Regional Education Quality & Coaching Manager
About The Position
The Regional Education Quality & Coaching Manager is a field-based instructional leader serving the Greenville region. The position develops Education Coaches, partners with center and regional operations leaders, and leads measurable improvements in early childhood learning experiences. Through data-informed problem solving, practice-based coaching, professional learning, and quality-improvement cycles, the manager builds adults’ capacity to sustain strong daily teaching practices for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, prekindergarten students, and, as assigned, school-age children. The role leads coach capability development, center diagnostic quality improvement, curriculum and teaching practice, measurement and documentation, professional learning, assigned projects, and cross-functional partnerships. The Sunshine House describes its work as supporting high-quality early education and childcare for children from six weeks to 12 years old.
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.
- Attributes include being 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 and coach Education Coaches and build their professional capabilities.
- Lead center diagnostic quality-improvement efforts.
- Support curriculum implementation and strong teaching practices.
- Use data to measure progress, document findings, and communicate results.
- Lead professional learning and own assigned projects.
- Partner with center and regional operations leaders across functions.
- Use quality-improvement cycles and action plans to promote sustained improvement in early learning experiences.
Benefits
- Free childcare.
- Car and phone allowances.
- Regular bonus potential.
- Same-day pay available.
- Unlimited growth opportunities.
- Health, dental, vision, and other benefit choices, including 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 additional time off based on tenure.
- Seven paid holidays, including a paid birthday holiday.
- Monday–Friday schedule.
- Employee discounts on major brands such as Verizon.
- Required professional development and trainings are paid.
- CDA program tuition support and TEACH program support, including up to 95% free tuition for CDA, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s programs; eligible bonuses may increase funding to over 100%.
- Tuition reimbursement may support advancement and increase pay.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
