Job Description:
John W. Hoffman Early Learning Center is searching for a Center
Manager and Instructional Coach for the current school year. This
person will assist the Executive Director with the management of
center operations, staff development, instructional coaching and
ensuring a loving, kind, rigorous, and joyful culture for children and families.
The primary responsibilities for this position will include, but not
be limited to the following:
Coaching
- Provides differentiated practice-based coaching and technical
assistance to help them make program improvements, including
assisting programs in understanding the domains and dimensions of
CLASS, understanding the Louisiana Birth to Five Early Learning and
Development Standards, full implementation of GOLD by
Teaching Strategies; and the use of Tier 1 curricula with fidelity;
- Work with the director to develop a schedule for conducting
classroom observations as a foundation for determining needs.
- Develop individual mentor coaching plans, with specific goals and
areas for growth identified which are based on classroom and teacher observations.
- Provide constructive feedback and support to teaching staff for
learning and growth. This may include activities, reading material,
or other resources as needed to guide learning.
- Analyzes, coaches and assist new and existing teachers with
teaching strategies, lesson planning, classroom management for
infants, toddlers, and pre-k.
- Develops and maintains positive, supportive relationships with
teachers and program leaders, working collaboratively to achieve
individual and program goals;
- Provides training, observation, evaluation, consultation,
modeling, and coaching, delivered both in-person and virtually,
using the Practice-Based Coaching Model, developed by the National
Center on Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL);
- Works with early childhood educators/programs to conduct classroom
assessments and develop action plans based on the assessments with
specific steps towards meeting their program goals and provides
follow-up assessment and consultation;
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge on Louisiana’s childcare licensing
regulations, unified rating and improvement system, and the goals
and expectations of the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE);
- Gathers and track data used to create an individualized action
plan for each teacher or leader;
- Completes all required documentation related to differentiated
coaching in a timely manner;
- Completes regular reports on activities accomplished;
Professional Development and Training
- Collaborates with Continuing Education and Professional
Development team members to identify professional development needs
of educators and leaders;
- Maintains certification as a Pathways certified trainer; Infant,
Toddler, and Pre-K CLASS reliable observer, and TS GOLD
inter-rater reliability
General
- Assists and/or develops and updates classroom programs &
procedures for the instructional outcomes, curriculum
implementation, child assessment and cultural and linguistic
responsiveness. The Mentor Coach will provide mentor coaching and
overall support and follow-up to identified teaching staff on a
regular basis; provide the direction needed to successfully teach
and implement the assigned curriculum and practices which promote
high quality learning and school readiness within established
guidelines and standards.
- Participates in additional opportunities created by contracts or
grants received from the Louisiana Department of Education,
corporate and philanthropic partners.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION
