Children’s Services Mentor/ Coach

Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County - SANTA ROSA, CA

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES and/or EXPERIENCE:

a.   BA or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education OR

b.   BA degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education with the 12 core units of ECE

 

In addition to A or B:

• Minimum three years teaching experience in a pre-school/ infant/ toddler classrooms
• Valid California Driver's License and a properly insured vehicle for use on the job
• Prior to beginning work, must be able to pass the Community Care Licensing criminal record clearance, must be up to date on immunizations and have a current (within one year) TB clearance and Health Screening Report.

 

In Addition to the above:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of child development and adult learning styles.
• Understanding of the principles of bilingual and multicultural education
• Knowledge of culturally diverse groups and persons from low-income families.
• Coaching and consultation skills.
• Intermediate personal computer skills with word processing and email experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Bilingual, Spanish/English preferred.
• Intermediate skills in reading, analyzing, and interpreting procedures and governmental regulations. 
• Intermediate ability to write reports and correspondence.  Intermediate ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of parents, children and staff.  
• Intermediate ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,     common fractions, and decimals.
• Intermediate ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations with good judgment
• Intermediate ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Highly dependable, takes initiative, has good judgment and is able to function with minimal supervision.
• A sincere interest in the development of all children and in building partnerships with families.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to sit at a desk and sometimes use a computer. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee drives, approximately 25% of the time, to centers, meetings, and trainings as scheduled throughout the year. The employee spends approximately 25% of the time writing and/or keyboarding. 

 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

 

Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and sometimes noisy.

 

 

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that is required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Community Action Partnership (CAP), an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply for our open positions, please apply online OR download and email/mail/fax/drop-off the CAP employment application. Resumes and cover letters are welcome and can be attached to the online application, however they will not be accepted in place of the CAP’s employment application. For Head Start positions, please attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts.

Apply Online: Application for Employment

Email your application: recruiting@capsonoma.org

Mail & Drop-Off: Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County
141 Stony Circle Ste 210
Santa Rosa, California 95401

Fax: (707) 578-2037