Regional Education Quality & Coaching Manager

Sunshine House•Columbia, SC

6d•$57,000 - $64,000

About The Position

The Regional Education Quality & Coaching Manager is a field-based instructional leader who develops Education Coaches, partners with center and regional operations leaders, and leads measurable improvement in early childhood learning experiences. Through data-informed problem solving, practice-based coaching, professional learning, and quality-improvement cycles, this position builds adults’ capacity to sustain strong daily teaching practices for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, prekindergarten students, and, as assigned, school-age children. The role includes coaching management and capability development, center diagnostic quality-improvement leadership, curriculum and teaching practice, measurement and communication, professional learning, assigned project ownership, and cross-functional partnership. The position requires travel and driving, subject to applicable law and reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Administration, or a closely related field, with demonstrated early childhood content expertise.
At least five years of progressively responsible experience in licensed early care and education, including substantial classroom instructional experience and at least two years leading, managing, or formally coaching adults.
Understanding of center operations, including staffing and scheduling constraints, classroom ratios, licensing readiness, enrollment, and director responsibilities, as well as effective practice for birth through age five.
Evidence of leading a multi-step improvement effort, using data to inform decisions, and monitoring completion of an action plan.
Ability to conduct objective observations, facilitate professional learning, provide constructive coaching, manage multiple deadlines, and use common digital productivity and data tools.
Ability to meet required background screening, travel, driving, and other job-related conditions consistent with applicable law and reasonable accommodation.
Evidence-seeking, coachable, empathetic and candid, accountable, tactful in operations partnerships, self-directed, organized, adaptable, grounded in developmentally appropriate practice, and able to teach others to solve problems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Multi-site early childhood leadership experience.
Director or assistant director experience.
Previous formal supervision of coaches or managers.
Experience with Creative Curriculum, Brain Connect, or comparable curriculum; ERS, CLASS, state QRIS systems, and reflective or practice-based coaching.
Experience with dashboard design, data cleaning, coaching logs, project management, and evaluation of training transfer.
Experience across infant/toddler and preschool/pre-K settings, and school-age settings where relevant.

Responsibilities

Develop Education Coaches and build their coaching and leadership capability.
Lead diagnostic quality-improvement efforts at centers.
Support curriculum implementation and strong teaching practices.
Use measurement, documentation, and communication to monitor quality and improvement.
Lead professional learning and own assigned projects.
Partner cross-functionally with center and regional operations leaders.
Use data-informed problem solving, practice-based coaching, and quality-improvement cycles to strengthen learning experiences.

Benefits

Free childcare.
Regular bonus potential.
Same-day pay available.
Unlimited growth opportunities.
Choices of health, dental, vision, and other benefits such as AFLAC.
Affordable Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.
Company-paid life insurance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Employee wellness program.
Paid time off accruing from day one, with increasing accrual based on tenure.
Seven paid holidays.
Paid birthday holiday.
Employee discounts on major brands such as Verizon.
Paid required professional development and training.
CDA program support and up to 95% tuition funding for CDA, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s programs through the TEACH program; eligible bonuses may increase funding to over 100%.
Car and phone allowances.