TRS Mentor (Child Care)

Location: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States; regional travel within and outside the 11-county service area is required. The role provides face-to-face and remote coaching, but requires travel to provider locations, meetings, classes, and workshops.

Company

hirify.global provides workforce development services through demand-driven workforce solutions, career centers, and community and partner sites.

What you will do

• Provide face-to-face and remote coaching and mentoring to Early Learning Programs, classroom teachers, administrators, and child care providers.
• Guide providers in attaining or maintaining Texas Rising Star certification and develop and implement Continuous Quality Improvement Plans.
• Prepare provider contractual agreements, explain contract terms, maintain provider case files, and complete accurate documentation and data entry.
• Coordinate professional development, workshops, training activities, consultations, and follow-up evaluations for early childhood staff.
• Collaborate with administrators, teachers, agencies, and other partners to use child data, improve instructional practices, and support quality of care.
• Maintain provider caseloads, implement corrective action plans and sanctions, promote the Texas Rising Star program, and develop inclusion plans for children with disabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education, or family consumer science.
• At least one year of full-time early childhood classroom experience in a child care facility, Early Head Start, Head Start, or a prekindergarten through third-grade school program.
• Experience with social services skills relating to parents, children, and providers in the child care industry.
• Willingness to take and pass Texas Rising Star Mentor certification; failure to pass certification results in termination.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly, maintain accurate records, organize monitoring and tracking systems, balance duties, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively in correct business English.
• Ability and desire to work with diverse groups, including low-income individuals, and relate to children, parents, caregivers, providers, teachers, and classroom staff.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices for young children and ability to coordinate adult training in early childhood.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, use Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Suite, and operate standard office equipment.
• Must pass a drug/alcohol test and comply with the Drug Free agency policy. Must be at least 25 to operate a company vehicle, unless the age requirement is waived based on a satisfactory motor vehicle report.
• Must have reliable self-transportation, a valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s permit of the appropriate classification and endorsement, a satisfactory motor vehicle report, and the minimum required insurability.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, drive or ride in a bus or van, lift or move up to 25 pounds occasionally, adapt to weather and moderate office noise, manage stress, and work flexible schedules.
• Normal to heavy travel is required to provider locations and to meetings, classes, workshops, training, and conferences, including travel by air as needed.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of child care licensing standards and the needs of young children.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with extensive learning opportunities and networking programs.
• Participation in job-related in-service training, conferences, and workshops.
• Work may be performed from home under extraordinary circumstances established by management.
• Flexible work schedules may include evening or weekend work as needed.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations are provided throughout the application and hiring process.