Description:
The UNM Early Childhood Services Center (ECSC), is seeking candidates for Education Consultant to support the Statewide Early Childhood Education & Care Department (ECECD) Comprehensive Early Learning and Consultation initiative. UNM ECSC has five (5) Regional Hub locations (Espanola, Gallup, Albuquerque, Roswell, and Las Cruces and we are accepting applications for positions within each region! Travel within the region and at times, statewide, is required. Interested individuals must include a notation in their cover letter that specifies what Regional Hub location they would like to be considered for. The preferred candidate will be able to read, write, and speak in both English and Spanish. *Candidates should include information documenting how they are meeting the preferred qualifications in their cover letter. Using the Integrated Learning Approach and Humanity First Model, Education Consultants utilize practice-based coaching and are responsible for providing on-site/virtual technical assistance, coaching, and training related to early childhood and criteria content knowledge as a form of professional development that positively influences the quality of learning experiences that educators, administrators, and children receive as they participate in state funded early childhood initiatives.
The ideal candidate has a background in early childhood education and is passionate about seeing young children succeed within caring, culturally-sensitive, inclusive, developmentally-appropriate and stimulating learning environments. The candidate uses his/her knowledge of early childhood education, adult learning principles, reflective practice, technical assistance, coaching, consultation, and training to support the interests and learning needs of educators and administrators and partners with them to successfully implement the tools used in NM PreK funded classrooms and the FOCUS Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (TQRIS).
The team of consultants utilize a collaborative, educator/administrator-focused, and strength-based approach as they build trust and rapport with educators and administrators and partner with them in an ongoing cycle of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). Through on-site/virtual coaching visits, learning communities, and by facilitating training events, consultant’s partner with educators and administrators to enhance their understanding and implementation of observation, documentation, and curriculum planning, the NM Early Learning Guidelines, Essential Elements of Quality, use of formal/informal assessments such as CLASS, Environment Rating Scales, etc., engage in dialogue about best teaching and care practices, and to support optimal child learning outcomes.
This is a term position subject to continuous employment renewed annually - Term end date is subject to change based on annual funding.
NOTE: In accordance with the State of New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department, the minimum education requirement is a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Care and Education or related degree, including at least twenty-one semester hours of core early childhood education courses.
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