Observer Qualifications
Are you interested in observing with the Environment Rating Scale or CLASS?
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE), Office of Early Childhood is recruiting individuals to join a cadre of early childhood professionals to conduct observations for Step Up to Quality in community child care programs, family child care homes, school district programs, Head Start programs and for Results Matter in public school district early childhood programs.
Tools used for observations will be Environment Rating Scales (ERS) for preschool (ECERS-3), infants and toddlers (ITERS-3) and family child care homes (FCCERS-3) and Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for Pre-K, Toddlers, and Infants.
Qualifications
Observers must meet the following qualifications:
- A minimum of an Associate degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field; a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field is preferred
- At least 2 years of experience in an early childhood education program
- Completion of Introduction to ERS, Practice Using the ERS and Item Analysis training (current within a year) in one or more scales and/or CLASS reliability with Teachstone (current within a year) in one or more age groups
- Ability to demonstrate reliability to Nebraska’s ERS and/or CLASS anchor; experience of at least 1 year as a Nebraska approved observer is preferred
- Successful completion of a Department conducted background check
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal skills and organizational skills
- Ability to travel
- Prior experience using ERS or CLASS is preferred
Please note: The cost to attend training prior to a contract with the NDE is the responsibility of the individual. Training opportunities can be found on the Nebraska Early Childhood Training Calendar.
How to apply
Applicants must submit a Nebraska Early Childhood observer application.
Contact
For additional information, please contact Jenny Fleming:
jenny.fleming@nebraska.gov or 531-530-9028
