Coach Mentor Contractor (Remote)
About The Position
The Coach Mentor supports the professional growth and development of early childhood instructional coaches through individualized mentoring, professional learning, and engagement within Teaching Strategies Coach Membership. The role provides guidance in instructional coaching, Teaching Strategies products and resources, and early childhood education best practices to help coaches strengthen their practice and support educators in delivering high-quality teaching and learning experiences. The Coach Mentor conducts one-on-one mentoring, small-group discussions, live virtual professional learning, and community engagement. The position collaborates with education, professional development, and product teams to deliver responsive membership experiences and serves as an ambassador of Teaching Strategies' mission. This is a fully remote contract role in the Learning and Implementation department. Experience with Teaching Strategies products and/or solutions is specifically required.
Requirements
- Experience with Teaching Strategies products and resources, including curriculum, assessment, and professional development solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of early childhood education, developmentally appropriate practices, and effective instructional coaching approaches.
- Knowledge of coaching to fidelity, including use of fidelity tools and reflective practices.
- Understanding of adult learning principles and experience facilitating professional learning for educators and educational leaders.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and relationship-building skills, including engaging diverse adult learners in virtual environments.
- Ability to assess member needs, manage multiple priorities, and work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience using data, feedback, and performance metrics to support continuous improvement.
- Strong organizational, project management, and technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Three years of experience in instructional coaching, educational coaching, or a similar educational leadership role.
- Spanish-language proficiency, particularly the ability to support Spanish-speaking educators; bilingual proficiency is not required.
Responsibilities
- Build professional relationships with coaches and educational leaders and provide individualized support aligned with their goals and implementation needs.
- Conduct mentoring conversations that promote reflection, identify strengths and needs, and support actionable coaching goals.
- Apply effective coaching principles to strengthen instructional coaching practices and educators' capacity for continuous improvement.
- Guide coaches in using Teaching Strategies products, resources, and fidelity tools.
- Develop and deliver professional learning grounded in current research, early childhood best practices, instructional coaching, and adult learning principles.
- Facilitate live virtual learning, including small groups, professional learning cohorts, Live Virtual Classes, and other Coach Membership programming.
- Create collaborative learning environments that encourage reflection, professional dialogue, problem-solving, and application of new skills.
- Set clear learning objectives and adapt facilitation strategies to participants' diverse needs, experience levels, and learning goals.
- Foster an active professional learning community through discussion, collaborative problem-solving, and responsive member support.
- Develop content, coaching tools, and resources for discussion forums, professional learning communities, and membership programming.
- Collaborate with internal teams to improve member experiences and support implementation of Teaching Strategies solutions.
- Research emerging trends and share insights from member interactions, participation data, and feedback to inform programming and continuous improvement.
