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Req #: 239632

Department: HARING CENTER

Appointing Department Web Address: https://haringcenter.org/professional-development/

Job Location Detail: Haring Center

Posting Date: 10/31/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: 50% of $6,300 - $6,800 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)

Please note that this position has been re-posted. If you have already submitted your application, you need not submit it again, as it has already been received.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Haring Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Temporary Professional Development Education Specialist-Spanish (0.5 FTE) to join their team. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Partner Relationship Management

• Build strong relationships with Partners (e.g., teachers, teaching teams, leaders) by acting a trusted mentor and coach

• Maintain regular communication with Partners

• Work with Partners to identify a support approach, scope of work and proposals (with support from the Haring Center (HC) team), based on Partner’s goals, the Inclusion Framework an evidence based best practices.Educational Specialist responsibilities

• Build relationships with HC Professional Development Team and larger HC community, including the Experimental Education Unit and Research teams.

• Collaborate with the Partner and PD Team and to create Professional Development Plans, including scope, goals, communication cadence and metrics of the professional development to be delivered to Partners.

• Maintain frequent contact with Partner and PD Team to ensure the Professional Development Plan is being followed, progress is being made and adjustments are made if needed.

• Develop and lead professional development trainings on topics related to inclusion and equity in Spanish, in person and virtually.

• Monitor on-going fidelity and quality of the professional development provided on contracts (Fidelity: did we do what we said we were going to do, Quality: was the Partner satisfied and did we make progress on our goals.)

• Review monthly contract hours and deliverable metrics from PDU Operations Manager.

• Provide Project Close-out report with a summary based on: progress on goals, recommendations for future professional development, feedback received from Partner.Contract delivery

• Build relationships with teachers and staff to provide on-site coaching, training, and technical assistance on inclusive and equitable practices based on the professional development plan.

• Create coaching goals and action plans for individual teachers or teaching teams as outlined in the contract and PD Plan.

• Coordinate scheduling coaching visits and meetings with partner sites.

• Provide Practice Based Coaching.

• Facilitate workshops and trainings in Spanish.

• Work with HC PD Team and Partner to monitor PD plan and adjustments.

• Provide deliverables based on contract requirements, including facilitating virtual trainings held in the evenings.Non-contract work

• Develop and/or deliver trainings sponsored by the Haring Center.

• Attend Haring Center Professional Development and Training Team meetings as required.

• Provide documentation based on professional development and HC expectations.

• Follow all HC PD Team policies and procedures for billing and project reviews.

• Support the creation, development and implementation of PDU processes, roles and responsibilities definition and organizational structure changes as needed. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in special education or early childhood education.

• Minimum of 3 years working with children in a group setting. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience as education coach, consultant, mentor and trainer.

• Fluent in Spanish

• Experience in early intervention, early childhood education, special education.

• Experience facilitating virtual trainings.

• STARS certified trainer DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in special education or early childhood education

• Demonstrated ability to work across diverse groups and contribute to an inclusive and equitable community.

• Commitment to solving problems through a reflective lens and with respect to differences and equitable solutions.

• Seek feedback and utilize suggestions to improve performance. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.