Early Education Mentor

The Early Care and Education Specialist is a relationship builder and valued member of the Texas Rising Star program, responsible for developing close working partnerships with child care providers. Recruits new service providers and manages existing relationships through effective delivery of training, technical assistance and resource assessment, and distribution of developmentally appropriate materials and equipment. The Specialist conducts on-site technical assistance, mentoring, and training visits to providers interested in Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification. Prepares inclusion plans for providers caring for children with disabilities, and monitors all providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruits providers for Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification
• Provides mentoring for Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification as assigned
• Performs technical assistance, training visits, and monitoring visits to providers’ facilities to ensure contractual compliance as well as Texas Rising Star (TRS) certification compliance and progress
• Works closely with Supervisor in developing inclusion plans for providers caring for children with disabilities
• Prepares and maintains updated paperwork for all records within the time frames specified by the Texas Workforce Commission and Board area directives, policies, and procedures
• Updates The Workforce Information System of Texas (TWIST)
• Conducts monitoring of providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations, and provides technical assistance as needed
• Conducts follow up visits on Service Improvement Agreements (SIAs)
• Follows unit procedures and guidelines and participates in meetings and other events to increase understanding of the Workforce Solutions system
• Resolves any problems related to provider contracts and works well with management staff, account representatives, and Intake Eligibility Specialists to resolve any provider complaints or issues
• Insures all provider files contain all the required documents pertaining to the service agreements, tax forms, deposit forms, state licenses, etc.
• Collaborates with other Child Care Services staff to enhance program operations
• Identifies and documents process improvement opportunities
• Performs other duties as may be assigned
• Must be able to work a variable schedule Monday through Saturday with some night and weekend training and travel
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred.
• Must have strong computer literacy and the ability to learn new software quickly.
  
  

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Training: Some Knowledge

Coaching: Some Knowledge

Communication: Intermediate

Multitasking: Intermediate

Problem solving: Intermediate

Critical thinking: Intermediate

Customer Service: Intermediate

Microsoft Office: Intermediate

Behaviours

Preferred

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Education

Required

Associates

Preferred

Bachelors

Experience

Required

2 years:

• Bachelor’s or Associates* degree from an accredited college in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education, or family consumer science; OR Bachelor’s degree with at least 18 credit hours in the disciplines listed above with at least 12 credit hours in child development
  
  

1 years: Minimum Work Experience: one year of full-time early childhood classroom experience in a child care, Early Head Start, Head Start, or prekindergarten through third-grade school program. *Associate’s degree requires two years of suitable experience in early childhood education as determined by the Board

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

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