Professional Development Coordinator

Professional Development Coordinator

Chelan-Douglas Child Services Association

REPORTS TO: Professional Development Manager

JOB FOCUS: The Professional Development Coordinator works with the Professional Development Manager to assist staff with career development, meeting required training hours, and continuing education plans.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedules Professional Development meetings with Staff and PDP manager.
• Maintains and monitors PDP calendar with employee meetings, follow-up appointments, and training dates.
• Updates Professional Development Guidance plans to meet Head Start and ECEAP standards, and childcare licensing WACs.
• Creates and maintains employee professional development folders.
• Tracks employee-required training and STARS hours.
• Looks for training opportunities for staff.
• Works with local colleges to find career development opportunities.
• Assists with planning and facilitating of pre-service week and annual training requirements.
• Assists with enrolling employees in CDCSA on-site training such as CPR/First Aid, CPI, and CDL courses.
• Assists with creating Quarterly professional development Newsletter.
• Maintains required STARS hours and training spreadsheet for Head Start, ECEAP, and licensing requirements.
• Obtain Stars Trainer certificate.
• Obtain CPR/First Aid Trainer Certificate.
• Helps provide STARS training to staff when possible.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• AA Degree or Early Childhood Education or related field is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to communicate positively with staff, children, and families with varying cultural, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License, automobile liability insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Ability to complete a pre-employment physical and TB test.
• Ability to pass a DCYF background check Freedom from conviction of child abuse and neglect.
• Preference given to former or current Head Start/Early Head Start/ECEAP parents.

Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick leave.
• Paid Federal Holiday
• Health Insurance Plans
• Retirement Plan
• Signing Bonus after 90 days of hire.

Salary:

• $21.74-$22.99 per hour

CDCSA Mission Statement:

To support and reinforce the family as the most important influence in a child’s life by fostering independence, raising self-esteem, and building social competence.

Code of Ethics Statement:

Chelan Douglas Child Services Association is committed to the highest ethical standards and furthering the values of early childhood education as they are reflected in the ideals and principles of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct.

CDCSA School Readiness Goals:

As children leave our program they will have the social competence, skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and for later learning and life; demonstrated through developmentally appropriate progression on meeting goals in social and emotional development, language development, literacy knowledge, and skills, approaches to learning, cognition, and general knowledge, physical well-being ad motor development.

As parents leave our program they will have the knowledge and understanding that they are their child’s first and most important teacher and advocate, and knowledge and skills to make a difference in the life and learning of their child.

The Chelan Douglas Child Services Association is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.74 - $22.99 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person