Education Consultant 2-EC

The Louisiana Department of Education Office of Early Childhood Education Strategy team is committed to ensuring all children have access to high-quality early learning experiences that support school readiness and long-term success. This work includes strengthening instructional quality improving educational interactions and expanding access to high-quality care and education across the state.

The Education Consultant 2 position supports the advancement of statewide early childhood priorities through instructional guidance program evaluation and implementation of improvement strategies across early childhood settings including child care centers public pre-K programs and other early learning providers. This role requires strong content knowledge in early learning and development standards curriculum assessment and teacher preparation including support related to the Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate (ECAC).

As part of the Strategy team this position contributes to system-level planning and decision-making by analyzing program performance identifying areas for improvement and supporting the implementation of targeted initiatives. Responsibilities include guiding instructional improvement efforts supporting early childhood systems in meeting statewide expectations. Targeted technical assistance provided by this role will support early childhood settings including child care centers public pre-K programs and family child care providers particularly those requiring additional intervention to strengthen instructional practices and classroom interactions through varied delivery approaches.

• Experience providing coaching technical assistance or professional development to early childhood educators or child care providers
• Strong understanding of early learning and development standards curriculum implementation and classroom assessment tools
• Ability to analyze and use data to identify needs and develop targeted improvement plans
• Experience supporting programs with performance improvement especially those requiring intervention or corrective action
• Familiarity with early childhood licensing health and safety standards and publicly funded program requirements
• Strong communication skills including the ability to deliver clear actionable feedback and build relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to manage a caseload prioritize competing responsibilities and work independently in a field-based role
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to statewide initiatives or projects

Six years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus three years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus three years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus two years of experience in education teaching or administrative services.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

As an Education Consultant 2 you will support early childhood learning systems and advance statewide early childhood this role you will:

• Provide on-site and virtual technical assistance to early childhood sites educators and leaders to improve classroom instruction and interactions
• Provide targeted support to early learning programs to strengthen implementation of early learning standards curriculum and assessment practices.
• Develop and support the implementation of instructional improvement plans based on data observations and identified needs
• Serve as a resource to early childhood providers pre-K programs and school districts statewide to support implementation of instructional improvement strategies.
• Analyze performance data observations and feedback to identify trends and recommend targeted supports
• Connect early childhood systems to relevant training resources and services to strengthen program quality
• Support statewide early childhood initiatives including reviewing applications evaluating programs and contributing to strategic projects
• Monitor implementation of curriculum assessment and improvement strategies to ensure fidelity and effectiveness and provide support for site improvement planning and progress monitoring.
• Communicate key findings challenges and recommendations from the field to internal teams to inform policy and program decisions
• Provide support at early childhood conferences and assist with additional initiatives as needed

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge LA 70804