Now Hiring: Early Childhood Assessment Specialist
Charlotte Meclenburg Schools
Location: Charlotte, NC 28208
Pay: $18 to $21.00 hourly (non-exempt)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm
Job Type: Seasonal Position / Contract
Job Summary: This position identifies children for the CMS Bright Beginnings Pre-Kindergarten Program through a brief assessment using a comprehensive diagnostic tool. This person will be responsible for identification and recruitment of four-year- old children for participation in the program. This includes identifying English Language Learners for the program. This role will also be responsible for completing all required documentation of student data throughout the entire process.
Essential Duties: (These duties represent a sample and may vary by position.)
- Recruits families for participation in the CMS Bright Beginnings program.
- Assumes the role of liaison between parents and the school system.
- Promotes, enhances, and maintains public relations by facilitating a liaison role between the local school system and parents. Reviews the application process with parents and assists families with additional needs.
- Screens children using a Title I approved screening instrument as well as the Pre-IPT (International Proficiency Test).
- Coordinates with other public Pre-K programs to screen and enroll identified students.
- Participate in appropriate professional groups, committees, and meetings.
- Maintains student data in student information system.
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Requirements:
•. Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education or Child Development
• One year of increasingly responsible professional experience in education, including direct experience with young children and parents or community agencies.
Licensing / Certification Requirements:
Preferred – Birth-Kindergarten or K-3 teaching license
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Knowledge of best practices in the use and administration of educational screening instruments and assessment tools.
- Knowledge of principles of child development.
- Knowledge of Early Childhood development and the ability to effectively use that knowledge to relate to young children.
- Ability to interact professionally with parents and represent the school system effectively in the community.
- Ability to communicate effectively and be able to respond to inquiries and requests for information.
- Ability to interpret, apply, and communicate local policies and procedures, including selection procedures.
- Ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems.
- Expertise in the use of Microsoft Office products and other technologies.
- Analytical skills to collect, manage, and evaluate student data sources.
- Ability to organize, plan, and implement activities.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks with accuracy.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with multiple departments, school staff and community groups.
Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work at times requires crawling, kneeling, bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.
Screening instruments, Diagnostic tools , Bright Beginnings, Pre-K, Student recruitment, Family engagement, Data documentation, Parent liaison