ELRC Quality Coach - Scranton

Community Services for Children; Scranton (Lackawanna County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Services for Children in the Lehigh Valley region seeks an ELRC Quality Coach with strong leadership to support Region 12 ELRC. You will provide technical assistance, training, and support to Early Learning Programs to engage full participation in Keystone Stars and move programs to higher quality levels through coaching.

The role requires coordinating with provider and family specialists, developing plans, offering referrals, and traveling to visit providers daily with some telework

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5 years of proven experience in Early Learning programs.
• Technical Assistance and PQAS Certified, or ability to become certified within probationary period.
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Technological skills – ability to utilize various data management systems.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license and use of car to travel throughout ELRC regions.
• Understand all ELRC program components and the interconnections of these services.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the values and benefit of full participation in Keystone Stars, and Child Care Works programs throughout the region, soliciting involvement.
• Recognizes the unique strengths of each early childhood entity, and builds a positive, reflective, collaborative relationship, providing all necessary supports for achievement of highest quality ratings.
• Works collaboratively with Provider Specialists and Family Specialists to integrate programming and ensure efficient, comprehensive communication with families and providers.
• Offers referrals to programs that will support business sustainability, advancement and improved services.
• Assists in collecting and developing resources to assist programs to meet the STAR standards.
• Develops weekly, monthly and annual plan that includes; anticipated designations/renewals, community events, Supervision Conferences, and Staff Meetings.
• Position provides a flexible schedule with the opportunity to work as a teleworker, and requires extensive travel to visit providers daily.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Planning

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Technology / data management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in social work, early education or related field

PQAS Certified

Job description

Community Services for Children is seeking an individual with strong leadership skills to support our Region 12 Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) as an ELRC Quality Coach. This region encompasses Carbon, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, and Susquehanna counties.

The Quality Coach is responsible for providing technical assistance, training, education, and support to Early Learning Programs in individual and small group learning formats to engage full participation in Keystone Stars Quality Rating system. This role works to assist programs to move from one level to higher quality levels using effective coaching practices. The Quality Coach is responsible for coordinating work with provider specialists to ensure a full service, integrated approach to improving both access to and quality of early learning for children.

Work Environment: We are a large, well-established, high performing organization located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Selected as a 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Top Workplace, CSC is a leader in early childhood education. We work together to prepare young children and their families to succeed in learning – and life! Our culture encourages a growth mindset and promotes work/life balance - offering generous paid time off packages and comprehensive benefits. A $1,000 monetary incentive will be paid to newly employed Community Services for Children staff members upon successful completion of probation.

Job Description:

• Promotes the values and benefit of full participation in Keystone Stars, and Child Care Works programs throughout the region, soliciting involvement.
• Recognizes the unique strengths of each early childhood entity, and builds a positive, reflective, collaborative relationship, providing all necessary supports for achievement of highest quality ratings.
• Works collaboratively with Provider Specialists and Family Specialists to integrate programming and ensure efficient, comprehensive communication with families and providers.
• Offers referrals to programs that will support business sustainability, advancement and improved services.
• Assists in collecting and developing resources to assist programs to meet the STAR standards.

• Develops weekly, monthly and annual plan that includes; anticipated designations/renewals, community events, Supervision Conferences, and Staff Meetings.

• Position provides a flexible schedule with the opportunity to work as a teleworker, and requires extensive travel to visit providers daily.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, early education or related field and 5 years of proven experience in Early Learning programs.
• Technical Assistance and PQAS Certified, or ability to become certified within probationary period.
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Technological skills – ability to utilize various data management systems.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license and use of car to travel throughout ELRC regions, or attend out of area conferences and meetings.
• Understand all ELRC program components and the interconnections of these services.

Benefits:

• Low cost/rich benefits
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days
• Thirteen paid holidays
• Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan

This is a great opportunity for an educational professional familiar with the ELRC and experience working with the Keystone STARS program!