Educational Technical Assistance Specialist (CASSI-Greenspring)

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 3,784,267 - 6,576,662; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. is seeking an Education Technical Assistance Specialist to provide high-quality training and coaching to early childhood providers enrolled in CASSI programs.

You will deliver both in-person and virtual supports, set PD goals with teachers, and monitor progress using established data collection and evaluation methods. The role emphasizes implementation science, tiered professional development, and collaboration with public schools and families to strengthen

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, SLP, Psychology or related field required.
• Five years of experience in early childhood teaching, coaching, and mentoring.
• Licensure or certification preferred (BCBA, school psychologist, SLP, etc.).
• Must have reliable transportation to fulfill duties.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers to identify professional development goals.
• Conduct observations to collect baseline and progress data for training.
• Identify evidence-based strategies to target classroom needs.
• Deliver synchronous and asynchronous coaching in physical and virtual formats.
• Collect and manage data per protocol; enter data as needed.
• Deliver trainings and workshops for early childhood educators.
• Facilitate communities of practice for participants.
• Assist in developing instructional kits for teachers and families.
• Maintain coaching logs and progress data.
• Participate in weekly project staff meetings to report progress.

Skills

Classroom observations

Coaching

Training delivery

Data collection

Professional development

Education

Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education

Licensure or certification preferred (BCBA/PSY/SLP)

Tools

Data coding/analysis

Job description

Overview

The Education Technical Assistance Specialist will provide high quality training and technical assistance to early childhood care and education providers and teachers enrolled as participants in CASSI community programs and research studies. This role supports a multi-year, implementation science–driven initiative delivering tiered professional development, coaching, and consultation to strengthen classroom practice and build sustainable systems within public school systems. The incumbent will conduct classroom observations, identify professional development goals in collaboration with early childhood teachers, identify and deliver evidence-based strategies and interventions, provide consultation and coaching to teachers, deliver trainings and workshops, and evaluate program outcomes through assessment and progress monitoring. This position may take on additional responsibilities such as project coordination, material and resource development/preparation, and data coding and/or analysis.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with early childhood teachers and providers to identify professional development goals.

2. Conduct classroom observations in early childhood settings to gather baseline and progress data and to inform the delivery of training and technical assistance.

3. Identify evidence-based early childhood strategies and practices to target areas of need, both reported and observed, in classrooms.

4. Deliver synchronous and asynchronous coaching/consultation to teachers in both classroom-based and virtual formats.

5. Gather quantitative and qualitative data according to protocol and track completion of data collection. Complete data entry as needed.

6. Conduct professional development trainings and workshops for early childhood educators.

7. Facilitate and/or participate in communities of practice for teacher participants.

8. Assist in the development and implementation of instructional kits for teachers and families.

9. Maintain appropriate coaching logs and progress monitoring data.

10. Participate in weekly team meetings with project staff to report on progress and barriers.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possession of field-appropriate clinical licensure or educational certification (e.g., board certified behavior analyst/BCBA, school psychologist, special education teacher, speech-language pathologist) preferred.
• Must have access to reliable transportation as needed to fulfil job duties.

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Speech Language Pathology, Psychology, or a related education, allied health, or human services field required.

EXPERIENCE

• Five years of experience in early childhood teaching, coaching, and/ormentoring of teachers required.
• Experience working with families of young children to support engagement and involvement across home and school environments is highly preferred.
• Experience in educational leadership or supervision is highly preferred.

Minimum pay range

USD $27.47/Hr.

Maximum pay range

USD $47.74/Hr.

Job Location : Street 3901 Greenspring Avenue

# of Hours 40.00

Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore

Pos. Type Regular Full Time

Department : Name CASSI (Center for Autism Services Science and Innovation)

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet