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Early Childhood Education Specialist

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  • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23284
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
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Summary:

VCU Child Development Center is seeking a professional Education Specialist to support
curriculum development and provide administrative support throughout the center. This role is designed to support lesson plan development for classroom teacher use and support the Assistant Director and Director in fostering a professional learning environment. Candidates for the Education Specialist role must have experience in developing age appropriate curriculum for children ages 16 months - 5 years, while providing specific attention in dissemination of curriculum for lead teachers in classroom settings.

Typical Duties
  • Develop objective based lesson plans/units for center wide use in all six classrooms with specific attention to differentiated age-appropriateness in each age group
  • Provide teachers with planning support and developmentally appropriate suggestions for educational activities and best practices
  • Support classroom activities that are designed to promote physical, mental, and social
    development; such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and basic skills
  • Understand and implement STREAMin3 curriculum into objective lesson plans and units
  • Provide Administrative Office support in helping to maintain licensing standards
  • Provide informal and formal observations of teachers
  • Maintain developmental assessment goals and curriculum adopted by the center’s development assessment tool, ASQ
  • Support in developing staff professional development and training as necessary to grow professional knowledge and skills
  • Required Monday-Friday hours 8:30-5:30
  • Closing the Administrative Office daily, greeting families and visitors at the front desk

Knowledge of preschool education
  • Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally
  • Ability to develop, design, and create learning goals using STREAMin3 curriculum
  • Ability to maintain leadership in among teaching staff and students
  • Ability to identify the professional needs of staff and help to improve their knowledge of teaching skills
  • Ability to coach and mentor teachers, provide regular feedback, and develop a formal educational or training program or classes to meet those needs
  • Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution
    and solve problems
  • Demonstrated experience working in community engagement, early childhood experiences, and/or volunteer coordination
  • Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and
    student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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