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Educator Support Specialist - DirectED Educational Services

Cross Country Healthcare

Educator Support Specialist - DirectED Educational Services

Woodland Hills, CA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

     

    DirectEd Educational Services has over 10 years experience in fulfilling staffing needs for our clients all around the Los Angeles area. Located in Woodland Hills, CA, our company is a leading educational services organization that offers a full spectrum of staffing solutions to our clients including Substitute Teachers and Special Education providers.

     

    Currently we are recruiting for a Educator Support Specialist to join our team! In this role the Educator Support Specialist is responsible for the Substitute Department Field Staff in assisting and supporting them in their efforts to carry out their job responsibilities. They will work closely with the staff development department of DE to onboard Field Staff by providing orientation, professional development coaching and mentoring. The Educator Support Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all DE Field Staff understand the functions, tasks and expected outcomes of their job performance.

     

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

    • Ensuring educational activities are congruent with the DirectEd mission statement

    • Providing an appropriate climate for learning, and facilitate the adult learning process by adapting and presenting educational activities and directly or indirectly fostering the development of competence in the DirectEd Field staff

    • Ensuring qualified candidates are interviewed, hired and mentored, as needed

    • Contributes to the strategy and initiatives of hiring for DirectEd Field Staff

    • Contributes to engagement strategies for DE Field Staff

    • Facilitates professional development sessions and trainings

    • Coaches DE field staff on a continual basis, including performance feedback

    • Supports DirectEd Educator Career Placement process.

    • Attends recruitment events to represent DirectEd’s mission and vision

    • Other job duties and tasks, as assigned.

     

    Required Skills

    Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

    • Has knowledge in principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to job classification.

    • Has knowledge of relevant content and appropriate methods of delivery and the ability to develop and facilitate relevant and effective education for adult learners.

    • Has personal knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the following as well as has the knowledge, skills, and abilities to teach the following concepts:

    • Knowledge of how to collect data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the educational needs of the work group and department.

    • Knowledge of the culture and diversity of the population served.

    • Identify and collaborate with educator support team to develop trainings and resources to facilitate learners’ achievement of the educational objectives.

    • Knowledge of effective instructional practice, Common Core State Standards, the lesson cycle and implementation of technology with the classroom to move instruction

    • Identify and collaborate with educator colleagues to develop activities to facilitate learners’ achievement of the educational objectives.

    • Skills to ensure planned educational activities are implemented and the knowledge to conduct comprehensive evaluations of all educational activities.

    • Knowledge of adult learning principles.

     

    CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS:

    • Must have strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

    • Skilled at public speaking, willingness to deliver presentations and training groups of employees

    • Demonstrated leadership and strategic planning skills

    • Skilled with computers, presentation software, and Microsoft Office Suite

    • Must display patience, good teaching skills and active listening skills

    • Organized, detailed oriented, excellent follow through

    Required Experience

     QUALIFICATIONS:

    • BA degree

    • 5 years of teaching experience in a K-12 setting (preferred)

      

    WORK CONDITIONS:

    • Open work area 

    • Can work effectively independently and as a team.

    • General, fast paced office environment

    • Some travel maybe required

    • Regular Full Time (12 months/8 hrs per day/5 days a week)

     

    Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

     

     

     

    BENEFITS 

     

    Mediscan/Cross Country Healthcare offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including: Medical plan, Dental plan, Life insurance, Disability plan, 401(k) plan and Tuition Assistance 

     

    MEDISCAN/CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE IS AN EEO EMPLOYER - M/F/ VETERAN/DISABILITY

  • Qualifications

    Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

    • Has knowledge in principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to job classification.

    • Has knowledge of relevant content and appropriate methods of delivery and the ability to develop and facilitate relevant and effective education for adult learners.

    • Has personal knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the following as well as has the knowledge, skills, and abilities to teach the following concepts:

    • Knowledge of how to collect data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the educational needs of the work group and department.

    • Knowledge of the culture and diversity of the population served.

    • Identify and collaborate with educator support team to develop trainings and resources to facilitate learners’ achievement of the educational objectives.

    • Knowledge of effective instructional practice, Common Core State Standards, the lesson cycle and implementation of technology with the classroom to move instruction

    • Identify and collaborate with educator colleagues to develop activities to facilitate learners’ achievement of the educational objectives.

    • Skills to ensure planned educational activities are implemented and the knowledge to conduct comprehensive evaluations of all educational activities.

    • Knowledge of adult learning principles.

     

    CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS:

    • Must have strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

    • Skilled at public speaking, willingness to deliver presentations and training groups of employees

    • Demonstrated leadership and strategic planning skills

    • Skilled with computers, presentation software, and Microsoft Office Suite

    • Must display patience, good teaching skills and active listening skills

    • Organized, detailed oriented, excellent follow through