Professional Development Coach Associate

at  Southwest Human Development Inc

A POSITIVE FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD

Southwest Human Development is Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. The first five years of life are the most critical in a child’s development. At Southwest Human Development, our services improve lives and help families by supporting young children and their caregivers during this important time.
Your skills, experience, and passion are needed at one of the nation’s largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. Join our team and experience a long-term career that brings joy and satisfaction in knowing you make a difference. We offer over 40 programs and services to more than 140,000 children.

JOB TITLE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH ASSOCIATE

Southwest Human Development Early Head Start and Head Start program is seeking a professional development coach to mentor and coach child development staff in the successful delivery of classroom and family development services.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 year(s): Early childhood education experience is required including the training facilitation responsibilities.

EDUCATION

Required

• Associates or better in Early Childhood Education

• Support coaching team who supports teacher practice through coaching which achieves planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate practice curriculum for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children as defined by the competencies of the Construct@ Coaching model.
• Assist coaches in the planning and implementation of classroom environments and responsive caregiving/teacher practices that result in quality outcomes.
• Support coaches’ arrangement and utilization of the indoor classroom and outdoor environment to maximize teaching practices for children.
• Planning and identifying tools that would support projects for the Communities of Practice to address social emotional and school readiness needs of children.
• Adhere to program policy and procedures to sustain quality outcomes, DHS licensing requirements, and other ECE standards.
• Facilitates the use of technology to aid in the tracking of coaching and teacher practice outcomes.
• Work alongside other coaches to facilitate the utilization of program consultants and members of the Integrated Service Team to provide quality cloud Family Services (one child one family, one team).
• Assists coaches who will collaborate with program managers and the director in planning, developing, and mentoring program services policies and procedures to ensure integration with other quality improvement