Child Development Coach

Description

Job Description:

The Child Development Coach provides individualized and group coaching to classroom staff with a focus in the areas of CLASS, teaching practices, curriculum, and assessment. his role plays a critical part in ensuring high-quality teaching aligned with the Head Start Performance Standards, state and local licensing requirements, and organizational expectations.

In addition to technical coaching, the position supports onboarding and professional growth for classroom staff, with an emphasis on effective teaching strategies, classroom management, and social-emotional learning based on the Pyramid Model. This is achieved through collaborative goal-setting, observation, modeling, and feedback in coordination with the Child Development Supervisor and Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC).

This role also contributes to the creation of well-organized learning environments that support developmentally appropriate schedules, lesson plans, and activities for all age groups. Additionally, they support the learning, collection, inputting, and integration of child assessment data and individualized learning experiences to meet all children’s needs.

Pay:

$29.46 / Hour

About CPCD: 

At CPCD, we provide more than 1,100 children living in poverty, or who are challenged by special circumstances, with an early childhood education through Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Universal Preschool Program. Our additional health, dental, and family support services ensure that children enrolled in our programs are ready to succeed in school and life. Join our team and help us make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community.

Additional Benefits for Eligible Employees (25+ hours per week): 

CPCD offers paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays/Breaks. 

• Paid Holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Paid Breaks include 1-week for Spring Break (March), 1-week for Fall Break (November), and 2- weeks for Winter Break (end of December/beginning of January). 

Eligible employees receive a competitive benefits package including

• Access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, Aflac supplemental insurance, and voluntary life insurance. CPCD also pays for Basic Life, Long Term Disability, and AD&D insurance at no cost to you. 
• Our 401(k) program offers traditional and Roth enrollment options with automatic enrollment in our profit-sharing after 1-year of employment.

Tuition Assistance is available after 60 days of employment 

• $4,000 per year for Early Childhood Education Associates/Bachelor’s Degrees.
• $2,500 per year for other degrees related to employment at CPCD.

Employee Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program provides 6 FREE sessions with a counselor or therapist per year 
• Full well-being program to encourage and promote your well-being in the workplace, including 2 hours of paid time per month for wellness activities.