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Executive Office on Early Learning 12Month State Office Teacher (606437) Position Overview: This role supports Hawaii Department of Education schools offering prekindergarten classrooms across the islands. The teacher provides professional learning, coaching, and resources to improve prekindergarten teachers and educational assistants knowledge, skills, and dispositions, resulting in highquality learning opportunities for children and families. Responsibilities Develop and deliver professional learning experiences focused on teacher roles, child development, quality interactions, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and family engagement. Use evidencebased and adultlearning principles to design learning activities that connect research with classroom practice. Build professional learning communities, guiding teachers to develop relationshipbased learning and support networks. Facilitate access to early childhood resources for staff and administrators, serving as a liaison between schools and the prekindergarten office. Collaborate with the team to set goals, implement program plans, evaluate outcomes, and prepare required reports. Engage in ongoing professional development, collect and analyze data, and participate in action research and collaborative projects to advance the prekindergarten program and the state strategic plan. Travel interisland to support schools, teachers, and professional development opportunities. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Expertise in child development, learning principles, developmentally appropriate practice, curriculum design, formative assessment, data analysis, family engagement, and documentation of childrens play. Proficient coaching/mentoring and teambuilding skills. Excellent oral and written communication; able to present to groups, explain programs, listen actively, paraphrase, ask clarifying questions, and summarize key points. Capacity to work in a fastpaced environment, manage multiple tasks, and collaborate with partners, legislators, and stakeholders. Reliable driving and willingness to travel to schools across the islands. Minimum Qualifications Completion of a State Approved Teachers Education Program (SATEP) to qualify for the teacher position. Masters degree in early childhood education or child development preferred. Minimum six years of experience as an early childhood teacher and experience working with adult learners. For candidates without a completed SATEP, a Hawaii teaching license or Emergency Hire Permit is required upon hire, with a 3year window to complete a valid license through a licensed program. Compensation & Benefits Pay: 12month teachers receive the applicable Bargaining Unit 05 12month salary schedule for a 12month work year. 21 days paid sick leave, 14 days paid vacation, and State/Federal holidays (subject to collective bargaining agreement). Health insurance: State may cover part of premiums for eligible employees enrolled in statesponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans. Group life insurance and a deferred compensation plan for taxsheltered retirement investment. Workers compensation, temporary disability insurance, social security, and the right to union representation (Hawaii State Teachers Association). Other benefits include flexible spending accounts, premiumconversion plans, and a Tax Shelter Annuity program. Equal Opportunity Statement 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, disability, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, National Guard participation, or any other legally protected characteristic. The Department is in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, as well as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. #J-18808-Ljbffr