ECE Program Assessment Specialist

Acquire4Hire; Burlington (VT); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Acquire4Hire as an ECE Program Assessment Specialist, supporting Vermont's early childhood education quality recognition system. This full-time role involves conducting assessments and offering technical assistance to programs, requiring strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to early education excellence.

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement

Remote office stipend

Laptop provided

Training provided

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience leading early childhood education programs.
• Experience with data systems and technology use.
• Proven ability to establish working relationships with educators and partners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct unscored consultation and scored assessments using state-approved assessment tools.
• Provide technical assistance and consultation to regulated programs.
• Lead presentations, meetings, and trainings.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Time management skills

Knowledge of early childhood education systems

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

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Summary

VTAEYC is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week)

Summary

VTAEYC is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) Early Childhood Education Program Assessment Specialist for the Vermont System for Program Access to Resources for Quality Supports (SPARQS).

T his position offers an exciting opportunity for experienced and passionate early childhood educators who are skilled at providing technical assistance and consultation to programs on continuous quality improvements to advance in a Quality Recognition System (QRS), such as Vermont?s STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS).Ideal candidates will have direct knowledge of approved STARS Assessment tools, including CLASS.

Duties

• Reporting to the Director for ECE Program Quality, you?ll conduct confidential, timely, valid, and reliable unscored consultation and scored assessments using state-approved program assessment tools for regulated infant, toddler, preschool, and afterschool programs for the STARS Program Assessment System
• In addition to in-person program assessments and consultations, you will offer phone and virtual consultation and technical assistance for all the different types of regulated programs
• Lead and facilitate presentations, meetings, and trainings
• Serve as a resource to peer-to-peer networks
• Ensure completion of necessary data collection and reporting
• The individual filling this role will work together with the VTAEYC?s SPARQS Assessment team, serving the entire state.
  
  

Requirements

• Commitment to VTAEYC?s mission
• Highly motivated, self-starting individual with a proven ability to establish and maintain working relationships with early childhood educators, coworkers, and statewide partners
• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience leading early childhood education programs (such as a director, assistant director, instructional coach, mentor, or a family child care educator who has taken on leadership in their VECN)
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience (level IV on the Career Ladder, consistent with minimum qualification for pedagogical leadership in the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession) preferred
• Strong communications skills including planning, writing, speaking, and effective presentation and dissemination of information
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently and be self-directed
• Knowledge of Vermont?s early childhood education systems and program quality standards and resources
• Experience with data systems and use of technology
  
  

Nice To Haves

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Remote office stipend
• Laptop provided
• Training provided
  
  

Working Conditions

• Flexible work location within Vermont; you may either work from home or work out of VTAEYC?s shared office in Chittenden County
• Hours: Monday through Friday. Position may require evening and weekend work to meet the scheduling needs of the ECE workforce
• Travel: Extensive travel in-state will be required; out-of-state travel is likely needed annually. Mileage reimbursement provided.
• VTAEYC offers an employee benefits package that includes paid time off, contributions to health care costs (insurance or HRA), Simple IRA, access to vision and dental insurance, and short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
  
  

Work Remotely

This is a remote position

About Us

The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) advances equity and excellence in early childhood education with early childhood educators as our foundation. VTAEYC is the state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation?s largest membership organization of early childhood education professionals. As a membership organization with a growing staff, a dedicated Board, and a collaborative approach, VTAEYC provides resources and advocates for policies that move early childhood education forward now and for the future.

Learn more about us through our Mission, Vision, and Values, here

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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