Overview
Job Summary:
The Educational Coach is responsible for serving as the educational lead for one or more centers in the
Head Start program, with responsibilities including the following:
● Ensure full implementation of all aspects of the Head Start program’s early learning system,
policies/procedures, and tools, with the goal of supporting all children to achieve School
Readiness Goals.
● Assist all teaching staff (teachers, assistant teachers, floaters, substitutes and extended day.)
● Provide ongoing coaching to teaching staff to support them in successfully fulfilling all aspects of
their role, including but not limited to effective practices in the following:
o CLASS™ Teacher-Child Interactions
o Learning Environments
o Curriculum
o Child Assessment
o Meeting All Children’s Needs
o Working with Families
o Professional Growth and Collaboration
● Work with teachers to implement program curriculum with fidelity.
● Work with teachers to implement child assessment system reliably, including understanding
child outcomes data and using them to plan and individualize.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The Educational Leader is primarily responsible for achieving the following outcomes for the Head
Start/Early Start program:
EDUCATION
● Serve as education lead for the center, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education
services and providing teachers with supervision, training, coaching, and monitoring.
● Support the effective implementation of the education content area, implementing all relevant
policies and procedures.
● Oversee training of new hires (in conjunction with education & HR leads); develop, conduct or
arrange other training as needed for staff, parents or volunteers.
● Work with teachers to implement a program curriculum that incorporates all elements and
meets all standards established by the Head Start program (in compliance with Head Start
standards and best practices).
Education Coach 2
● Oversee and approve the preparation of weekly lesson plans, including individualization and all
other required elements.
● Ensure that teachers integrate goals from Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with
disabilities (in consultation with Mental Health/Disabilities Coordinator).
● Ensure the completion of the required child screenings and assessments, including 45 and 90-
day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
● Ensure that classrooms, gym, and outdoor areas are supplied with developmentally appropriate
materials.
● Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.
● Support teachers in understanding child outcomes data and using it to improve practice.
● Provide teachers with coaching and support for quality improvement and professional growth
through regular observation and formal and informal feedback.
FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS
● Model strong, positive relationships with families.
● Ensure parents are integrally involved in developing the program’s curriculum and approach to
child development and education through regular meeting with Policy Council members and
others.
● Assist teaching staff in developing a system offering parents opportunities for enhancing and
increasing their child observation skills.
● Coordinate training for parents and community members wanting to volunteer in the classroom.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND SUPERVISION
● Meet at least once per month with the people you support to monitor, provide ongoing verbal
and written feedback consistent with their individual development plans for performance
improvement, ensure adherence to Head Start performance standards, and to plan and direct
work.
● Plan and adjust work operations to meet changing or emergent program requirements within
available resources.
● Provide feedback in the annual performance evaluations in a timely manner. (Changed)
● Work with teachers to develop and support their individual development plan, including training
plans for each teacher to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a
related field. Individual development plans filed in the personnel folder and a training log.
● Understand the personnel policies and procedures, and ensure that the people you supervise
are aware of these and any changes to them that occur.
● Devise work methods and procedures that support improvements in existing work practices;
supporting the people you coach in developing and setting goals, priorities, and timelines.
● For open positions, comply with the program employee recruitment and selection procedures to
ensure consistency and compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), legal hiring
practices and internal policies and procedures.
COMMUNICATION & SERVICE COORDINATION
● Lead regular team meetings to ensure effective communication and service coordination.
● Attend local, state and regional initiatives to represent the center and to develop professionally.
● Develop a working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
Education Coach 3
● Actively participate in Head Start/Early Head Start community, including staff meetings,
mandated training, committee meetings, and other program-wide functions as needed,
including some evening activities.
RECORD KEEPING & REPORTING
● Ensure complete and accurate implementation of all Head Start program required systems for
recordkeeping and reporting, including:
○ Master binders
○ Education portfolios or other documentation of early childhood education services
○ In-kind contributions from parents or community members
○ Child observations, assessment & planning information in CreativeCurriculum.net
ONGOING MONITORING & SELF ASSESSMENT
● Review weekly data system report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
● Review quarterly reports and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
● Review quarterly and annual child outcomes data and oversee teacher planning to help all
children make developmental gains.
● Participate in annual program self-assessment
● Implement all monitoring systems required by Head Start program, Head Start, childcare
licensing CACFP or other agencies, including:
○ Daily visual check of indoor & outdoor safety
○ Monthly or quarterly completion of health & safety monitoring tool
PROGRAM GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
● Serve on the leadership team of the Head Start program affiliate program, attending regular
meetings.
● Participate in annual and quarterly planning to set, plan for, and monitor program goals
● Contribute to annual review and revision of the program’s integrated service plan
● Establish a focus for the education service area and act to align area’s goals with the strategic
direction and needs of the center; ensure that employees in the area understand how their work
relates to the center as a whole and the relevant regulations and performance standards
● Improve quality and effectiveness of education service area and overall organization by initiating,
sponsoring and implementing organizational change and by helping others to successfully
manage organizational change
● Promote the consistent exchange of information and a cooperative environment within the
leadership of the center
● Attend parent committees, Policy Council and board of director meetings as needed or requested
● Ensure teachers and volunteers understand regulations associated with the prevention of
occupational disease and injury, including the exercise of universal precautions.
● Recognize that your job description is service area specific but not limited to: confidentiality,
child abuse reporting, attendance and dependability, appropriate dress, customer service and
support to all families, prudent use of program resources, and promoting and maintaining safe
work environment.
● Uphold the shared mission and values of the Head Start program.
OPERATION & FACILITIES
Education Coach 4
● Ensures that facilities, materials, and equipment are safe, appropriate, and conducive to
learning and reflective of the different ages and stage of development of each child, including
children with disabilities.
● Ensures Center-based environments are free of toxins, such as smoke, lead, pesticides, and
herbicides.
● Ensures arrangements and space, as well as types and use of materials and equipment, match
grantees identified curriculum.
● Ensures the facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities as required by Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act.
● Conduct and/or supervise monthly safety checks of all facilities.
● Participates in assigned meetings, events and training as required.
Supervision
● Meets with assigned staff at least monthly to identify and resolve problems, manage projects,
track goals, and review work processes and procedures.
● Represents team and/or department at meetings, events, and training as required.
Non-Essential Duties:
● Performs any and all other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty in a
satisfactory manner. The job specifications listed below are representative of the education and
experience as well as the knowledge, skill and/or ability (KSAs) required. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
