Instructional Coach

Bright Horizons • Georgetown, KY

13d • $56,000 - $57,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Bright Horizons is hiring an Early Childhood Instructional Coach to support teachers with resources, guidance, and professional development. The coach uses expertise in child development and early education to motivate and help the teaching team succeed. This role includes center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services in accordance with Bright Horizons policies and applicable laws and regulations, while ensuring the safety of children in the center’s care.

The position is in person in the Georgetown, Kentucky area and works Monday through Friday, 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM (second shift). The annual salary range is $56,000–$57,000. The role combines office, computer, and phone-based work with supervision throughout the center, interactions with families and prospective families, and occasional brief periods serving as a supervising caregiver, such as covering breaks or unscheduled absences. Employees must comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.

Requirements

• Pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
• CDA with an educational plan to complete an associate degree.
• At least three years of professional teaching experience in a high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool setting.
• Comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.
• Ability to perform the role’s varied duties, including office/computer/phone work, in-person supervision throughout the center, family interactions, and occasional brief caregiver coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or higher in early childhood education, child development, or a related field.
• Experience working in a NAEYC-accredited center.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in implementing high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with Bright Horizons’ philosophy and anti-bias education.
• Serve as a curriculum expert and use educational quality tools to assess and enhance program implementation.
• Partner and communicate effectively with families.
• Mentor new teachers and serve as a role model for the teaching team.
• Fulfill mandated reporter requirements, including reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate State agency, informing the director, and ensuring teaching staff know about this requirement.
• Provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services in accordance with company policies, procedures, guidance, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Help ensure the safety of children in the center’s care; temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver when needed, such as to cover breaks or unscheduled absences.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave, and parental bonding leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools.
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program.
• Caregiving support and resources for children and adults in the employee’s family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree