EDUCATION SPECIALIST/PROJECT MENTOR III TEXAS SCHOOL READY COACH at Family Service

San Antonio, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Oct, 26

Salary

52000.0

Posted On

21 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Adult Coaching, Preschool Teaching, Instructional Planning, Reflective Feedback, Co-teaching, Trauma-Informed Care, Cross-Cultural Sensitivity, Community Orientation, Professional Ethics, Interpersonal Understanding

Industry

Mental Health Care

Description

JOB SUMMARY: The Education Specialist/Project Mentor III-Texas School Ready (TSR) Coach will provide consultation, education and training for implementation of a project to support school readiness for prekindergarten children. TSR Coaches will implement a variety of strategies including side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, instructional planning, and reflective feedback. TSR Coaches will collaborate with the Children's Learning Center at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (CLI) staff to ensure TSR fidelity. The TSR Coach travels as necessary to provide coaching, training, and to attend meetings. ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Required Competencies/Skills: Healthcare and Human Services Environments: Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries. Achievement Orientation: A concern for surpassing a standard of excellence. The standard may be one's own past performance; an objective measure; outperforming others; challenging goals, or something that has not been done previously. Community Orientation: Ability to align one's own and the organization's priorities and assess and address community needs in an evidence-based and holistic manner, one that addresses the social determinants of health through a trauma-informed lens. Professionalism and Ethics: The demonstration of ethics and sound professional practices, as well as stimulation social accountability and community stewardship. The desire to act in a way that is consistent with one's values and what one says is important. Interpersonal Understanding: Ability to understand other people as well as to accurately hear and understand the unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings, and concerns of others. It measures increasing complexity and depth of understanding of others and includes cross-cultural sensitivity through a trauma-informed care lens. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential performance requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the training, experience, knowledge, and skills required for this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions listed above. Education/Training/Experience: 1. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or related field. Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or related field preferred. 1. Three years’ experience training or coaching adults. 1. Three years’ experience teaching preschool children. REQUIRED CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES: 1. Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner. 2. State of Texas vehicle operator’s license and proof of liability insurance. 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. 1. While performing the duties of this job, you must be able to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear, and taste or smell. 1. You may be able to lift up to 25 pounds, have close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust your focus with good hand-eye coordination.

Responsibilities

Provide consultation, education, and training to support school readiness for prekindergarten children. Implement strategies such as side-by-side coaching, co-teaching, and instructional planning while collaborating with CLI staff.