Education CoordinatorBillings, MT • Early Head StartDescriptionEducation CoordinatorEarly Head StartCompetitive Benefits PackageAre you looking for more than a job?AWARE is looking for the right person to join the Early Childhood Services team as an Education Coordinator.If you embrace new ideas with a heart full of energy, we invite you to join a caring, compassionate, and fully engaged team that isn’t afraid to get vulnerable with one another. This position has the unique opportunity to work collaboratively and make an impact on the lives of children in Montana.At AWARE, our strength lies in our culture of care. AWARE’s Unconditional Care Principles inspire the services we provide to each person who comes to us for care and these principles lead how we treat ourselves and our clients; with hope, compassion and focus on the next right step.When you join the AWARE team, you will become part of an organization that has a rich history (over 45 years!) helping Montanans with mental health and/or developmental disabilities. AWARE strives to provide the highest quality of care, every single day. When you join the AWARE team, you will be joining a team that believes that building on strengths is the key to success, that prides itself in taking on and sticking with the hardest challenges, believes we are agents of change, that everything is normal until proven otherwise, and that families are our most important resource.Working for our organization means that regardless of your role, we’ll support you so you can support others. AWARE seeks to provide opportunities for employees to grow professionally through its tuition advancement program, professional development opportunities and in-house trainings.Principal Duties & Responsibilities:Directing and monitoring the planning, organizing, and implementation of classroom education services for children, including child care partnership facilities.Promote the school readiness of children by providing technical assistance, mentoring, and training to education staff.Ensures learning environments and opportunities will assist children with physical, social, cognitive and emotion development.Collect data, maintain documentation, and support compliance in all facets of the Head Start Performance Standards and childcare licensing.This position will require travel depending on assigned community.AWARE empowers its employees to operate under the auspices of AWARE’s Unconditional Care Principles.RequirementsWHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:Three (3) years of employment in a leadership position with a demonstrated knowledge of program planning and implementation practices and cultivating community relationships, including supervisory experience.Head Start/Early Head Start experience preferred.EUCATION REQUIREMENTS:Requires a BS/BA Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field, in addition to direct employment related experience.To learn more please visit www.aware-inc.org.Benefits:AWARE proudly offers an excellent benefits package, uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, professional growth, and achieving financial security.Annual raisesTuition AdvancementHealth InsuranceDental/Vision Insurance·401(k) with company matchLife InsuranceWellness programsGenerous paid time offAWARE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer