Duties and Responsibilities

Learning Design and Facilitation  

• Develop training curriculum and facilitation guides in content that assist provider educators in building knowledge and skills to provide high-quality care and cultural competence.
• Facilitate training for culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood provider educators, both in-person or virtually, as determined by the needs of the project.
• Prepare training materials, handouts, and resources in English and Spanish (preferred).
• Utilize surveys and other mechanisms to collect feedback about training content and delivery.
• Revise training content and delivery strategies based on participant and Professional Development Team feedback.
• Utilize the Aspire training approval process to ensure training content and events are quality assured, including accounting for participant attendance post-training.
• Track and maintain training-related data for contributions to program reports.
• Work collaboratively with the PD team to create and implement new professional learning content and strategies

Collaboration with the Professional Development Team 

• Cooperate with the Professional Development team staff to schedule events
• Participate in communities of practice
• Contribute to program planning
• Contribute to the resource library

Other Duties

• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Social Work, Human Development, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years direct experience in child care and early childhood education role(s)
• Experience working within, or familiarity with, various early childhood program types, including; Family Child Care, Pre-Kindergarten, Public Schools serving 3 and/or 4-year-old children, and Community-Based Organizations.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating group learning for adults
• Strong knowledge base in both child development and adult learning theories
• Currently possess or eligible for NYS trainer and/or coaching credentials (T-TAP)
• Ability to articulate and engage in linguistically and culturally responsive practices
• Ability to develop and sustain successful collaborative partnerships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in virtual communication platforms (e.g., Teams, Zoom, etc.)

• Flexible availability during days, evenings and/or weekends to accommodate the schedules of participants

   

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in spoken and written Spanish
• Minimum of two years of experience in a leadership role or as a family child-care provider
• Experience with home-based childcare, parent education, family engagement, and or social work
• Degree, concentration, or experience in Special Education or working with children with disabilities
• Working knowledge of the New York State Core Body of Knowledge, Head Start Performance Standards, and State and local Education Department Policies  

• Active member profile in the Aspire Registry, New York’s early childhood workforce registry

   

 Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• This is a 70/30 hybrid position, subject to change. Remote work arrangements are not a right or entitlement of employment, and, as such, are discretionary and subject to operational needs unless otherwise provided by the CUNY Flexible Work Guidelines. A laptop may be provided if needed to support working remotely.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smart phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and presentation equipment.
• While performing these duties, the employee is required to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting items (up to 20 pounds), bending, reaching, and sitting for prolonged periods of time. Reasonable accommodation will be made for employees with disabilities or other needs per RFCUNY policies.
• Ability to travel to other sites as needed.

• Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

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RFCUNY Benefits

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About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

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