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COMPANY OVERVIEW:

C2 Global Professional Services is an award-winning employment and training organization, that prepares and places people into productive jobs. We’re located in five regions in Texas and one in Florida. We strive to fulfill our mission by following our Core Values of “Respect, Communication, Customer Engagement and Ingenuity.”

Come and surround yourself with talented and professional individuals who have also taken the next step of making a difference in someone’s life. You would not only have a great and dedicated team to work with, but you would also be eligible to take advantage of a competitive benefits plan which includes:

• Health Insurance (with no cost options for employee only plans)
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(K) with 6% Employer Match

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• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Pet Insurance

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JOB TITLE: Texas School Ready Coach

LOCATION: McAllen, TX

SALARY: $50,000/annual

JOB OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Manager of Child Care Quality Initiatives Program, this position will provide classroom support for implementation of a project to support school readiness for prekindergarten children. Coaches must be willing to implement a variety of strategies including side-by-side coaching, and co-teaching, instructional planning and reflective feedback. Training on these skills will be provided to the coaches. Coaches must be willing to collaborate with CLI (Children’s Learning Institute) staff to ensure TSR (Texas School Ready) program integrity. Travel as necessary to provide coaching, training, and to attend meetings.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate ongoing professional development as required for the implementation of the project (CIRCLE Preschool Foundations Training, eCIRCLE facilitation, progress monitoring training, curriculum training, administrator training, etc.).
• Work with CLI to support the management of project expenditures (e.g., timely submission of receipts, detailed record keeping of expenditures, following UTHealth policy on project expenditures, etc.).
• Participate in training opportunities that may require videotaping of coaching practices and interactions with teachers in the classroom.
• Support teachers with the implementation of instructional strategies as outlined in the eCIRCLE professional development classes as well as the Classroom Observation Tool.
• Collaborate with teachers to develop lesson plans and daily schedules that reflect a minimum of 3 hours of cognitive instruction.
• Assist teachers in understanding progress monitoring data reports and providing classroom instruction based on these reports.
• Provide coaching support to teachers as required (i.e., 4 hours per month of direct support to Year 1 teachers, 2 hours per month of direct support to Year 2 teachers). Use a variety of coaching strategies including co-teaching and video reflection to improve teacher quality. Meet with the teacher after each classroom visit for a minimum of 30 minutes to encourage teacher reflection and set goals.
• Use required coaching tools (e.g. Classroom Environment Checklist, Classroom Observation Tool) to monitor teacher’s progress and set goals for improvement.
• Provide teachers with written feedback (Short Term Goal Report) after each classroom visit.
• Work in collaboration with CLI to order and ensure delivery of inventory teacher/classroom materials.
• Collect, update, track, and manage school, classroom, class, teacher, and child data.
• Attend and participate in required conference calls hosted by CLI, including collaborative peer viewing and discussion of own video-recorded coaching practices for coaches and coordinators.
• Attend and complete all CLI training.
• Project Coaches will be jointly evaluated by both CLI and the lead agency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 4 year degree from a college or university in Early Childhood or related field (Child Development, Special Education, Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, or Family Consumer Science) required.
• Three years’ experience teaching pre-school or K-1st required.
• Three years’ experience training or coaching adults required.
• Use of research based pre-kindergarten literacy/language/numeracy/science materials and instructional strategies.
• Understanding of pre-school literacy screening and progress monitoring and how each informs classroom instruction.
• Understanding of Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines, Head Start Child outcomes, and child licensing standards preferred.
• Experience in working with varied groups to achieve integration of early childhood development.
• Working knowledge of technology (Internet, Microsoft Work, Excel, videotaping, uploading documents/videos etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentational skills.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated computer skills, with experience using word processing and spreadsheet software programs.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Detail orientated and strong organizational skills.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional work relationships.

SKILLS :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for finger coordination, reach with arms and hands, drive a vehicle, lift/carry 10 pounds of paper, stoop, kneel and talk and hear. Travel as necessary required.

Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/veteran