Job Opening: Program Assessment Specialist

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Program Assessment Specialist is responsible for conducting CLASS assessments inchildcare programs. For programs not assigned for assessments: Work with teachers inassigned sites to provide training, technical assistance, and support to create anappropriate learning environment and to establish routines and organization to support childoutcomes. Provide training, modeling, and coaching to teachers/caregivers in assignedclassrooms to promote healthy development of all children. Provide training, curriculumsupport to ensure that appropriate early childhood literacy education and performancestandards are implemented through quality programs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBITIES: 1. Use state specified assessment tools (i.e. CLASS, ERS assessments)- and any othersdeemed appropriate by ECS- to assess overall quality and to provide specific and appropriate technical assistance. 2. Use the UF Lastinger coaching model to ensure quality coaching practices. 3. Provide technical assistance to practitioners participating in Early Learning Floridacourses. 4. Based on assessment results for assessments completed by other assessors,collaborate with teachers to create goals for improving the overall classroom qualityand creating a developmentally appropriate learning program. 5. Provide on-site technical assistance and training to centers and family childcarebased caregivers ensuring use of an age-appropriate curriculum and instruction thatis aligned with the Florida Birth to Five Learning and Developmental Standards. 6. Model best practices and strategies in the areas of developing language andemerging literacy, approaches to learning, physical health, cognitive and general knowledge, motor development and social and emotional development. 7. Provide resources and support to teachers and directors to establish and sustain printrich early literacy environments. Enhance support with cost effective strategies forprint rich environments. 8. Conduct observations of teachers and provide constructive feedback to further theirskill development. 9. Develop and/or coordinate infant toddler research-based language and literacyresources for infant toddler teachers. 10. Develop and provide a minimum of one parent training and a minimum of twoprovider trainings per quarter on topics related to the CDA content areas. 11. Document all training, technical assistance and assessment data in an approveddatabase and maintain all backup documents as required. 12. Keep informed of current trends and new professional techniques throughparticipating in professional workshops, conferences, and seminars and by readingprofessional journals and publications, training and workshops/conferences related toEarly Childhood development to increase knowledge of best practices. 13. Assist teachers in developing curriculum activities, lesson plans, and routines thatproduce positive school readiness outcomes for children. 14. Assist teachers in collecting assessment data including portfolios, developmentalchecklist, individual ongoing assessments, etc. 15. Establish a mentoring relationship and relationship of mutual trust and respect with assigned program directors and staff. 16. Model strategies for inclusion in the classroom and family childcare home providers. 17. Maintain confidentiality regarding information accessed in the performance of job duties. 18. All other duties as requested to maintain the success of ECS. 19. Responsible for implementing the coalitions anti-fraud plan daily activities related to prevention, detection, investigation, and reporting of possible overpayment resultingfrom potential fraud or abuse. (These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of dutiesperformed. Employees will be required to perform other related marginal duties as required.)