The early childhood professional learning manager (ECPLM) plays a firsthand role in executing local campus plans made possible by the Transforming Indiana’s Early Childhood Workforce grant from Lilly Endowment. Through the grant, the ECPLM implements Ivy Tech innovation initiatives from the Fort Wayne and Kosciusko County campuses aimed to advance the early childhood profession and increase the early childhood workforce throughout Northeast Indiana. The position is a full-time faculty-level appointment based in the School of Arts, Sciences & Education at the Fort Wayne campus. This is a grant funded position through the Lilly grant. There is no guarantee for continued employment beyond the grant period, which concludes on December 31st, 2027.
Main Responsibilities: Reporting to the grant project director, the ECPLM performs all the essential functions as identified below.
Coordinates a wide range of professional learning activities in keeping with the funder’s priorities, College goals, and local campus project plans:
- Implements approved project plans that attract new entrants into the early childhood workforce and support their success in earning professional credentials and/or academic degrees.
- Contributes to Ivy Tech faculty efforts to engage community stakeholders and interest groups to inform current and future curricular offerings.
- Works in conjunction with the Fort Wayne faculty and Career Link team to map multiple professional development pathways that lead entering participants toward attainment of an early childhood professional credential and/or academic degree.
- Gives seminar presentations, delivers occasional college course lectures, and provides individualized technical assistance to early childhood professionals and advocates.
Fosters the health and continuing growth of the local community of early childhood professionals:
- Engages systematically with training participants, students, and other members for feedback and suggestions to improve professional learning experiences. Implements approved refinements to the 30-month project calendar.
- Serves as the main point of contact for Ivy Tech faculty, workshop presenters and technical experts, vendors and suppliers, and others associated with approved projects.
- Promotes positive relationships through regular communication and service excellence.
- Meets with and advises participants to resolve difficulties or concerns.
Monitors and reports project outcomes:
- Maintains a current and complete in-house repository of participant information, business transaction records, project milestone summaries, media releases, etc.
- Prepares a wide variety of documentation for timely reporting, accurate processing, and compliance with FERPA rules and other regulations.
- Tracks training participant attendance and other data to validate individuals’ completion of continuing education and credentialing requirements.
- Processes survey data to extract valuable insights and inform future programming decisions.
Assists the local campus project director:
- Provides counsel by sharing insights and recommending action to meet and exceed project aims.
- Accompanies or represents the project director at routine meetings, special events and other activities involving key stakeholders.
- Maintains an essential inventory of workshop materials, training resources, meeting supplies, promotional literature, and marketing collateral.
- Prepares program-related news for the Ivy Tech website and other distribution channels.
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet project goals.
Desired Qualifications:
Key competencies, dispositions, and abilities:
- High levels of self-awareness, personal authenticity, and cultural competence.
- A teachable spirit and natural desire to learn.
- Effective written, verbal, platform, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to interpret data and plan strategically.
- Proficiency with Office software (primarily MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), and other applications typically used by educational institutions or training organizations.
- Open to travel for meetings across Allen County and throughout Northeast Indiana.
Benefits
Full-time, benefits eligible position with no enrollment waiting period. Excellent benefit offerings, including:
Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, spouse/child life insurance, long-term disability, short-term disability.
Retirement plan with 10% employer contributions, no match necessary and no waiting period for enrollment, with a 2-year vesting period.
Free Ivy Tech tuition for employee, spouse and dependents up to fifteen (15) credit hours.
For those pursuing higher degrees, Tuition Reimbursement at other institutions.
Eligible employer under the DOL Public Service loan forgiveness program.
Opportunities for Professional Development.
Eligible employer under the DOL Public Service student loan forgiveness program.
Paid time off: faculty release days, sick, volunteer, bereavement.
Benefits-eligible Regular Faculty receive up to three (3) faculty release days during the nine (9) month academic year
We are looking for a candidate who is committed to an environment where team members feel valued, respected and supported. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to a workplace culture that recognizes and appreciates varied perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are seeking someone who is passionate about creating and maintaining a team dynamic that encourages open communication and mutual respect.
Minimum Requirements:
- Master’s degree in early childhood education or closely related field outlined in ASOM credentialing requirements for teaching in the Early Childhood Education department.
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in early childhood education, including teaching, program management, career coaching, and/or technical support.
- Ability to collaborate and build productive alliances across systems (higher education, local schools, health and family support agencies, corporations, etc.)
- Experience that demonstrates the ability to effectively manage large projects with many intricate details.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced credentialing or specialized training in children’s growth and learning, early intervention, healthy family formation, and/or human services administration.
- At least 2 years of staff or instructional experience in a college, corporate training, or professional education setting.
- Working knowledge of policies, regulations and technical supports that affect early childhood program quality in Northeast Indiana.
- Experience in curriculum development, articulation, and accreditation.
Other Requirements:
- Transcripts and/or relevant certifications/licenses required at time of hire
- Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background check
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
