Early Childhood Coach
Bank Street College of Education

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Vacancy - Early Childhood Coach (Full-time)

Bank Street Education Center

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 an Early Childhood Coach to provide face-to-face (in-person) coaching to early childhood educators working with children age 2 to age 8. They will work closely with Project Directors and Ed Center leadership to provide coaching in alignment to the Bank Street approach and Ed Center's coaching model.

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

Responsibilities: In collaboration with their supervisor, the Early Childhood Coach will be responsible for the following:

• Creating a coaching plan for assigned sites;
• Providing direct, in-person coaching sessions at sites, using an instructional coaching model (plan, co-teach, debrief.);
• Engaging in collaborative work with teacher teams and encouraging expanded learning by allowing other teachers to observe/participate in coaching;
• Co-facilitating adult professional learning sessions with teachers and leaders;
• Working with the project's data analyst to identify coaching goals, logs, tools, & other strategies in order to measure the impact of coaching work across the lifespan of the project;
• Completing coaching logs following site visits and providing coaching updates to the team in weekly meetings/check-in structures;
• Maintaining clear and consistent communication with teachers, leaders, Ed Center staff, and agency partners to ensure timely delivery and expectations of coaching;
• Supporting content development and facilitation for professional learning;
• Reflecting on coaching experiences with Ed Center staff members in order to support the continued strengthening of the Ed Center coaching model; and
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Skills & Knowledge:

• Background in curriculum, instruction, professional development and/or assessment in early childhood teaching and learning;
• Expertise in middle grades math concepts, particularly in the NYC Public Schools education landscape
• Comfort in Google Suite (e.g., Docs, Sheets, Slides, forms); Qualtrics or other data-capturing tool
• Strong communications skills (email, writing, in-person)
• Flexibility in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment of quickly changing priorities and tight deadlines
• Fluency in Spanish required
• Willingness to travel to all five boroughs

Experiences:

• Demonstrated ability to develop & codify key coaching tools;
• Demonstrated ability to surface themes & key learnings across a coaching portfolio;
• Demonstrated learning stance
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with experienced educators, school leaders, and district/organization teams;
• Minimum of 3 years of coaching and/or school leadership and/or district leadership experience;
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teachers/teacher teams
• Experience designing and facilitating professional learning sessions
• Experience working with diverse and historically marginalized students at the classroom, school, or district/organization level;

Mindsets:

• Enthusiasm for learning and a willingness to self-initiate professional learning opportunities
• 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

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Application information:

• This position is contingent upon available funding.
• Please apply online by submitting a cover letter and resume for the position in the "Job Opportunities" section on Bank Street's website: https://www.bankstreet.edu/administrative-offices/human-resources/job-opportunities/
• Please address cover letters to:

Davia Brown-Franklyn

Executive Director of Early Childhood, Bank Street Education Center

Bank Street College

610 West 112th Street

New York, NY 10025

• In your cover letter, please include where you came across this job posting

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ABOUT US

Bank Street is a leader in education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families.

Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.

At Bank Street's Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation. Our children's programs-Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS-foster children's development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.

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