Early Childhood Coach - Duluth, MN

Center for Inclusive Child Care•Duluth, MN

12d•$22 - $27

About The Position

The Early Childhood Coach provides culturally sensitive, relationship-based professional development and coaching to early care and education settings, including child care centers and family child care providers throughout Minnesota. The role supports early childhood educators through modeling, goal setting, reflection, resource sharing, and collaborative action planning, with a focus on inclusion, health and safety, and infant and toddler best practices. Coaches help educators structure environments, routines, and interactions that promote positive social-emotional outcomes for children and families. The position also encourages collaboration among families, providers, community programs, and organizations, and connects programs, families, and individuals with Center for Inclusive Child Care resources and community partners. The role is based in the Duluth area and requires up to 50% travel, typically within one or two hours of the employee’s home location, with statewide travel as needed and occasional overnight stays. Remote work flexibility is offered.

Requirements

Five years of experience providing direct service in early childhood education; the posting also describes this as five years of direct care experience in early childhood education.
Three years of experience providing mentoring, coaching, consultation, or technical assistance.
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, or a related field; the education section labels a bachelor’s degree preferred.
Knowledge of Minnesota child care licensing and programmatic requirements in Minnesota’s early care and education system.
Valid Minnesota state driver’s license and vehicle insurance, which must be maintained.
Satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening.
Ability to independently operate a personal vehicle and travel throughout the region and statewide as needed.
English and Spanish language skills are listed.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates, particularly those fluent in Spanish, are encouraged to apply.
People of color are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Provide culturally sensitive, relationship-based professional development and coaching to child care centers and family child care providers throughout Minnesota.
Encourage and support collaboration between families, providers, community programs, and organizations.
Coach early childhood professionals through modeling, goal setting, reflection, and resource sharing, focusing on inclusion, health and safety, and infant and toddler best practices.
Collaborate with early childhood educators to jointly develop and implement action plans that meet ongoing goals.
Help those being coached structure environments, routines, and interactions that contribute to positive social-emotional outcomes for children and families.
Connect programs, families, and individuals to Center for Inclusive Child Care resources and community partners for external support.