Early Childhood Education Support Specialist (Teacher Leader)

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The Early Childhood Education Support Specialist provides targeted instructional coaching, professional mentorship, and skill-development support to early childhood assistant teachers. The primary goal of this role is to build the capacity, confidence, and teaching skills of assistant educators to ensure high-quality care and education across all classrooms. This position bridges the gap between administration and the classroom, offering hands-on guidance in curriculum implementation, classroom management, and professional growth.

• Instructional Coaching & Mentorship: Provide side-by-side coaching, modeling, and mentoring to assistant teachers regarding best practices in early childhood education.
• Skill Development: Guide assistant teachers in developing strong classroom management skills, positive guidance techniques, and effective student engagement strategies.
• Curriculum Support: Assist staff in understanding, planning, and effectively delivering the approved early childhood curriculum and lesson plans.
• Observations & Feedback: Facilitate reflective feedback sessions to help assistant teachers track their professional growth.
• Onboarding & Training: Help design and facilitate targeted orientation, onboarding, and ongoing professional development workshops for incoming and current assistant teaching staff.
• Environment Design: Collaborate with classroom teams to design safe, inclusive, stimulating, and age-appropriate learning environments.
• Compliance Advocacy: Ensure assistant teachers understand and maintain licensing standards, health and safety regulations, and program policies.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education
• Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5 years of successful lead teaching experience in an early childhood setting (PK-2), with demonstrated experience supporting or mentoring peer educators.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of child development milestones, curriculum models, and positive behavior intervention strategies. Excellent interpersonal, active listening, and communication skills.

• Terms of Employment September 2026 through May 2027
• Compensation $1,000 per semester
• The Clay County School System is an equal opportunity employer. Employment opportunities are offered without discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, and retaliation.