Early Learning Coach, Education

Early Learning Coach for Education

Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Early Learning Coach for Education to provide differentiated, equity-based coaching and training to teachers and sub-contractor staff in Head Start, Early Head Start, and/or ECEAP programs. Coaching will focus on social emotional learning opportunities, and social emotional curriculum and planning. The Early Learning Coach for Education will use program standards and practices to support high-quality interactions with children, individualized supports for children, assessment, family partnerships and classroom quality improvement.

This position will serve on an interdisciplinary team to provide a child and family-centered, whole-child approach to Early Childhood Education. Use of a practice-based coaching model and the use and interpretation of data will be a regular part of practice to help build teacher/staff capacity and to inform continually improving community early learning outcomes. The Early Learning Coach for Education will also provide differentiated and data-informed coaching support to teaching staff, including training and technical assistance, to facilitate continuous quality improvement of instruction and service delivery using best practices.

Purpose Statement The job of Early Learning Coach Education is done for the purpose of supporting the development of strong early learning services that are racially equitable, and culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate by providing staff development, coaching, and technical assistance in order to enhance school readiness outcomes for children and families in our Early Learning Programs. This job reports to the Program Administrator.

Position open until filled; submit application by best consideration date of 7/5/2026. Interviews are preliminarily scheduled for 7/14/2026 and 7/21/2026.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates and develops relationships with others (e.g. ESD staff, subcontracting partners, community and public agencies, etc.) for the purpose of building resources, expanding program capabilities, and service provision.
• Consults with appropriate internal and external staff about suspected incidences (e.g. child abuse and neglect, significant injuries, contagious diseases, safety issues, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining children/family's personal health, safety, and adhering to appropriate policies/regulations.
• Coordinates program services in designated content area (e.g. education, family support, health, nutrition, disabilities, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring fidelity and quality implementation of early learning services based on a whole child approach and in compliance with established federal, state, and agency regulations/requirements.
• Creates and implements training and coaching plans for the purpose of developing and enhancing required staff competencies.
• Models and coaches site staff on the delivery of culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate comprehensive services through differentiated staff development and onsite/coaching for the purpose of supporting racially equitable early learning best practices and outcomes.
• Organizes and analyzes data, develops, and maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents, files, and records for the purpose of providing required information and/or documentation.
• Participates in workshops, meetings, community events, conferences, etc. for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required information and/or documentation.
• Participates in monitoring activities (e.g. visiting sites, conducting observations, writing reports, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with federal and/or state regulations and requirements and PSESD policies and procedures.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. program assessments/evaluations, work plans, newsletter articles, etc.) for the purpose of training, documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information and sharing best practice.
• Provides data-informed training, coaching, and technical assistance to subcontractors regarding program standards and regulations for designated content areas for the purpose of enhancing program service delivery and implementing best practices.

Other Functions

• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.

Job-Specific Competencies

• Data Gathering, Analysis, and Sharing:
  Collects, examines and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders and sources in a transparent manner that reflects best practices. Shares data in a thoughtful and responsible way in an effort to inform, understand issues, or enable decision making.
• Functional/Technical Subject Matter Expert:
  Possesses required functional/technical knowledge and skills to perform job responsibilities. Demonstrates active interest and ability to maintain level of knowledge and enhance and apply new functional skills.
• Planning, Organization, and…