Education Coaching Supervisor

Department: Head Start and Children's Services

Employment Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Location: Downtown Boston
- Tremont Street

Compensation: $78,787 / year

The Education Coaching Supervisor drives program quality and children outcomes by providing supervision, mentoring, technical assistance, and training to Education Coaches and in addition to mentoring and training education staff to support school readiness measures and program quality. This role provides on-site coaching, conducts classroom observations, demonstration lessons, and provides feedback to enhance teaching practices and teacher-child interactions ensuring alignment with school readiness goals.

The Education Coaching Supervisor is responsible for promoting the mission of ABCD Head Start & Children’s Services; building an understanding of the program by communicating this mission to staff, families and the community.

This position must comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations, standards and policies, including those of the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Massachusetts disability law (Chapter 766), Local Municipalities, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and ABCD, Inc.

Head Start & Children’s Services policies and procedures.

All ABCD Head Start/Early Head Start and Children’s Services personnel who are paid to care for, or work with, children are MANDATED BY LAW to report all suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 119 §§ 51A – 51G. Any staff member who suspects child abuse or neglect of a child must inform his or her supervisor immediately.

The responsibilities of a particular position may support both Early Head Start and Head Start depending on the individual assignment. The specific corresponding funding allocation will be documented on the personnel payroll authorization or change of status form.

All communications are potentially sensitive and are subject to Head Start's policy on confidentiality.

• Support the recruitment, selection, and onboarding process for Education Coaches; provide ongoing coaching and supervision to ensure high-quality, standardized service delivery.
• Provide and coordinate technical support to staff in implementing all coaching requirements, policies and procedures.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of Education Coaches and help to facilitate their continuing education and training.
• Review coaching documentation and data to monitor quality, identify trends, and inform ongoing support and professional development for Education Coaches.

• Provide ongoing, evidence-based technical support and coaching for educators in areas such as classroom management, individualizing curriculum, and communication using tools such as CLASS, ECERS-R, ITERS, TPOT/TPITOS, and other classroom observation tools as needed.
• Provide technical support to education staff, as assigned, through direct coaching and mentoring to improve instructional practices and classroom quality.
• Facilitate regular feedback meetings utilizing observation data to collaboratively set and track professional development goals to improve the quality of teaching practices.
• Establish and maintain a trustful and confidential relationship with educators.
• Model innovative, high-impact teaching methodologies through demonstration lessons and…