Education Coordinator / Coach

The Education Coordinator/Coach will ensure implementation of the Tier 1 program’s Scope of Work related to Education. This individual will guide teaching and home visiting staff toward putting theories and sound principles of child development and early childhood education into practice. This role will provide monitoring and support for implementation of curriculum with fidelity, provision of engaging environments and interactions, and assessment of children’s progress toward school readiness goals. 

In addition to these responsibilities, the Education Coordinator/Coach Level II will assist the Education Manager in providing support and oversight of Tier 2 and 3 direct service providers and offering grantee-wide training.  

What you’ll do 

• Maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to Education and Child Development Program Services, and how to meet them.  
• Provide information to Tier 1 administrators, staff, and parents on the best practices in the field of early childhood education. 
• Coordinate timely completion of developmental screenings for newly enrolled children. Ensure that record-keeping of developmental screenings is accurate and timely. Support teaching and home visiting staff in interpretation of results and any needed follow-up.   
• Support and monitor teachers and home-based educators with collection of evidence in children’s portfolios and rating of children’s progress. Prepare aggregated child outcomes reports and share data with teaching staff, administrators, families, and governing bodies. Facilitate data analysis and program improvement planning related to child outcomes. 
• Support and monitor effective classroom environments, teacher-child interactions, and curriculum implementation. 
• Support effective participation of dual language learners.  
• Work with Mental Health/Disabilities Coordinator to support the inclusion of children with special needs. 
• Facilitate or arrange for professional development opportunities such as orientation and classroom-related training for teaching and home visiting staff. The Education Coordinator/Coach Level II will assume additional responsibilities for developing and facilitating training for education staff. 
• Provide intensive, individualized coaching for at least two teachers/teaching teams or home-based educators at a time. Facilitate monthly group coaching sessions for all teaching and home visiting staff. 
• Support and monitor completion of parent conferences and home visits. Ensure accurate record-keeping.  
• Contribute to the program improvement planning process for Tier 1 programs. 
• Provide technical assistance to Tier 1 staff to help them set priorities for the development of program improvement plans. 
• Assist supervisor in the preparation of program performance reports and statistical reports for Tier 1 programs. 
• With the Family Services, Mental Health/Disability, and Health Coordinators, assist Tier 1 programs in establishing and following a program transition protocol. 
• Act as a liaison between Tier 1 programs and grantee content area coordinators. Along with program administrator, support inter-disciplinary planning. 
• Act as a member of the grantee education team, contributing to grantee-wide educator training, planning, and development of policies and procedures. 
• For Education Coordinator/Coach Level II, assist MARC Head Start Education Manager with support and oversight of Tier 2 and 3 providers.   
• Other duties as assigned by MARC Head Start. 

Skills you’ll need 

• Ability to work independently and as a member of an integrated team.  
• Ability to support a wide range of constituents and diverse populations including diverse socio-economic, ability/disability, racial, ethnic, age, gender, family make-up and education levels. 
• Strong work ethic with intrinsic motivation and a high level of personal accountability for the quality and timeliness of work. 
• Positive customer service attitude. 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. 
• Ability to understand and apply standards, regulations, and policies and procedures.  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Power Point and Word. Strong ability to use these programs to create documents and manage data. 

Basic requirements 

Minimum qualifications for Education Coordinator/Coach Level I include one of the following: 

• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education  
• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in another field with 30 hours of coursework related to early childhood education, 18 of which are in child development and/or early childhood curriculum 
• A Missouri state certificate to teach early childhood education.  

Minimum qualifications for Education Coordinator/Coach Level II include: 

• A master’s or advanced degree in early childhood education  
• Ten years of experience working in early childhood education.  
• For both Level I and II, experience working in a Head Start setting is strongly preferred.  
• Must be able to successfully pass a background and FBI fingerprinting check 
• Must have a valid driver’s license 

The starting salary range for the Education Coordinator/Coach Level I position is $58,000 to  

$63,000 depending upon qualifications. The starting salary range for the Education Coordinator/Coach Level II position is $64,000 to $ 69,000 depending upon qualifications. MARC offers an attractive team-oriented work environment along with a competitive fringe benefit package. MARC offers employees the flexibility to work remotely for up to two days per work week. 

MARC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex and national origin.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. MARC may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.