Early Childhood Specialist- Region III- REMOTE
Company: ICF
Location: Trenton
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
ICF seeks an experienced Early Childhood (EC) Specialist to
support Head Start and Early Head Start programs to ensure high
quality Head Start and Early Head Start services in accordance with
federal regulations. The Early Childhood Specialist will provide
training and technical assistance (TTA) to programs to support
progress toward established school readiness goals, focusing on the
use of child and program data to make decisions about approaches to
working with teachers, home visitors, and parents in quality
practices. The Specialist will provide professional-level expertise
by engaging programs in dialogue and learning of best practices for
children from birth to five and encourage a culture of learning
that promotes school readiness. This position is home-based in one
of the regional states (Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia), and extensive travel
within Region III, and other parts of the country as needed, will
be required to fulfill the duties of the position. Basic
QualificationsThe Early Childhood Specialist shall have:
- A minimum of a BA or BS Degree in Early Childhood
Education/Development from an accredited university or
college.
- If the highest degree was awarded more than ten years ago, the
resume should specifically detail courses, conferences, seminars
attended or relevant work experience that ensure the proposed
candidate remains current in the field of early childhood
development.
- A minimum of five years experience in programs for young
children ranging from birth to five years in age. The experience
should include the provision of technical assistance to teachers,
home visitors, family childcare providers, coaches, and/or
management team members.
- Experience working with infants and toddlers
- Family engagement experience
- Experience facilitating group discussions and presenting to
range of audiences.
- Experience analyzing data and assisting programs to make data
driven decisions.
- Experience providing training and/or technical assistance to
programs in developing and/or implementing school readiness goals
or plans.
- Experience communicating, both orally and in writing, to
various audiences.Preferred Experience/Skills
- Knowledge of Head Start
- Experience working within a Head Start ProgramKey
ResponsibilitiesThe Regional Early Childhood Specialist shall
provide the following in-person or virtually as determined by the
regional office.
- Provide TTA to grantees related to school readiness, family
engagement, and professional development.
- Provide TTA related to the selection and implementation of
ongoing child assessment, curriculum, and teaching that is age,
developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate across
the birth to five spectrum.
- Assist grantees to improve teacher/child interactions as
described by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for
center-based preschool programs and other measures suitable for
programs serving children from birth-to-five or children in home
based and family childcare settings.
- Assist grantees to develop the procedures and skills to
aggregate, analyze, and use data obtained through multiple
sources.
- Assist grantees to implement a research-based coaching
model.
- Assist grantees to develop and implement family engagement
practices that support family progress as described in the Parent
Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework, including
coaching of family engagement staff and selection and
implementation of a parenting curriculum.
- Assist grantees to strengthen birth-to-five transition
practices, including building relationships with local preschools,
elementary schools, and other partners.
- Assist grantees to improve their collaboration with Local
Education Agencies (LEAs), state agencies, and other partners.
- Coordinate TTA with Grantee, Family Engagement, Health, and
System Specialists to ensure effective integration of TTA across
service areas, as directed by the Regional Office.
- Maintain regular and timely communication with Regional Office
staff on delivery of TTA and progress toward corrective actions or
quality improvement.
- Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.Working at
ICFWorking at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with
intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day.
Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle
unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and
governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration, mutual
respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth.We can only
solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive
workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal
opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any
protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin,
color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation,
religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status.
Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and
collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.
For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy
(https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity)
.Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not
limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities,
and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all
phases of the application and employment process. To request an
accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be
happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept
confidential and will be used only to the extent required to
provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about
non-discrimination: EEO is the law
(https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)
and Pay Transparency Statement
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. Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in
determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited
to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and
competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location,
education and certifications as well as contract provisions
regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The
pay range for this position is $55,089.00 - $93,652.00Nationwide
Remote Office (US99)Need help? We're
here:ICFCareerCenter@icf.comAbout ICFICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global
consulting and technology services company with approximately 8,000
full and part-time employees, but we are not your typical
consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work
together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives.
We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge
engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most
complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients
have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn
more at icf.com.
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