Early Childhood Coach & Facilitator

Summary Position: Bank Street Education Center (the Ed Center), a division within Bank Street College of Education (the College) created to support the College’s work with school districts, is currently seeking a Coach & Facilitator to support project implementation in the Early Childhood portfolio, which focuses on the birth-to-5 experience.

Key relationships: The Early Childhood Coach & Facilitator will report directly to the Project Director leading the project team and will work closely with the Executive Director, members of the broader Ed Center team, and partner organizations.

Responsibilities: In collaboration with their supervisor and with support from the portfolio team, the Early Childhood Coach & Facilitator will:

Coaching Implementation and Facilitation

Create a coaching plan for assigned sites focusing on child development, culturally responsive and sustaining practices, meaningful instructional practices;
Provide direct in-person coaching to individual teachers, teacher teams and leaders supporting family engagement, and adult learning principles;
Maintain clear and consistent communication with individual teachers, teacher teams, school-based leaders, and Ed Center staff to ensure timely delivery and expectations of coaching;
Engage in collaborative work with teacher teams and encourage expanded learning by allowing other teachers to observe/participate in coaching;
Facilitate continuous reflection practices to analyze learning experiences and relevant data to identify inequitable practices in schools to improve pedagogical practices;
Create and implement coaching resources, tools, and materials aligned with the Bank Street and Ed Center approach and coaching model;
Develop and facilitate professional learning aligned to district and partnership goals;
Co-facilitate adult professional learning sessions.

Project Implementation and Team Collaboration

Work with the project team to identify coaching goals, logs, and tools in order to measure the impact of coaching work across the lifespan of the project;
Complete coaching logs and attendance records following school visits and provide coaching updates to the team in weekly meetings/check-in structures;
Reflect on coaching experiences with Ed Center staff members to support the continued strengthening of the Ed Center coaching model;
Partner with project leads and project managers to monitor the progress of coaching and facilitation;
Partner with the project teams to ensure the successful implementation of all aspects of the project; and
Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Skills & Knowledge:

Expertise in progressive constructivist approaches and adult learning principles
Background in curriculum, instruction, professional development, and assessment in early childhood teaching and learning for birth to 5
Strong communication skills (email, writing, in-person)
Strong facilitator of adult learning
Comfort in Google Suite (e.g., Docs, Sheets, Slides, forms); Qualtrics or other data-capturing tool
Flexibility in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment of quickly changing priorities and tight deadlines
Ability to work occasional weekends, as some program sessions are held on Saturdays

Experiences:

Working in early childhood settings such as: community-based organizations, family childcare centers, and public school settings
Minimum of 3-5 years of coaching and/or school leadership and/or district leadership experience
Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teachers, teacher teams, and leaders
Experience designing and facilitating professional learning sessions for teacher teams and leaders
Experience working with diverse and historically marginalized students
Master’s degree in education, school leadership, or related field

Mindsets:

An intersectional, anti-racist lens and strengths-based approach to racial equity and identity work and team collaboration
A culturally responsive perspective to child and adult development and learning
A reflective learner’s stance