Regional Education Quality & Coaching Manager
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 the capacity of adults 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, documentation, and communication; professional learning and assigned project ownership; and cross-functional partnership and leadership conduct.
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.
- Demonstrated understanding of center operations, including staffing and scheduling constraints, classroom ratios, licensing readiness, enrollment, and director responsibilities, and 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.
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 capabilities.
- Lead diagnostic quality-improvement efforts at centers.
- Support curriculum implementation and strong teaching practices.
- Measure, document, and communicate progress and results.
- Lead professional learning and own assigned projects.
- Partner with center and regional operations leaders.
- Use data-informed problem solving, practice-based coaching, and quality-improvement cycles to improve learning experiences.
- Build adults’ capacity to sustain strong daily teaching practices across infant, toddler, preschool, prekindergarten, and, as assigned, school-age settings.
Benefits
- Free childcare
- Car and phone allowances
- Regular bonus potential
- Same-day pay available
- Unlimited growth opportunities
- Health insurance plan choices, including affordable Blue Cross Blue Shield plans
- Dental insurance plan choices
- Vision insurance plan choices
- Other benefits such as AFLAC
- 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
- Paid birthday holiday
- Employee discounts on major brands, including Verizon
- Paid required professional development and trainings
- CDA program tuition support
- Up to 95% tuition funding for CDA, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s programs through the TEACH program; eligible bonuses may increase funding above 100%
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
