Quality Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
• At least five years of Early Childhood Education experience.
• At least three years of experience in instructional leadership, professional development, mentoring, coaching, or program support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum implementation, child assessment systems, classroom quality improvement, and school readiness.
• Experience supporting Head Start and/or Early Head Start programs.
• Experience with monitoring, compliance, and quality improvement systems.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of approved curricula and monitor curriculum fidelity, instructional consistency, lesson planning, classroom organization, and alignment with assessment systems and school readiness goals.
• Lead instructional quality improvement efforts, identify trends affecting classroom quality and child outcomes, and recommend improvements to the Education Operations Manager and Center Directors.
• Oversee Practice-Based Coaching across programs, directly supervise the ECE Instructional Coach, maintain coaching documentation, review coaching data, and coordinate additional support for classrooms that need it.
• Coordinate annual professional development planning and facilitate trainings, workshops, communities of practice, learning collaboratives, and instructional learning opportunities for teaching staff.
• Coordinate onboarding and instructional support for new teaching staff, and develop resources to strengthen classroom practice, teacher credentialing, professional growth, and continuous learning.
• Review child outcome, assessment, classroom quality, and instructional data, and support staff in using data to inform instruction and school readiness planning.
• Prepare and maintain educational reports, coaching records, professional development records, technical assistance documentation, observations, monitoring records, and improvement plans.
• Support preparation for and participation in audits, monitoring reviews, site visits, licensing reviews, grant reviews, and other educational compliance activities.
• Provide educational monitoring, curriculum guidance, coaching, and technical assistance to Early Head Start programs operated by the client and through grantee partnerships.
• Conduct or coordinate partner site visits, classroom observations, technical assistance meetings, and reviews of educational data, coaching plans, school readiness outcomes, and implementation practices.
• Maintain a regular presence across program sites and applicable partner sites, including three to four workdays during early program operating hours and at least one workday each week with later-day coverage.
• Collaborate with the Education Operations Manager, Center Directors, Family Services, Compliance, and other departments to support instructional quality, family partnerships, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Represent the Education Department at internal and external meetings as assigned, and participate in special projects, strategic initiatives, grant development, and implementation planning as directed.
• Travel between sites as required to support program locations and operating hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Education Operations Manager.
• Provide functional instructional guidance and technical assistance to teachers, Center Directors, education staff, and partner program personnel.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.