About This Role
This role focuses on coaching and mentoring teachers in early childhood education to ensure the health and safety of children. The Instructional Coach reports to the Education Coordinator and operates under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for independent judgment and initiative.
Responsibilities
- Observe, model, and coach developmentally effective early childhood instructional techniques and practices in the classroom according to a strategic coaching plan
- Conduct formal, written classroom observations based on a research-based coaching model to improve and accelerate teacher performance
- Serve as an instructional leader by providing guidance, support, and suggestions to classroom staff through coaching, using an individual professional development plan focused on staff's interests, needs, and abilities
- Coordinate and collaborate with Instructional Coaches to identify teachers who need intensive support
- Provide intensive support to identified HS teachers according to the coaching strategic plan
- Conduct regular reflective conversations with classroom staff
- Assist classroom staff with setting and achieving their goals, as well as school readiness goals, curricula goals, and program goals
- Monitor and support the implementation of curriculum to ensure classroom environments and appropriate activities that include all Early Childhood Education content areas: individual development, social development, emotional development, cognitive skills, language skills, and physical skills
- Identify training and professional needs of staff and participate in the individual training plan for staff development to support Teacher Effectiveness
- Facilitate trainings as needed
- Ensure ongoing communication with the Education Coordinator, Center Director, Coordinators, and other relevant staff regarding coaching practices for assigned teachers
- Oversee curriculum and program quality for the program
- Serve as information liaison between Teachers, Management, Disabilities, Mental Health, Health, Nutrition, and Family Support
- Attend meetings and collaborate with the Instructional Coaching Team and Center Staff
- Complete documentation of visits and observations
- Collaborate with the Emotional Wellness Coordinator, Behavior Coach, and teacher to develop behavior modification plans (T-SET)
- Collaborate with the Disability Coordinator and teacher to develop RTI activities for children who are suspected of developmental concerns
- Monitor results of screenings (ASQ and ASQ-SE) and coordinate with the Disabilities Coordinator
- Ensure teachers have all documents related to behavior plans and that they are implemented, documented, and disseminated to appropriate individuals
