and supervision experience in the EEC mixed-delivery system;Experience with the Pyramid Model and MA Quality Improvement system;Familiarity with various assessment tools such as: CLASS, Environmental Rating Scales;Experience providing coaching within the EEC system;Understanding of PDC services, EEC licensing requirements, and other EEC initiatives that include Professional Development for the early education and out-of-school time workforce;Experience with the facilitation of Early ChildhoodProfessional Development trainings;Bilingual English/Spanish

Full-time, Non-Unit Professional position

Salary Range: $64,737.65 - $70,000/year, plus a comprehensive State benefits packageHours: 37.5 hrs./weekFunding Source: Grant
- All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.
- Pre-Employment Background check, including Criminal History will be conducted for all positions.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.