This is a new position that will create, provide information and access to resources for Child Care Resources and Referral (CCR&R) Coordinators and Coaches to support coaching practices with educators in assigned service areas. As a Coaching Support Specialist, you will have the opportunity to support the quality assurance system through coaching observation and analysis.
Applicants must live and be able to serve the following counties:
Mid Cumberland Counties -Montgomery, Dickson, Henry, and Stewart and West Counties- Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion andWeakley and Shelby County

Under the direction of the Coaching Support Coordinator, the Coaching Support Specialist will have the following responsibilities:

• Expand knowledge of coaching practices by creating, providing information and access to resources for CCR&R Coordinators and Coaches to support coaching practices with educators in assigned service areas.
• Support CCR&R Coaches working with educators on the development and progress of EQIPs.
• Plan and coordinate Community of Practice sessions to support CCR&R Coaches.
• Provide timely feedback, tools, and strategies to CCR&R Coaches to support them in coaching sessions with educators.
• Have a working knowledge of Practice-Based Coaching.
• Ability to apply concepts from the TN CCR&R Coach Model.
• Support the quality assurance system through coaching observation and analysis.
• Conduct coaching reviews to provide feedback to release new coaches in the field.
• Stay abreast of and track research in early childhood coaching initiatives and practices.
• Assist with statewide training needs related to coaching.
• Develop and maintain a list of coaching performance standards to be used within the CCR&R as a standard for coaching practices.
• Be able to collaboratively work with other Coach Support Personnel on team projects and goals.
• Collaborate with other Coach Support Specialists and Training Development Specialists to conduct quarterly meetings to provide a community of learning for Quality Coaches.
• Stay current on DHS licensing regulations and guidelines for child care centers.
• Collaborate with CCR&R Coordinators to identify local needs of coaches working with educators.
• Conduct ongoing observations of coaches in the field.
• Author content for CCR&R newsletter/social media/website and agency newsletters.
• Serve as a facilitator for Train-the-Trainer Institutes.
• Positively market the CCR&R Network to the community.
• Attend and participate in local partner meetings.
• Collaborate with applicable State agencies.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in early childhood education or related field.
• Three-five years of experience in this or related field required.
• Experience training and coaching adult learners for a minimum of 2 years.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Physical examination and record of negative TB test results must be on file with Signal Centers.
• Dependable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance required.
• Willingness to travel statewide, work some nights and weekends.
• Must be able to work from a remote home environment within the state of TN.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Special skills/aptitudes:

• The ability to serve as a liaison between Signal Centers, Inc., and the sub-contracted Child Care Resource and Referral agencies.
• The ability to identify issues related to the function of training and technical assistance or coaching on the CCR&R local site level.
• The ability to identify research-based quality practices in early care and education and to coordinate training and coaching needs of the CCR&R staff.
• The ability to, coach, train and/or be responsible for training CCR&R staff and to develop applicable training resources, training events and quality assurance.

Signal Centers is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to affirm the dignity and worth of every person. It is, therefore, the policy of the organization to practice and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all applicants and employees with respect to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation or ability and promote the full realization of this policy through all employment practices.