Partner Coach

Foothill Family•El Monte, CA

7d•$27 - $37

About The Position

The Partner Coach provides individualized coaching, monitoring, and support to contracted center-based and family childcare partners in the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (EHS CCP) program. The role builds collaborative relationships with partners, assesses their needs, develops and implements coaching plans, and supports the delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality early childhood education. The Partner Coach helps partners meet contractual and regulatory requirements while strengthening their capacity to improve child outcomes, promote school readiness, and engage families. The position uses observations, monitoring tools, documentation, and child outcomes to assess partner skills, capacity, and program quality. It provides practice-based coaching, on-site observation and feedback, reflective practice, modeling, training, and technical assistance. The Partner Coach monitors health and safety, compliance, documentation, and progress toward quality improvement goals, coordinating corrective action and support as needed. The role collaborates with EHS CCP team members and other agency staff, participates in recruitment efforts, and represents the Agency in interactions with clients, staff, and partners. It involves driving three to five days per week for site visits, trainings, and monitoring, as well as meetings throughout Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. The position provides services to or comes into contact with minors and involves services related to the administration of public funds or benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or a related field.
Three to five years of experience providing child development services, adult education, and coaching.
Ability to work some weekends or evenings as needed.
Knowledge of early childhood development for infants and toddlers.
Sound organizational and time management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work well with others in a team setting.
Ability to represent the Agency effectively in the community.
Demonstrated competency and respect for children’s and families’ backgrounds.
Must not appear on applicable federal, state, or other sanctions, exclusion, or debarment lists that would prohibit or restrict employment with an agency receiving federal or state health care funding.
Ability to drive regularly throughout Los Angeles County.
Valid California Driver’s License and insurability under the Agency’s auto liability policy, including at least two years of driving experience, and maintenance of California-required auto insurance liability limits.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Bilingual English/Spanish or Cantonese.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain supportive, collaborative relationships with assigned Childcare Partners that build trust and promote continuous quality improvement.
Coach partners on positive relationships with families and parent engagement, communication, participation, and attendance.
Use observations, monitoring tools, documentation, and child outcomes to assess partner skills, knowledge, capacity, and program quality.
Identify strengths, areas for growth, and compliance risks, including scanning environments for appropriate supervision, ratios, and safety.
Develop and implement individualized practice-based coaching based on assessment findings and quality assurance data.
Establish measurable goals with partners and adjust coaching strategies based on progress and need.
Conduct at least one announced and one unannounced partner site visit per month, increasing support as needed.
Provide on-site coaching through observation, feedback, reflective practice, modeling, and skill-building.
Facilitate or coordinate training and professional development for teaching practices and program operations.
Coach partners in developmentally appropriate practices, responsive teacher-child interactions, and engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments.
Support comprehensive education and child development services aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and school readiness goals.
Support education services from program entry through transition, including screenings, assessments, lesson planning, individualization, and transitions.
Review partner documentation, including lesson plans, assessments, health and safety checklists, home visits, and parent conferences, and provide feedback, training, and technical assistance.
Ensure teaching practices and individualization are data-driven, developmentally appropriate, inclusive of children with suspected or identified disabilities, and informed by school readiness goals.
Monitor compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, Community Care Licensing requirements, partner contract deliverables, and Agency policies and procedures.
Conduct ongoing health and safety monitoring, identify risks, and ensure immediate corrective action when needed.
Follow Agency protocols for risk assessment and on-site support regarding significant or unusual child health and safety incidents, including required reporting timelines.
Work with Environmental Health and Safety staff on quality improvement plans and preventative practices.
Monitor partner progress toward goals, compliance, and quality improvement, and adjust support strategies to promote sustained improvement.
Complete Quality Improvement Plans with partners when non-compliance is identified and ensure corrective actions are completed within established timelines.
Connect partners with training and technical assistance to sustain improvements.
Complete site visit reports, monthly reports, and other required documentation accurately and on time.
Document communication, follow-up, and collaboration with Childcare Partners and EHS CCP team members.
Collaborate with EHS CCP service area team members to coordinate communication and integrated service delivery.
Participate in recruitment efforts to maintain a waitlist of eligible children.
Attend and participate in supervision, team meetings, trainings, and professional development activities.
Drive three to five days per week for site visits, trainings, and monitoring activities, and attend meetings throughout Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.
Represent the Agency effectively in interactions with clients, staff, and partners.
Demonstrate cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity toward the service population and respect for children’s and families’ backgrounds.
Work safely, follow HIPAA-related policies and legal mandates for client files, and support Agency performance quality improvement goals.
Maintain punctuality and reliable attendance, and perform other duties as assigned.