[Hiring] Great Start to Quality Infant and Toddler Coach @C.O.O.R. Isd

Role Description

The Infant and Toddler Coach is a Quality Improvement Coach who specializes in care for children from birth to age three. The role follows the Great Start to Quality Infant and Toddler Network Model. It combines Practice-Based Coaching with leading regional Infant and Toddler Learning Communities.

• Help educators strengthen responsive, relationship-based caregiving.
• Connect infant and toddler priorities to coaching goals.
• Work across their Resource Center region with the ECIC Infant and Toddler Mentor Coach, Resource Center leadership, and state partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, education, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in early childhood education, quality improvement, coaching, consultation, professional learning, or program administration.
• Specialized knowledge of infant and toddler development, caregiving practices, responsive relationships, continuity of care, and relationship-based care.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice, effective teaching, and continuous quality improvement.
• Familiarity with early literacy, CLASS, developmental screenings, or observation-based quality improvement.
• Experience facilitating groups or learning communities, and delivering professional development.
• Reflective, strengths-based, and culturally responsive approach to coaching adults.
• Clear communication in person, virtually, and in writing, with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong organization to manage a caseload, track participation, and keep accurate records.
• Comfort using technology for documentation, data entry, reporting, and virtual coaching.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned region and attend required trainings, meetings, and mentor coaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead Infant and Toddler Learning Communities.
• Recruit, orient, and engage educators and programs in regional Learning Communities, and facilitate the sessions.
• Deliver Practice-Based Coaching.
• Coach Learning Community members using the MiLEAP-approved framework: shared goals, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.
• Link learning to daily practice.
• Connect Learning Community content to each educator's goals and action plans, and support infant and toddler caregiving in the classroom.
• Guide the quality improvement process.
• Help programs understand infant and toddler quality priorities, prepare for observations, and use results to set goals.
• Provide professional development.
• Deliver or support infant and toddler training, including MiRegistry-approved courses.
• Connect educators to resources.
• Link programs to T.E.A.C.H., ECE Registered Apprenticeships, developmental screening, and other workforce supports.
• Build strong coaching relationships.
• Use strengths-based, culturally responsive approaches, coaching in person and virtually across the region.
• Collaborate with partners.
• Work with the ECIC Infant and Toddler Mentor Coach, supervisors, Resource Center leadership, and state partners to keep the Network Model consistent.
• Keep learning.
• Join Infant and Toddler Network trainings, Communities of Practice, reflective supervision or consultation, and mentor coaching.
• Track, document, and report.
• Record recruitment, participation, and coaching activity, meet Network reporting requirements, and share feedback on regional needs.

Working Conditions

• This is a remote position with regional travel.
• Duties are performed according to COOR safety and health policies.
• Follow COOR ISD policies and procedures regarding mileage reimbursement, travel, technology, purchasing, records retention, confidentiality, and use of organizational equipment and resources.
• Maintain a functional home office space.
• Provide your own reliable internet service for the home office.
• Have reliable transportation for meetings, site visits, and in-person coaching.
• Track time worked on Google Calendar.
• Attend team meetings to stay connected with colleagues.

Terms of Employment

• 200-205 day contract.
• Hourly wage / Salary will be established by the Board of Education.

Evaluation

• Performance on this job will be evaluated annually as required.
• Interviews will be held November 5th in the morning and November 6th in the afternoon.