Training And Technical Assistance Associate Ii

Job Description
The Center for Early Learning Professionals is operated by Education Development Center (EDC), a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity. EDC has extensive experience supporting the work of early childhood professionals in Rhode Island. Our staff has deep knowledge and expertise in early learning and development, early childhood program management, technical assistance, and adult learning. We are former childcare and public school preschool teachers, early intervention specialists, program administrators, and adult educators. In addition to our regular staff, the Center is supported by a pool of highly experienced subject matter experts who have long worked with Rhode Island’s early learning programs.
EDC is hiring a full-time Training and Technical Assistance Associate II for its Center for Early Learning Professionals. The Training and Technical Assistance Associate II is responsible for building capacity in state-funded RI Pre-K classrooms and programs. The Training and Technical Assistance Associate II provides individual and small group technical assistance, facilitates professional development opportunities, and supports RI Pre-K programs as they complete grant deliverables. Through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, the Training and Technical Assistance Associate II identifies short- and long-term quality improvement goals for RI Pre-K staff, classrooms, and programs.
You will:
Cultivate relationships with RI Pre-K program staff and provide technical assistance at both the classroom and program level.
Develop and facilitate professional development series that are responsive to program needs.
Analyze data related to program quality and collaborate with RI Pre-K staff and other key stakeholders to develop and support quality improvement goals.
Support timely submission of RI Pre-K grant deliverables.
Travel to specific sites regularly.