Business Coach

Description:

Works regionally (Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties).
NW Regional Child Care Resource and Referral is seeking motivated and passionate professionals to join our team. We are a fun group who enjoys working hard to support early child care and education professionals in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. What does a job with the CCRR look like? We host peer learning opportunities, deliver training, provide technical assistance and coach professionals who work with children in our 3 counties. Our days have great variety. We work in groups and are also individually motivated. We work, in person, with programs and individuals. We work with licensed child care programs, school districts and exempt child care programs. Relationship building is the foundation of all of our work. If this sounds interesting to you, we have positions open on our team. We prioritize applicants who live in one of the three counties, are bilingual in Spanish, and have experience in child care. We are able to offer on-the-job training and education for those excited about learning how to support early child care and education professionals.
The Quality Coach supports participating child care programs to implement quality standards and provide individual coaching for programs to achieve a Spark star rating (Oregon State Quality Rating and Improvement System for child care providers); collaborates with the Early Learning Hub to develop outreach strategies for recruiting providers in alignment with the regional Early Care and Education Sector Plan; will facilitate networks of child providers; assists in recruitment, coaching, and mentoring of child care providers and early childhood educators; and addresses professional development, parent communication, business/ marketing skills, and state child care regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

1. Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, a related field with early childhood
coursework, preferred; or a Step 10 or above on the Oregon Registry Online
2. Minimum of two (2) years of direct service in Early Childhood, with a specific focus (age
group, program type or other aspect of the early childhood industry)on preschool
3. At least two (2) years of experience providing technical assistance and training to early
childhood programs, including conducting classroom observations and/or home visits
4. Bilingual Spanish/English, preferred