Sr. Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
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ZERO TO THREEEarly childhood education
Remote - USAFull-TimeSenior
Salary85,000 - 100,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Head Start or Early Head Start program or in a Head Start regional TA position with linkages to a program with a home-based option.
- Required Skills
- Data Analysis
Requirements
- Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a Head Start or Early Head Start program, or in a Head Start regional TA position linked to a program with a home-based option.
- Bring deep knowledge and experience with Head Start populations, including families seeking home visiting services and socializations.
- Be able to deliver training and technical assistance in face-to-face and virtual settings.
- Have deep knowledge of birth-to-five early childhood development and effective teaching or home visiting practices.
- Have deep knowledge of disability services for children birth to five, including IDEA Part B and Part C, early intervention, special education partnerships, and individualized supports.
- Know how to prevent and respond to child incidents in center-based, family child care, and home-based settings.
- Have knowledge of Practice-Based Coaching, CLASS Pre-K, and other early childhood assessment tools.
- Have knowledge of social and emotional foundations for early learning, adult-child and parent-child relationships, and early childhood curriculum selection and implementation.
- Have extensive experience organizing, developing, and providing training and technical assistance resources to varied audiences.
- Have experience designing and facilitating learning communities, cohorts, or communities of practice, including virtual and hybrid formats, and training trainers.
- Know Head Start/Early Head Start programming, the Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, and HS technical assistance resources.
- Have comfort or experience with technology innovation and instructional design, including online course development, accessible web content, and AI-assisted content development tools.
- A master’s degree in Early Childhood or a related field is preferred; robust experience may be accepted in place of academic credentials.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver in-person and virtual training on birth-to-five child development, play-based learning, teaching, home visiting, and related early childhood practices.
- Provide training and subject matter expertise to Head Start/Early Head Start grantees, regional TA specialists, and childcare programs.
- Develop training materials and provide training at national, regional, and service-area conferences, institutes, and events.
- Plan, host, and facilitate national webinars, virtual learning series, office hours, and virtual meetings.
- Contribute subject matter expertise to new resources, Early Education Pathways courses, and technology innovations.
- Review and update existing DTL courses on Early Education Pathways and DTL content on HeadStart.gov.
- Participate in cross-functional teams and workgroups to support center operations and address OHS priorities.
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