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*Up to $3,000 Sign On Bonus May Be Available*
Enjoy Industry Leading Benefits:
- Generous paid vacation and extended sick leave, and holidays.
- Free and discounted transportation options to get around Aspen and the Valley.
- Professional development and learning opportunities, including a tuition reimbursement program.
- Health and wellbeing options that include Medical, Dental, Vision, robust and accessible employee assistance program, and nationally recognized wellbeing platform.
- Monetary bonuses for healthy lifestyle choices and to use towards other personal needs.
- Plan for your future with competitive employer contributions to a 401a retirement plans and Social Security, in addition to an individual 457b retirement plan and Roth IRA option. Have peace of mind with life and disability insurance.
The City of Aspen is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Title: Quality Improvement Administrator
Department: Kids First
Classification: Non-Exempt
Hiring Range: $32.96/hour - $37.08/hour
[Salary Range: $32.96/hour - $49.44/hour]
Position Summary: Provides certified assessments, coaching, training and coordinates professional development opportunities for directors and early childhood education staff, consistent with the organization's values and mission statement.
Supervision Exercised and Received: Position works under the general supervision of the Kids First Co-Manager of Programming.
Essential Job Functions:
Assessment and Coaching
- The coach supports early education programs and families in the community by building strong relationships with the program directors, staff and families, and establishing and maintaining connections and systems that actively promote quality improvement.
- The major purpose of this position is to teach early childhood executive directors and staff essential skills to provide a quality experience for young children and for those skills to increase teacher job satisfaction.
- The Coach will develop a learning-focused relationship with assigned directors and early childhood education staff to improve program outcomes by promoting program quality through:
- Individual or group consulting, collaborating, and coaching, and group training.
- Focused childcare leadership and business management coaching for childcare directors.
- Using current research-based information on instructional leadership and early childhood instructional practices,
- Using a Continuous Quality Improvement process to assist the providers in developing, implementing, and tracking progress on a detailed Quality Improvement Plan based on a program's Colorado Shines Rating and/or other program data. - Uses research based, valid, and reliable quality assessment tools to identify program strengths and areas for improvement.
- Analyzes assessment report data and acts as a coach with directors and educators to create their individual and program wide quality improvement plans.
- Disseminates information on professional development opportunities to early childhood educators.
Training
- Completes and maintains all required trainings to maintain Early Childhood Teacher Credential 2.0 and Colorado Coaching Credential within designated timeframe. Co-creates and follows professional development plan to maintain credentials. Supports the training and mentoring of the Intern.
- Provides training in quality assessment tools used by early childhood education program site coaches. Plans and delivers professional development trainings when needed.
- Coaches licensed childcare classrooms to implement quality improvement (based on Colorado Shines, NAEYC Accreditation, and other quality improvement plans).
- Disseminates training information and promotes Kids First services and programs.
Administrative
- Helps maintain, promote, and provide access to childcare resources through Kids First.
- Maintains accurate records that indicate success of specific programs. Coordinates early childhood education program assessment and quality improvement programming.
City Organizational Values
Core Competencies Displays the following key competencies in the overall job performance to include knowledge, skills, and abilities:
*Service: Provides service with excellence, humility, integrity, and respect in daily work, builds trust by listening, treats people with respect, acknowledges opportunities for improvement, and follows through with commitments.
*Partnership: Actively creates strong, supportive internal and external relationships to attain a common goal and achieve greater impact together.
*Stewardship: Balances social, environmental, and financial responsibilities, evaluating the impact of decision making on a thriving future for all.
*Innovation: Develops technical expertise to pursue new ideas and creative outcomes, grounded in Aspen's unique culture, opportunities, and challenges.
*Communication: Knowledge of effective and appropriate communication. Ability to use knowledge effectively in various contexts which may require oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication.
*Interpersonal: Works to develop strength in interpersonal skills. Has the ability to work well with diverse groups of people, both inside and outside the organization.
*Technology: Demonstrates technology skills sufficient for the nature and level of position. Demonstrates a willingness to learn new technologies and transition job duties accordingly to support technological advances and innovation.
*Coaching: Ability to understand and explicitly align requirements of the specific coaching initiative with the needs and expectations of the coachee. Ability to create a safe, supportive environment that produces ongoing mutual respect and trust. Ability to be present and in relationship with the coachee in the moment, employing a style that is open, flexible, and confident.
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field.
Experience:
- Two years of increasingly responsible experience in Early Childhood teaching, directing or program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Technical Knowledge:
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook (Email). Must have a basic understanding of computers and online computer-based technology applications, which includes accessing web-based platforms.
Licenses & Certifications:
- Must hold current certifications in CPR, First Aid, standard precautions within 60 days of start date.
- Must possess or be capable of earning within a designated period some of the following qualifications to be co-determined by employee and supervisor:
- EQIT Trainer certificate
- Pyramid Plus Coaching credential
- ECERS and ITERS certifications, DECA training
- CLASS coaching credential for preschool, toddlers, infants
- Must meet the state requirements for a coaching credential within one year of start date. - Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License or be able to obtain one within 30 days of start date.
Preferred Candidate: Current CPR-First Aid. Director Qualified by Colorado Division of Childcare. Fluent in Spanish.
NOTE: Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required abilities, knowledge, and skills as determined by the City of Aspen may be substituted for the requirements above.
NOTE: This position requires a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.
Position Type and Work Hours:
*Regular full time, hours may vary with workload.
*Evenings/Weekends may occasionally be required depending on department needs and special projects.
Work Environment:
*Indoors: Classroom and office environment at the Kids First office and childcare facilities.
*Outdoors/Off-Site: Playgrounds at and near recreation facilities. Meetings, trainings, and conferences at a variety of city facilities and areas.
Physical Demands:
Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
Carrying: transporting or moving an object.
Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects.
Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means.
Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
Lifting: Moving objects weighing no more than 10 pounds from one level to another.
Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice
City of Aspen
32.96 - 49.44
sick time, extended sick time, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan
Sep 21, 2025