Quality Improvement Coach

Saginaw Intermediate School District•Saginaw, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality Improvement Coach supports early childhood educators and programs participating in Great Start to Quality through individualized, relationship-based coaching designed to strengthen effective teaching practices, including early literacy, and support continuous quality improvement. As a Licensed-Exempt Provider Pre-Service Training (LEPPT) Trainer & Coach, this position may also provide statewide training and coaching to License-Exempt Providers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, education, or a related field.
Three to five years of relevant experience in early childhood education, coaching, consultation, professional learning, program quality improvement, program administration, or a related area.
Knowledge of early childhood development, developmentally appropriate practices, effective teaching practices, and continuous quality improvement.
Knowledge of or experience with early literacy, CLASS, developmental screening, observation-based quality improvement, or related initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with educators, program leaders, and early childhood professionals.
Ability to use reflective, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and relationship-based approaches when working with adult learners.
Strong communication, organization, documentation, and technology skills.
Ability to travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and participate in required regional and statewide professional learning.

Nice To Haves

Build trusting and collaborative professional relationships.
Facilitate reflection, goal setting, and problem-solving.
Use observation and feedback to support changes in practice.
Apply adult learning principles in coaching relationships.
Communicate effectively with diverse individuals and communities.
Manage an ongoing coaching caseload and maintain timely documentation.
Work independently while contributing to a regional and statewide team.
Demonstrate flexibility, professionalism, cultural responsiveness, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Responsibilities

Support early childhood programs and educators in understanding and navigating the Great Start to Quality quality improvement process.
Provide individualized Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) using shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.
Build trusting, respectful, strengths-based relationships with educators and program leaders.
Help educators identify strengths, establish goals, implement effective teaching practices, and monitor progress.
Support early literacy, developmental screening, and other quality improvement practices and resources.
Provide coaching through in-person visits, virtual meetings, and other responsive communication methods.
Maintain accurate documentation of coaching activities, goals, observations, progress, and outcomes using required systems, including MiRegistry.
Collaborate with Resource Center staff, ECIC, MiLEAP, licensing, early childhood mental health, GSRP, Head Start, workforce partners, and other community partners.
Participate in required professional learning, mentor coaching, Communities of Practice, peer learning opportunities, and statewide initiatives.
Travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and work within early childhood program settings.
Maintain confidentiality and protect the accuracy and security of program, educator, child, and family information.
Contribute to continuous quality improvement of Great Start to Quality coaching and quality improvement services.