Teacher Coach

UNION COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.

Teacher Coach

Work Location - Monroe, Union County, NC

Program- Head Start/Early Head Start/NC PreK

Reports to: Director of Children & Family Services

FLSA- Exempt

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SUMMARY

Provides a key component of UCCA’s professional development program for all education staff of the Head Start/Early Head Start program by conducting meaningful and frequent observations of all classrooms in order to assess all education staff for the purpose of identifying strengths and areas of needed support for each education staff member of the Head Start/Early Head Start program. Identifies staff who would benefit most from intensive coaching and develops and delivers intensive and intentional coaching, mentoring, modeling and training support to these staff members. Ensures that staff not identified as in need of intensive support continue to receive on-going research-based professional development programs that are aligned with the Head Start/Early Head Start program goals. Practices on-going and active communication with the Program Director, Child Development (Education) Manager, and Site Managers to ensure that coaching, mentoring, and training programs are in line with program goals, school readiness goals, curriculum, and other professional development objectives assigned to employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Primary

1. Develops a positive and supportive relationship with classroom staff and their supervisors.
2. Conducts meaningful and frequent observations in all classrooms, providing both positive and constructive feedback to education staff based on those observations. Provides all education staff with effective teacher practices modeling on a routine basis. Documents all observations and feedback given and submits reports regularly to the Program Director.
3. Assesses staff to determine those most in need of intensive coaching by using the written documentation and data obtained during classroom observations. Delivers intensive coaching and effective teacher practices modeling components to those staff members. Ensures that all coaching, mentoring, training, and modeling interactions are documented and reported to the Program Director.
4. Works with the Child Development Manager and the employee’s supervisor, to ensure that staff members who are not determined to need intensive coaching continue to receive research-based professional development opportunities that are aligned with school readiness and program goals.
5. Provides continuous and ongoing coaching, mentoring and effective teacher practices modeling for all education staff of the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
6. Assists education staff with planning & pacing lessons to ensure developed lesson plans align with School Readiness Goals, program goals, and meet the needs of the children in the classroom.
7. Collaborates with education staff, and management, to ensure that education staff have the resources, materials, tools, and information necessary to support lesson planning and classroom instruction.
8. Supports education staff by working actively with the Child Development Manager and Site Manager(s) to develop and deliver training on Creative Curriculum, Teaching Strategies, CLASS, and ITERS/ECERS.
9. Monitors and evaluates student assessment data from Teaching Strategies during each checkpoint period and works collaboratively with the Child Development Manager to determine if any changes in instructional practice are needed to increase student achievement.
10. Conducts CLASS assessments in Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms, at the direction of the Program Director.
11. Develops and maintains an understanding of all Head Start Performance Standards included in 45 CRF Chapter XIII RIN 0970-AC63.
12. Develops and maintains an understanding of all North Carolina Child Care rules under 10A NCAC.
13. Completes and submits a report monthly to the Program Director.

Secondary

1. Performs additional duties as assigned by the Program Director.
2. Attends monthly management Team Meetings.
3. Attends all pre-service/in-service training.
4. Facilitates monthly “New Teacher” meetings for new teachers.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field a from an accredited four-year college; and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Employee must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and TB screening, and must submit to both for-cause and random drug screenings.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The incumbent must demonstrate a working knowledge of Head Start performance standards and NC Day Care regulations. Must be able to operate a desktop computer, related software, printer, copier, calculator, fax, and phone.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Incumbent is required to have a CLASS Certification and state issued driver's license
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SPECIFICATION
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA)’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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