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The New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute (PDI) is a fast-paced, dynamic public/private partnership that works to ensure that all early childhood practitioners have access to a comprehensive system of professional development.

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT


Department: NYC Early childhood Professional Development Institute
Location: CUNY Central

Position Description:

The Community Consultant is responsible for supporting the Project by working as a part of a team to deliver professional development including training, technical assistance, and other forms of mentoring and coaching to project participants. The Community Consultant will focus on establishing a relationship with the community and schools, will work with the leadership to implement the responsive work plan based on a thorough assessment of the strengths and areas of opportunity that results in the preliminary activities of the project. The incumbent will work with the leadership team, the Department of Education, the Administration for Children’s Services, the United Way of New York City and other community-based organizations to insure synergy in service delivery. The Community Consultant will work on a part-time flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the partner participants.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work as part of a team.
  • Collaborate with the team in the design, implementation and presentation of professional development opportunities and related activities to both the school leaders and the classroom staffs.
  • Demonstrate organizational commitment to making outreach sessions successful
  • Maintain respectful relationships with administrative, cultural, educational, and arts organizations to expand and enrich services made available to providers.
  • Provide training, technical assistance, and professional development support.
  • Implement the tracking system for training of individuals to insure that records are kept efficiently.
  • Create pathways and support systems for non-traditional professional development needs.
  • Participate in the development and piloting of new projects as they become appropriate for inclusion in the project’s work.
  • Write reports and other materials as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator

Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or in a relevant field of study.
  • Three years experience in early childhood education or a comparable field of work, helping professionals to build competency in both leadership and teaching skills.
  • A strong knowledge base in both child development and adult learning.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with government agencies, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and management skills.
  • Experience working collaboratively and flexibility and enthusiasm for multi-tasking.
  • Fluency in a foreign language preferred.

Salary: Part-time hourly @ $42.00/hr.

To apply submit resume and cover letter to Dana Benzo – dana.benzo@mail.cuny.edu

Early Childhood/Family Child Care Trainers

Position Description:
The ACS/CUNY Informal Family Child Care Training Project seeks dynamic, bilingual early childhood trainers to deliver professional development workshops in early childhood development and early learning for family child care providers in New York City. General skills and responsibilities include:

General skills and responsibilities include:

  • Extensive knowledge of and experience in early childhood development.
  • Experience in family child care and/or parenting education.
  • Fluent in spoken and written Spanish preferred.
  • Experience developing and facilitating training.
  • Experience working with diverse populations.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to motivate people.
  • Flexible and able to multi-task with minimal supervision
  • Available during day time hours.
  • Able to travel.

For more information please contact Angelica Velazquez at (646) 344-7338 or angelica.velazquez@mail.cuny.edu.