Inclusion and Support Coach - Head Start - Part-time

 

OUR MISSION: MWVCAA invests in people and their futures to reduce the impacts of poverty

OUR VISION: All people are respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future

Working at MWVCAA means becoming part of a mission-driven community dedicated to equity, dignity, and opportunity for all. We offer competitive pay, a rich company culture that values diversity, and an array of benefits - but we consider the best benefit here to be the reward of helping those in our community live better lives. Come find meaningful work and bring your skills as an Inclusion and Support Coach. Your main responsibilities will be to provide supportive services to children and staff when children have behavioral or developmental concerns in the classroom. Regular duties include assisting in classrooms with high needs children and modeling strategies for teaching staff, and maintaining information in ChildPlus and on Excel spreadsheets. This position works with the multi-disciplinary support team to identify children and classrooms needing additional support and to plan those supports.

This team offers a lot of growth opportunities and professional development through hands-on experience and education.

This is a non-benefitted position up to 19 hours weekly, not guaranteed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field with a minimum of 18 credit hours of coursework in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
• Three years of experience in Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education and/or Head Start.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications are required for this position. Valid driver license, insured vehicle available for use on the job, and a satisfactory drive record for the previous three years are required.
• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• CPR/First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
• Ability to become a reliable Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) observer and participate in the CLASS assessment process.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug screenings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Familiar with early childhood concerns such as developmental delay, communication disorder, ASD, ADHD, and sensory impairments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Outlook), videoconferencing platforms, and web tools.
• Ability to work with adults in order to promote understanding of child development and special education services.
• Ability to effectively communicate information to large and small groups.

WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Classroom Services

• Conducts objective observations at assigned classrooms.
• Prepares observation reports and debriefs with teaching staff and their Regional Team Resource Specialist.
• Develops competence in working with children with mental health issues or disabilities and provides for on-going assessment
• of assigned children's growth and development.
• Provides one-on-one support to a child or groups of children in the classroom which supports their social-emotional
• development, as assigned.
• Provides a supportive, emotional climate when participating in classroom activities, to enhance a child's understanding of
• themselves, and in relation to others.
• Anticipates and acts upon children's needs and difficulties.

Office/Paperwork

• Uses the Head Start ChildPlus and applicable data systems for collection and tracking child and family data.
• Maintains ongoing documentation from communications with staff, families, and service agencies.
• Creates, reviews and revises Excel spreadsheets for tracking services.
• Prepares instructional materials for classrooms as prescribed or requested by supervisor.
• Participates in solution-based planning with Head Start and Early Head Start Specialists and community partner consultants.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally lift up to 10 pounds.
• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment.
• Able to remain calm during situations where staff or clients may be escalated.
• Able to mitigate stress associated with a busy office and regular deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom environment.
• Frequent indoor and outdoor supervision of children, including high-needs children who exhibit difficult behaviors.
• Frequent outdoor supervision of children and monitoring pick up/drop off.

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at (503) 585-6232.

If you need ADA accommodations to apply for MWVCAA job openings, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 503-585-6232 to ask for a HR Team Member.

Child Care Division Central Background Registration and pre-employment drug screening is required.