Early Childhood Coach - Rochester, MN

Center for Inclusive Child Care•Rochester, MN

About The Position

The Center for Inclusive Child Care is hiring a part-time Early Childhood Coach in the Rochester, Minnesota area. The role provides culturally sensitive, relationship-based professional development and coaching to early care and education settings across Minnesota, including child care centers and family child care providers. Coaches support educators in building skills and confidence, with a focus on inclusion, health and safety, and infant and toddler best practices. The position 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. The employee must be able to operate their own vehicle and travel independently.

Requirements

Five years of experience providing direct service or direct care 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; a bachelor’s degree is also listed as preferred.
Knowledge of Minnesota child care licensing and programmatic requirements in the state’s early care and education system.
Valid Minnesota driver’s license and vehicle insurance, which must be maintained.
Satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening.
Ability to operate a personal vehicle independently and travel throughout the region and statewide as needed.
English and Spanish language skills are listed.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability, particularly fluency in Spanish.
Experience or interest in supporting early childhood educators and helping them grow.

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 among 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.
Work collaboratively with early childhood educators to develop and implement action plans that meet ongoing goals.
Help educators structure environments, routines, and interactions that support positive social-emotional outcomes for children and families.
Connect programs, families, and individuals with Center for Inclusive Child Care resources and community partners for external support.