The Education Specialist's mission is to provide technical assistance, mentoring, and training to the staff in the classroom in order to promote school readiness.

Typical Duties

• Provides support to ensure MRDC Head Start instructional strategies are properly implemented to include coaching, monitoring, curriculum fidelity, observation, and assessments of all children.

• Supports in evaluating the care of standard inventory of program materials and coordinating the delivering to all classrooms to meet curriculum fidelity.

• Tracks all teaching staff qualifications and assists with credentialing activity within the EXCELS program.

• Completes Professional Development Plans with all teachers and teacher assistants, monitoring progress and updating annually

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, or closely related field

• Four years’ experience at a licensed Early Childhood Education Center.

• Ability to drive to all MRDC locations multiple times per month as needed.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

• Short Term Disability

• Training & Development