Learning Specialist Jobs in Maryland

INTRODUCTION

The Lourie Center Head Start, Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Early Learning Specialist, who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

The Lourie Center Head Start (LCHS) program is a federally funded, community-based program for low-income families as well as pregnant women with children from birth to five years old. The program serves children with disabilities, children in foster care and families that are homeless.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Early Learning Specialist, you will:

• Model working with children on experiences that advance their words, graphics, logical thought, body language, symbolic languages, fantasy, narratives, play, pretending, friendships, group identities and all similarities and differences that emerge.
• Collaborate with educators, children and families to create inclusive early learning environments and experience plans driven by results from aggregated data.
• Support educator professional development with creation and tracking of Professional Development Plans which include setting shared goals, conducting goal specific focused observations, identifying and registering for professional development trainings and workshops and provision of regular reflective feedback.
• Utilize program selected tools and curriculum to guide work (Classroom Assessment Scoring System; Teaching Strategies Gold; Tools of the Mind; Creative Curriculum, Circle of Security Classroom, Infant Toddler Early Childhood Rating Scale; Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale; Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Classrooms, Inclusive Classroom Profile Environmental Rating Scale etc.)
• Provide classroom support (jumping in where there is a need; impromptu side by side coaching/modeling; “second teacher” when needed etc.)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood, Human Development, or related field
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of five years classroom teaching experience in an early learning setting working with children and families, birth - five years old. Knowledge of emergent curricula
• Experience with presentations and training for adult learners
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

WORK SCHEDULE

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week
• Typical Daily Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
• Shift Type: Day
• Weekend Requirements: None
• Holiday Requirements: Follow company holiday calendar

PAY RANGE

$55,982.75 - $81,182.40

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

COMPENSATION

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 VACCINATION

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

TOBACCO AND DRUG STATEMENT

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.