Early Education Mentor (892)

BakerRipley team members impact the lives of more than 500 000 people every year through our community development work, which has inspired and supported our Neighbors for more than a century.

We believe our neighborhoods are bridges to opportunity, that people can transform communities, and that everyone has something to contribute.

Our unique backgrounds and experiences help us deliver innovative support to uplift our Neighbors.  As one of the largest nonprofits in Texas, our success is fueled by our Mission: Connecting Neighbors and communities to resources, education, and opportunity.

The Early Education Mentor- Bilingual  is a relationship builder and valued member of the Texas Rising Star program, responsible for developing close working partnerships with child care providers. Recruits new service providers and manages existing relationships through effective delivery of training, technical assistance, mentoring, observation, modeling, resource assessment, and distribution of developmentally appropriate materials and equipment. The Mentor conducts on-site technical assistance, mentoring, and training visits to providers in Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification. Prepares inclusion plans for providers caring for children with disabilities, and monitors all providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruits providers for Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification
• Provides mentoring for Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification as assigned
• Performs technical assistance, training visits, and monitoring preparation visits to providers’ facilities to ensure contractual compliance as well as Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification compliance and progress
• Works closely with Supervisor in developing inclusion plans for providers caring for children with disabilities
• Prepares and maintains updated paperwork for all records within the time frames specified by the Texas Workforce Commission and Board area directives, policies, and procedures
• Updates the workforce information systems of Texas as well as local
• Conducts preparation monitoring of providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations, and provides technical assistance as needed
• Conducts follow up visits on Service Improvement Agreements (SIAs)
• Follows unit procedures and guidelines and participates in meetings and other events to increase understanding of the Workforce Solutions system and goals
• Works toward resolution of any problems related to provider and works well with management and staff, to resolve any provider complaints or issues
• Insures all provider files contain all the required documents pertaining to Texas Rising Star, service agreements, tax forms, deposit forms, state licenses, etc.
• Collaborates with other Child Care Services staff to enhance program operations
• Identifies and documents process improvement opportunities
• Performs other duties as may be assigned
• Must be able to work a variable schedule Monday through Saturday with some night and weekend training and travel
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) Preferred. 
• Must have strong computer literacy and the ability to  learn new software quickly.

Must meet one of the following minimum education requirements to be considered:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Child Psychology, Elementary Education, or Family & Consumer Sciences; or
• A Bachelor’s degree in any field with 18 or more credit hours in the areas listed above, including at least 12 credit hours specifically in Child Development; or
• An Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Child Psychology, Elementary Education, or Family & Consumer Sciences.