Early Childhood Coach

Abilities Network, a multiple year winner of the Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplace award, is looking for an Early Childhood Coach to work in their Project ACT program. Project ACT serves Maryland’s early childhood community to promote high quality care for all children through training and coaching. Early Childhood Coaches provide training and technical assistance and provide supportive and high quality assistance to address concerns and work cooperatively with child care programs to address the needs of programs serving children under age 6 as well as out of school time programs.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing non-profit organization with an amazing culture and team environment.

At Abilities Network, we cultivate inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services. We accomplish this by living close to our values of respect, well-being, reflection and courage and using them to guide our decision making. If you want to contribute to an organization of people passionate about using relationships to support the empowerment of others then we have a position where you can make a difference.

 The annual starting salary for this position is $45,000 and is non-negotiable. 

 What will I do at Abilities Network? 

• Assist child care centers, family child care homes and other child serving programs to implement universal strategies that promote a high quality child care environment, support programs with the Maryland EXCELS program.
• Provide needed connections with resources to support participation and advancement through the levels of EXCELS.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to early childhood educators to support the creation of developmentally appropriate settings and implementation strategies for the purpose of supporting all children.

What does Abilities Network need from me?

• BA/BS Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Psychology or a related field.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience working with children under age 6 and their families in an early childhood program.
• Coursework in curriculum and child development.
• Group training experience.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.

  Competencies and Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Use of independent judgement and discretion.
• Excellent decision-making and leadership skills to train and mentor staff, and interpret program policy.
• Comfortable with all types of technology i.e. proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Self-motivated and results driven.
• Maintains flexible and collaborative work ethic.
• Knowledge of child care systems including Maryland EXCELS, accreditation, environmental rating scales and training requirements.
   

Abilities Network offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits packaging including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life/AD&D Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 403(b) plan with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Day Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program and earn up to $1800 per hire

Apply today! Learn more about us at www.abilitiesnetwork.org!

If you are interested in applying for employment with Abilities Network and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Human Resources Office at [email protected] or call 410-828-7700.

Abilities Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals without regard to  race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, military status, veteran status, and status as a qualified individual with a disability, sexual orientation, or any other category covered by applicable law.