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Family Child Care Network Educational Specialist - MARC Academy and Family Center - New York

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MARC Academy and Department of Education (DOE) view family childcare as a respected and valued
profession within the early care and education system in New York City. We seek to support and
enhance the existing strengths of family childcare as birth-4 programs that promote continuous and
responsive relationships, strengthen early learning skills, build resilience, and lay the foundation for all
future learning. The primary role of the Education Specialist/Coach is to build strengths-based
relationships with affiliated providers to support them as needed and, in particular, with implementing
high quality play-based instruction.
Responsibilities:
● Collaborate with the FCC Education Director, FCC Family Support Worker, and FCC Monitors to meet
the needs of all children and families.
● Provide twice monthly strength-based practice-based coaching to a cohort of affiliated providers as
they implement a mixed-age curriculum.
● Adapt and provide guidance to affiliated providers on the implementation of an evidence-based
curriculum for mixed-age group settings that meets the individual needs of all children.
● Review and adapt appropriate curriculum supports and documents with affiliated providers that foster
hands-on developmentally appropriate and relationship-based interactions with all children.
● Assist affiliated providers gathering observations of children and entering child assessment data in a
timely manner and support its use for curriculum and lesson planning.
● Document all coaching sessions aligned with the DOE’s Early Childhood Framework for Quality (EFQ).
● Assist in ongoing outreach, enrollment, and all other administrative tasks.
● Support FCC Education Director in coordinating all required professional learning days –ongoing.
● Maintain relationships with community partners who provide mental health, special needs, and other
support services for all affiliated providers and families.
● Create and regularly update Community Partner Resource Guide within FCC Network.
● Participate in twice-monthly FCC Network staff meetings to connect about individual providers,
families, and coordinate all services.
● Participate in Network staff professional learning sessions delivered.
● Other tasks as assigned by FCC Education Director/FCC Director.
● Travel within FCC Network catchment area is REQUIRED
Skills:
● Time management skills are essential * Ability to multitask *Must be a team player * Must be flexible
with changing schedules and priorities.
*Skilled Communicator * Appreciation for the unique needs of all providers and families.
Qualifications
● BA/BS in early childhood or infant/toddler studies (required)
● Experience teaching children under six (required)
● Experience working in family childcare and/or with infants and toddlers (preferred)

  • Experience
    Required
  • Employment
    Full-time

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