Educational Technical Assistance Specialist (Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation[...]

Kennedy Krieger Institute; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 37,842 - 65,766; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Krieger Institute seeks an Education Technical Assistance Specialist to provide high quality training and coaching to early childhood providers and teachers in CASSI programs and studies. The role advances tiered professional development, with classroom observations, data collection, and evaluation of outcomes.

The candidate will deliver trainings, support families, and collaborate with project staff, with a Master's degree and 5 years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree is required in a related field.
• Five years of experience in early childhood teaching, coaching, and/or mentoring of teachers is required.
• Experience working with families of young children to support engagement across home and school is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with early childhood teachers and providers to identify professional development goals.
• Conduct classroom observations to gather data and inform training delivery.
• Identify evidence-based strategies and practices to target areas of need in classrooms.
• Deliver coaching and consultation in both in-person and virtual formats.
• Collect and track data, and enter it as needed.
• Lead professional development trainings and workshops for early childhood educators.
• Facilitate communities of practice and assist in materials development.
• Maintain coaching logs and progress monitoring data.
• Participate in weekly team meetings to report progress and address barriers.

Education

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

Job description

Overview

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

• Collaborate with early childhood teachers and providers to identify professional development goals.
• Conduct classroom observations in early childhood settings to gather baseline and progress data and to inform the delivery of training and technical assistance.
• Identify evidence-based early childhood strategies and practices to target areas of need, both reported and observed, in classrooms.
• Deliver synchronous and asynchronous coaching/consultation to teachers in both classroom-based and virtual formats.
• Gather quantitative and qualitative data according to protocol and track completion of data collection. Complete data entry as needed.
• Conduct professional development trainings and workshops for early childhood educators.
• Facilitate and/or participate in communities of practice for teacher participants.
• Assist in the development and implementation of instructional kits for teachers and families.
• Maintain appropriate coaching logs and progress monitoring data.
• Participate in weekly team meetings with project staff to report on progress and barriers.

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/or mentoring 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.