Head Start Mentor Coach “Classroom Specialist”

Description

Position Title:   Head Start Mentor Coach “Classroom Specialist”

Reports to:  Education Coordinator

Department:  Education 

Employment Status:  Full-Time, Non-Exempt, & Full Year Position (12 Months) 

Compensation Range:  $27.86 - $39.36 (Step 1-Step 15) Hourly Rate & Benefits 

(Budgeted Hourly Rate Range for PY 24-25: $27.86-$33.94 (Step 1-Step 9)

Generous Employee Benefits: ACA Compliant Health Insurance Benefits, Aflac, Dental, Life, and Vision plans. 

· PAID TIME OFF

o Paid Holidays, Sick Leave, and Personnel Necessity (PN) Hours: 14 Paid Holidays, 21 Days of Paid Vacation: Accrue at the rate of 14 hours per month worked, (1 year of employment = 168 hours), 14 Paid Sick leave, includes 3 Days of Personal Necessity: Accrue at the rate of 9.5 hours per month (1 year of employment= 114)

· Employer Funded Retirement Plan- Foundation contributes 8.5% after one year of service, you can voluntarily make contributions at the start of your employment.

· Free Employee Assistance Program(s) - EASE & EAP

· $500.00 Employer Funded-Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Plan Year 2025 

Summary of Duties 

The Head Start Mentor Coach will provide support to Head Start, Early Head Start and State Preschool/HS classrooms. The Classroom Specialist (CS) is considered an early education expert, who has significant knowledge and expertise of HS/EHS classrooms. This position plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of early childhood education by providing individualized coaching and support to selected teaching staff within Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool classrooms. This position focuses on strengthening instructional practices, promoting professional growth, and improving classroom environments to ensure high-quality learning experience for young children. The CS works in classrooms daily, in collaboration for directives from the Education Coordinator and Child Development Specialist Supervisor to help develop and implement Professional Development (PD) Goals aligned with program priorities. Furthermore, coaching, and mentoring strategies will be informed by assessment data from tools such as the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS), and other relevant sources identified by program administration. Thus, the CS position requires skills to build trusting relationships with teaching staff, knowledge of analyzing early childhood education data to understand professional development needs that individualize, and target supports with minimal supervision.

Work Location: FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, INC. (Main Office and Sites)  

  Main Office: 3450 East Sierra Madre Boulevard Pasadena, California 91107 

Frequent travel will be assigned to report to our designated sites HS/EHS/SPS sites.

· Boyle Heights, Echo Park, Hollywood, and Lincoln Heights   

 Review our website: www.foundationheadstart.org for specific site locations. 

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Summary of Job Duties, Knowledge & Skills 

(Job Description available from HR) 

· Assists the teaching team in establishing and promoting productive relationships with families and other agency staff, to increase support to enrolled families that meet their child's needs. 

· Assists the team in the implementation process of effective teaching strategies by making the necessary adaptations in the program to meet the individual needs of children including and not limited to various disabilities, cultural backgrounds, linguistic groups, etc.

· Conducts classroom visits, in-person or virtual to observe classroom activities, teacher-child interaction, and provides on-site support to teaching staff.

· Completes CLASS Observations as assigned throughout our various classrooms.

· Conducts and models effective teaching practices for teaching staff, which include implementing the curriculum and using positive behavioral guidance using ABCs of behavior, se