Professional Development Coach

Posting Date

07/01/24

Application Deadline

07/03/24

Pay Range

$50,000 - $75,000 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Human Services

About the Position

Are you passionate about early childhood education and eager to make a difference in the lives of children and families?

Start each day feeling energized by going to a job that you know matters. Make a difference in your community by working for Maricopa County's Head Start division!

As the Professional Development Coach, you will provide pedagogical leadership, mentoring, coaching, training, and technical assistance to staff to support quality, comprehensive child development, and education services.

Join a team with a purpose! Apply today!

About Us

Together, we can thrive.

In Human Services, we focus on maximizing potential and providing support and resources for all stages of life. We partner with families and communities to encourage children to learn, invite youth and adults to cultivate professional skills, guide families to achieve financial success, and enable seniors to live independently.

Join our team and unlock your potential.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Three years of experience teaching in a licensed childcare or public early learning setting, which includes one year of experience in a supervisory or leadership role involving early childhood professional development or coaching

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field with 18 credits in Early Childhood Education

We Also Value

• Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field

• Four years of experience teaching in a licensed childcare or public early learning setting, which includes two years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role involving early childhood professional development or coaching

• Current or former Early Head Start or Head Start parent

Job Contributions

• Builds positive, trusting, working relationships with staff and provides leadership, coaching, modeling, and support to teaching staff and supervisors and assures compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, program policies and procedures, and program goals

• Assists and assumes responsibility for the care and well-being of children in the program

• Conducts classroom observations to collect data on teaching and learning practices, curriculum implementation and fidelity, and quality early learning settings using evidence-based tools

• Provides guidance and models on preparing and maintaining accurate records

• Guides staff to respect, value, and facilitate family engagement in collaboration with supervisors and family support staff

• Provides guidance and models in conducting transition activities with parents, community partners, and children

• Assists staff in utilizing data to develop data-driven classroom lesson plans and education plans individualized to children's strengths

• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned based on program context (Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms in school-based, community-based, and faith-based and Childcare Partnership contexts) such as facilitating monthly site team meetings and collaborating with internal and external partners

Working Conditions

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire

• Must complete a background check and fingerprint identification upon hire to secure and maintain an Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card

• Must complete a medical exam that includes screening for Tuberculosis, as required by Federal and State regulations

• Must obtain a CPR, First Aid, and Food Handler's Certification within six weeks of hire

• Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish may be required for some site locations

• Work is performed in a classroom, playground, and office environment

• May require travel to and from job-related locations during a scheduled workday, subject to County policies regarding the use of County or private vehicles used on County business

• May be required to fill in as a substitute staff member at another program site

• Must be able to lift to 40 pounds; stand, sit on the floor, and be indoors or outdoors for extended periods

• This position could be exposed to bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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