Early Childhood Education Coach

Mile High Early Learning Denver, Colorado, United States

Description:

Salary: $59,446 annually

Posting:
Accepting applications as long as posting is up

Bonus:
Signing bonus eligible, $500

The Education Coach will support and advocate for high quality early childhood experiences within Mile High Early Learning’s centers and community partnership sites. The Education Coach will support the growth and capacity development of staff with a particular focus on teaching staff by providing coaching, training, and professional development. The foundation of the Education Coach’s work will be based on MHEL’s vision and mission, trauma-informed practices, responsive caregiving, and curricular approaches that align with the Head Start Early Learning Framework and the Colorado Early Learning & Development Guidelines.

Work Environment:

Mile High Early Learning is a leading provider of early care and education for children 6 weeks to five years focused on growing great young minds and preparing them for kindergarten and the world using a Montessori inspired curriculum approach.

Consider joining a learning organization that is as focused on growing great teachers and family-oriented professionals as we are on providing a high-quality educational experience for our students and comprehensive services to our families. Mile High Early Learning invests in our staff with ongoing professional development including college courses, certifications, conferences, and workshops. Our professional development programs include semi-annual Child Development Associate certification trainings, annual Inclusive Practice in Early Childhood training, and a Bachelors Residency program.

Mile High Early Learning is seeking candidates who are committed to educational equity and anti-racism, and willing to engage in the hard work it takes to bring positive, impactful change. As an inclusive, learning-centered organization, we embrace innovation, reflection, and assessment to continuously improve.

We are always looking to add thoughtful, energetic, honest, positive, and creative people to our team. Must be an outstanding communicator and rapport builder.

Responsibilities of the Education Coach include:

• Collaborate across content teams to ensure high quality practices are consistently implemented to support children’s learning, development, and well-being in the classroom.
• Apply knowledge of MHEL's curriculum, pedagogical approaches, and quality frameworks – including Montessori Inspired practices, The Creative Curriculum, Pyramid Model, CLASS, Teaching Strategies GOLD, trauma-informed practices, responsive caregiving, and other organizational priorities – to identify areas of focus for coaching, technical assistance, and professional development.
• Utilize Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) as the primary framework for supporting the professional growth and development of teaching staff. Implement and document all components of the PBC cycle, including goal setting, focused observations, and reflection and feedback, to provide individualized, strengths-based, differentiated, and data-informed coaching.
• Collaborate with teachers to establish achievable goals that support the development of effective teaching practices. Utilize The Creative Curriculum, MHEL’s Montessori Inspired curriculum framework, and other early childhood resources to inform coaching priorities, identify professional development needs, and guide coaching strategies and feedback.
• Provide Practice-Based Coaching, technical assistance, and ongoing support to MHEL’s community partner sites to ensure Head Start Program Performance Standards, Colorado child care licensing rules and regulations, and developmentally appropriate…