Alliance for Kids
OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

ALLIANCE FOR KIDS: The El Paso County Early Childhood Council designed to work collaboratively on a high quality early childhood system focusing on Early Care & Education, Health, Mental Health and Family Support. 

 EMPLOYING AGENCY:     Joint Initiatives for Youth & Families

 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:  Responsible for working to increase the level of post-secondary education throughout the Early Care & Education (ECE) provider community and coordinating other ECE training offered in El Paso County.  Functions as a liaison between the Alliance for Kids’ Office of Professional Development and Pikes Peak Community College, as well as other accredited institutions of higher learning.  Serves as a mentor to participants in the program.  Directs efforts to increase formal educational opportunities and supports for the existing licensed providers, in order to maintain existing licensed childcare availability.

 RESPONSIBLE TO:  Alliance for Kids’ Personnel Committee (Council Coordinator, Alliance Co-Chairs, and employing agency).

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood, education, public administration, communications, or a related field from an accredited College or University is required.
• Must demonstrate the following qualities:  self-motivated, self-directed, able to make good judgments, creative, reliable, and dependable.
• Strong leadership ability and unquestionable professional ethics.
• Excellent skills in communication, interpersonal relations, time management, and demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision in demanding conditions.
• Sincere interest in working with early childhood educators and the early childhood community.
• Must have reliable transportation and automobile insurance.
• Must present a professional demeanor in behavior and dress.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a mentor to early childhood providers in need of higher education.
• Coordinates early childhood courses and training throughout El Paso County.
• Develops and maintains positive professional relationships with key staff at Pikes Peak Community College and regularly communicates with those staff.
• Develops and implements a plan to market the available ECE courses and training within the provider community.
• Conducts needs surveys for ECE courses and other early childhood training throughout the county.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining an up-to-date calendar of ECE courses and training in collaboration with Child Car Connections (local resource and referral agency), posted on Child Care Connections website and linked to the Alliance website.
• Interconnects and enhances existing ECE resource libraries into a county-wide ECE resource materials system.
• Facilitates access to available resource materials.
• Builds and maintains a database to monitor the effective use of the overall program.
•  Follows established protocols for data collection and is responsible for keeping data current.
• Identifies and mentors Early Childhood professionals on available tuition sources.
• Coordinates the access and distribution of tuition funds.
• Establishes and oversees protocols for sharing information among all Office of Professional Development partners.
• Supports Alliance for Kids activities in the absence of the Council Coordinator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Base Salary: $35,000-$40,000.  This position is dependent on continued grant funding.  

Send Resume and Cover Letter to:
Mr. Scott Young, Coordinator
Alliance for Kids
2340 Robinson Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
E-mail: [email protected]