Early Care and Education Coach
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, 40598, USA
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Education / Teaching
Child Development/Support -
Child Care/Nanny
Child Development/Support
University of Kentucky
Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status.
Posting DetailsJob Title:
Early Care and Education Coach
Requisition Number: RE52422
Working Title:
Health and Safety Coach
Department Name: 40526:
Interdisciplinary Human Development
Work Location:
Louisville, KY
Grade Level: 43
Salary Range: $/hour
Type of Position:
Staff
Position Time Status:
Full‑Time
Required
Education:
BA
Related
Experience:
2 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification:
None
Physical Requirements:
While there are physical, psychosocial and cognitive requirements of the position, the job duties can be accommodated for essential functions being completed in a variety of ways.
Shift: Monday Friday 8:00-5:00p (40 hours/week). Occasional evenings/weekends.
The Human Development Institute (HDI) at the University of Kentucky is Kentucky's Center on Disability.
HDI is seeking an Early Care and Education Coach to join our team and support the Child Care Aware project.
Child Care Aware of Kentucky is committed to ensuring families have access to safe, affordable, high-quality child care. Our goal is to improve child care quality by offering free technical assistance and training to child care providers and connecting the community to resources and educational materials which support high quality child care.
Located in Louisville, KY and serving the Jefferson Region, this Health and Safety Coach position will:
- Provide individualized, relationship-based technical assistance to licensed early care and education programs with child care regulatory compliance and license deficiencies.
- Assist child care providers in maintaining compliance with Kentucky child care regulations and address any licensing deficiencies identified by the Division of Regulated Child Care.
- Collaborate with regional team and statewide network of ECE Coaches providing technical assistance to ECE providers in the areas of health and safety, quality, professional development, and training.
This position will work from a central office located in Downtown Louisville (as well as home office) and requires significant travel throughout all parts of Louisville for on‑site visits.
Please ensure all attached documents are accessible documents.
QualificationsDoes this position have supervisory responsibilities? No
Preferred Education/
Experience:
Driver's license is preferred.
Final date to receive applications: 12/09/2025
Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents
Optional Documents
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*)
* Please describe your work experience and/or knowledge about Kentucky's regulations for licensed child care providers
(Open Ended Question)
* The Jefferson Team and Child Care Aware of KY are committed to ongoing, meaningful work to explore the issues of belonging within our work community and the communities we serve. We do this through responsive practices with each other, community partners, and the early care and education providers, scholars, and trainers for whom we provide technical assistance. What does it mean for you to have a personal and/or professional commitment to belonging?
How have you demonstrated that commitment in your personal and professional life?
(Open Ended Question)
* The essential functions of this position require a significant amount of travel. Are you able to meet this requirement?
- Yes
- No
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