The Informal Family Child Care Project (IFCC), a project of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at the City University of New York, endeavors to elevate the quality of care for children in home-based (family child care) settings in New York City by assessing and supporting the needs of, advocating for, and increasing the skills and capacity of home-based child care providers through a comprehensive array of professional development opportunities.
The Institute is a dynamic public-private partnership that works to ensure that all early childhood practitioners have access to a comprehensive, high-quality system of professional development.
The Informal Family Child Care Project will hire a full time (35 hours per week), bilingual (Spanish/English speaking) Project Coordinator for a new project, the Family Child Care Training and Home Coaching Project. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for leading and coordinating the design and implementation of a dynamic, intensive professional development project for informal (unlicensed) home-based child care providers in New York City that will include home-based coaching. The Project Coordinator will report to IFCC’s Director and work closely with IFCC’s Training Coordinator/Curriculum Developer and other members of the project management team.
Coaching and facilitating adult learning is an interactive process of observation, discussion, and reflection in which the Project Coordinator, acting in the role of trainer and coach, promotes each participant’s ability to grow toward identified goals. An effective Project Coordinator must be able to build relationships with participants based on mutual respect, demonstrate effective communication skills, practice conflict resolution skills, have an on-going commitment to learning, possess excellent observation skills, and model best practices working with young children. The Project Coordinator will have an understanding and ability to put into practice and advocate for the following guiding principles:
Salary:
$70,000
Please submit a cover letter and resume via Research Foundation website at:
https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=VA-1701-001609
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