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Executive Office on Early Learning - (12-Month) State Office Teacher Position ID: 606427 (2025-04670) Location: Hawaii State Department of Education Summary ELSOT Position Description: This position is responsible for providing support to Hawaii Department of Education schools that offer prekindergarten classrooms on their campuses. The role provides professional learning support and assistance that leads to improvements in the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions of prekindergarten teachers and educational assistants to create highquality learning opportunities for children and families. Key Responsibilities Develop and provide professional learning experiences within a specific area of inquiry and related to teacher role, child development, learning, quality interactions, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and family engagement. Use evidencebased practices consistent with the principles of adult learning. Design learning experiences structured to promote connections between research, theory, and practice. Respond to each learners background, experiences, strengths, and needswithin the context of his/her role, professional goals, and school/community cultureto facilitate relationshipbased learning and support professional learning communities. Provide or facilitate access to early childhood professional resources and information for teaching staff based on professional growth plans and teachers inquiry. Provide or facilitate access to early childhood resources and information for administrators upon request. Facilitate communication and coordination between schools and the prekindergarten program office and act as a liaison as needed. Collaborate with the team to establish goals for the prekindergarten professional learning support program, develop implementation plans, and evaluate the program. Coordinate work with colleagues and prepare reports as required. Engage in professional learning related to early childhood education and adult learning to expand knowledge and skill set. Participate in a professional learning community, engaging in collective inquiry and cooperative learning with peers. Participate in action research and work groups or projects with administrators or other early childhood professionals to advance the prekindergarten program, the early childhood state strategic plan, and/or contribute to the early childhood profession. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Child development and learning principles, developmentally appropriate practice, learning progression in content areas, curriculum design, formative assessment, data analysis, application of data to practice, family engagement, observation and documentation of childrens play and work. Coaching/mentoring and team building. Ability to work in a fastpaced environment, handle multiple tasks, and collaborate effectively with team members, legislators, department directors, and stakeholder groups. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including speaking to groups, effective communication of programs, policies, and issues, active listening, and summarizing key points. Ability to drive to and from schools and facilitate interisland travel to support schools, teachers, and professional development. Minimum Qualifications Completed a State Approved Teachers Education Program (SATEP) to qualify for this teacher position. Masters degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in early childhood education or child development (preferred). Minimum six years of experience as an early childhood teacher and experience working with adult learners. Hawaii teaching license or Emergency Hire Permit upon hire; maximum three years to obtain a valid Hawaii teaching license if not yet licensed, with ongoing progress toward licensing requirements. Equal Opportunity The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with TitleIX of the Education Amendments of 1972, TitleVI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with TitleVII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter378, PartI, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Benefits (Summary) 12month teachers compensated according to Bargaining Unit05 12month salary schedule. 21 days paid sick leave, 14 days paid vacation, and state/federal holidays. Health insurance with partial State subsidy. Group life insurance. Premium conversion plan for health insurance. Flexible spending accounts. Retirement plan contributions. Tax shelter annuity options. Deferred compensation program. Temporary disability insurance. Social security contributions. Workers' compensation benefits. Union representation: Hawaii State Teachers Association. #J-18808-Ljbffr