Our mission is to combine education, capacity-building, and advocacy to strengthen the support system and continuum of learning for children and youth.

Essential Job Functions:

Relationship Building
•    In accordance with NYSAEYC’s Coaching Competencies, uses positive interpersonal skills to develop a respectful and responsive relationship with each provider
•    Demonstrates respect for an interest in the individual abilities of each provider
•    Partners with providers to identify learning and communicating styles and preferences
•    Demonstrates feelings of care and empathy that are strengths-based and focused on positive changes when working with providers
•    Demonstrates cultural competence and understands its relevance to the coaching relationship (i.e., employs practices that are gender-neutral, racially and ethnically inclusive, etc.) 
•    Demonstrates appreciation for the provider’s perspective, even when it is different from one’s own
•    Remains focused on the provider’s needs when disagreements or conflicts surface
 

Case Management
•    Completes initial, midpoint, and final assessments with a total of 15 caseload providers using evidence-based tools (FCCERS-3, CLASS, etc.) in line with CHCF and ECEI’s intended outcomes
•    Partners with each caseload provider to create an individualized coaching plan based on a combination of sector best practices, assessment results, and provider self-diagnosed needs
•    Facilitates bimonthly, intensive site visits (2-4 hours each) with each of the 15 providers within caseload (visits will correspond to the provider’s coaching plan, and will center around domains of quality development)
•    Coordinates additional quality improvement services and resources for caseload providers as needed
•    Evaluates provider progress through consistent documentation (case notes, informal assessment, photos, work products, phone calls, visit logs) to be shared with the Coaching Coordinator and Director for ECEI
 

Coaching
•    Bring some content knowledge/formal learning in at least one of ECEI’s four content areas, with the goal of developing expertise in one content area and working knowledge in all four (through a combination of in-office learning and PD)
•    Explains and models the change process consistently
•    Works with providers to set shared SMART goals for program quality improvement
•    Demonstrates a commitment to the concept of shared learning by using strategies that encourage shared decision-making, joint problem-solving, and partnership development
•    Models openness to learning and taking risks
•    Uses active listening and powerful questions to understand the provider’s intent in the context of their values and goals, and to support provider’s self-expression
 

Technical Assistance
•    Provides needed resources to programs within caseload (links, phone numbers, contact information for potential partners, information for additional training, etc.) in alignment with program’s quality improvement goals
•    Supports caseload programs with targeted on-the-spot solutions and support based on the program’s needs
•    Connects caseload providers with grants and other CHCF incentives and supports in alignment with coaching plan and ECEI’s contract deliverables (CCR&R, City’s First Readers, etc.)
 

Group Training and Facilitation
•    Facilitate a minimum of two provider trainings per CHCF fiscal year
•    Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) once a month for two hours
•    Participation in, and/or preparation for, ECEI events: Provider Resource Days and ECEI Annual Conference
•    CHCF inter-agency collaboration, as appropriate and needed
 

Administration
•    Maintenance of files and documentation for all program providers in caseload—includes case notes, follow up, progress monitoring for assigned group of FCC providers
•    Data entry and other reporting as needed by Coaching Coordinator, Director for ECEI, and other stakeholders
•    Team meetings
•    Resource management—contribute to an agency resource list for supporting services for providers
•    Participate in in-house professional development opportunities, keep certifications and credentials up to date
 

Disposition
•    Commitment to co-teaching and co-learning (learning and improvement as reciprocal processes)
•    Aligned with ICF’s Coaching Code of Ethics (https://coachfederation.org/code-of-ethics/) 
•    Believes that providers know what they need and are capable of achieving their goals and our role is to guide them to it
•    Commitment to CHCF values 
•    Aligned professionally with the NYS Coach Competencies
 

Work Schedule/Location

·         Monday—Friday; CHCF Main Office, 450 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473

·         Some weekends required for trainings and events

Salary: $45,000.00

CHCF offers a comprehensive employee benefits package.

CHCF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.