IdahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant, Region 4

University of Idaho Job • Boise, ID

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About The Position

The CDHD improves the lives of people and their families by educating a workforce, providing training and technical assistance within communities, conducting research, providing direct services, and disseminating evidence-based information. The ldahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant increases the quality of childcare in Idaho through coaching, mentoring and training childcare educators throughout the region. The Consultant partners with childcare educators to create recommended interventions using evidence-based best practices derived from peer-reviewed research and national professional guidelines and assessment criteria. The Consultant evaluates implementation results and guides childcare educators through reflective progress engagement and goal-focused outcome achievement. The Consultant also recruits and orients childcare educators for participation with the ldahoSTARS Professional Development and Recognition System ( PDRS ), the Quality Rating & Improvement System ( QRIS ), and the Idaho Child Care Program ( ICCP ).

Requirements

• Three years in the field of early care and education which could include experience as a preschool teacher, childcare provider, childcare director, or educator of young children in a childcare or elementary setting
• Conducting adult workshops and/or providing training (small and large groups)
• Providing liaison with customer/provider groups

Responsibilities

• Coaching, mentoring and training childcare educators
• Partners with childcare educators to create recommended interventions using evidence-based best practices derived from peer-reviewed research and national professional guidelines and assessment criteria
• Evaluates implementation results and guides childcare educators through reflective progress engagement and goal-focused outcome achievement
• Recruits and orients childcare educators for participation with the ldahoSTARS Professional Development and Recognition System ( PDRS ), the Quality Rating & Improvement System ( QRIS ), and the Idaho Child Care Program ( ICCP )

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed