Union Settlement is an East Harlem anchor institution, serving families, children, youth, older adults, and businesses for more than 127 years. As a proud member of the settlement house movement, our nonprofit organization is always innovating to meet our evolving community. Since opening our doors in 1895, we have brought education, wellness, business support, and community-building programs to our neighborhood, empowering New Yorkers with opportunities to realize their dreams.

Today, Union Settlement offers more than thirty programs and services, across nearly twenty East Harlem locations and serves more than 10,000 people and nearly 1,000 businesses every year. As a pillar of East Harlem, Union Settlement is a connector, convenor, and advocate for the neighborhood and our network of partnerships. We have a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative team of more than 350 who are committed to supporting our neighbors and growing the vitality and success of East Harlem. With new leadership, Union Settlement is growing! For more information about Union Settlement’s history, programs, and mission, please visit our website at www.unionsettlement.org.

Position: Director of Curriculum, Training & Coaching Director

Department: Family Services

Reports to: Family Child Care Network Director

Hours: Full-Time

FLSA: Exempt

Salary: $85,000 – 90,000

Position Summary:

The Director of Curriculum, Training & Coaching leads the Family Child Care Network’s curriculum development and implementation. Informed by the NYCDOE’s Let’s Play! Curriculum, this position oversees the provision of professional learning and coaching to the Network’s affiliated family childcare providers. The Director supervises the provision of Practice-Based Coaching to advance affiliated providers’ knowledge and skills in meeting the individual needs of children enrolled in their home-based programs. In collaboration with the Network’s Director and staff, this position leads to professional learning for affiliated providers. In coordination with monitoring staff, this position works closely with monitoring staff to ensure adherence to health and safety regulations by affiliated providers. This position supports family engagement in collaboration with program staff and other internal & external partnerships.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and supervision of the Network’s curriculum by affiliated providers through the provision of professional learning and coaching.
• Supervise Educational Specialists in the provision of Practice-Based Coaching to affiliated providers
• Advance the capacity of affiliated providers by building on their strengths to enhance their planning and practices in supporting children’s optimum development.
• Maximize the strengths of home-based programs and providers by advancing relationship-based practices that honor families' and children’s culture, language, and experiences.
• Build on the continuity of care of family childcare to support affiliated providers in responding sensitively to the needs of children informed by an understanding of brain development and trauma.
• Implement formal assessments of affiliated providers using standardized tools to support ongoing improvement plans and coaching.
• Use data to inform coaching, curriculum, and professional development to target specific areas in need of development.
• Use child outcome data to inform planning, professional learning, and coaching to support strong child outcomes in collaboration with affiliated providers.
• Collaborate with the team in designing and implementing family engagement activities that connect the program and the family’s home through the continuity of learning opportunities at home.
• Support families and affiliated providers in meeting the needs of children with developmental delays or disabilities by providing direct support in navigating and interacting with special education providers, modifying lesson plans to meet the individual needs of children, and supporting providers in responding to children’s needs.
• Support the implementation of family conferences, transition planning, and family meetings as needed to support affiliated providers to build positive relationships with families.
• Actively monitor the Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) Assessment system; support and train affiliated providers and staff in the utilization of the TSG system for supporting instruction, assessment, and planning.
• Collaborate with the program and senior staff in offering opportunities for parents and family members to be involved in the program’s education and family services.
• Collaborate with the management team in implementing annual program self-assessments, staff evaluations, professional development, and monitoring compliance with the NYCDOE’s Family Child Care Policy Handbook and contract.
• Obtain required training to maintain compliance with the NYCDOE’s contract and policy handbook.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Family Child Care Network Director and other senior management staff.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in early childhood, parenting, psychology, or a related field with at least 7-10 years of experience working with families with children birth to five, training & coaching teachers including family childcare providers, and supervising staff.
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• Master's degree in early childhood education with NYS Teacher Certification Birth – 2nd grade with a minimum of three years of classroom experience with at least 5 years of supervisory or management experience.
• Strength-based leader with experience coaching and training teaching teams.
• Effective communication, problem-solving, analytical, writing, and technical skills (must be comfortable with daily utilization of Microsoft Word, Excel, and related software).
• Knowledge of Family Child Care regulations and requirements

UNION SETTLEMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER