Non-exempt Casual – CLASS Ambassador

About the position

Responsibilities
• Attend trainings and become a reliable observer on the CLASS tool.
• Conduct on-site observations in various early care and education programs based on the observational visit protocol.
• Work with CEED’s observational tool expert to establish and maintain required reliability.
• Document and record data from observation and enter it into the DEVELOP system.
• Write feedback reports in English as well as Spanish, Somali, or Hmong.
• Maintain trainer status in Develop needed to conduct assigned Develop events.
• Confirm observation visit schedule with early childhood programs.
• Travel to early care and education programs.
• Conduct Pre-K CLASS Awareness and Overview Trainings.
• Communicate with project coordinator to transmit data and reports, receive technical assistance, report any feedback from the observations, and handle any administrative tasks related to the observation.

Requirements
• High School Diploma.
• 2 years of experience in early childhood care and education settings.
• Proficiency in a language other than English, specifically Somali, Hmong, or Spanish.
• Competent English skills; strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong observational skills; detail-oriented; competence in everyday computer skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people from a variety of communities, backgrounds, and identities.
• Ability to maintain data confidentiality.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Minnesota to perform on-site observations or trainings.
• Ability to move around and be in early childhood environments unobtrusively, independently, and with agility.
• Ability to conduct self in a professional manner; prompt, can complete duties in a timely and responsible manner; works well under pressure and can follow appropriate channels of response.

Nice-to-haves
• Associate degree (AA) or higher in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Child Psychology, or a closely related field.
• More than 2 years of experience in early care and education settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, primarily Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Benefits
• Flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities served.