Coach, Early Learning

Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD); Renton (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) is seeking a Coach for Early Learning to support racially equitable, developmentally appropriate services. You will provide staff development, coaching, and technical assistance across programs to improve school readiness outcomes for children and families.

You will collaborate with internal and partner staff, coordinate services, and deliver training plans while modeling antiracist leadership and culturally responsive practices.

Qualifications

• Coaching, mentoring, and/or providing technical assistance in health, nutrition, and/or safety-related fields
• Specialized knowledge or experience with diverse families (low-income, ELL, disabilities, mental health)
• Experience providing group or staff training and/or teaching adult learners
• Experience working on a cross-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of pediatric health conditions, safe early learning environments, and/or nutrition protocols

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with others to build resources, expand program capabilities, and services
• Consults with internal/external staff about incidences to protect health and safety
• Coordinates program services to ensure fidelity and quality implementation
• Creates and implements training and coaching plans to develop staff competencies
• Models antiracist leadership and provides culturally and developmentally appropriate services
• Coaches site staff in delivering comprehensive services with differentiated staff development
• Organizes and analyzes data and maintains documents and records
• Participates in workshops, meetings, and community events to gather and share information
• Participates in monitoring activities to ensure compliance with regulations and policies
• Prepares written materials for training, evaluations, and reference
• Provides data-informed training and technical assistance to subcontractors on program standards

Skills

Coaching

Staff development

Adult training

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in health, nutrition, or related field

Associate’s Degree in health, nutrition, or related field

Job description

Purpose Statement

The job of Coach, Early Learning is done for the purpose/s 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 Assigned Administrator

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.
• Embodies the principles and practices that form our culture and commitment to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization for the purpose of meeting the Agency’s End: Success for Each Child and Eliminating the Opportunity Gap by Leading with Racial Equity.
• 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.

ANTIRACIST LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

CULTURAL PROFICIENCY: Articulates and applies historical context of racism and understands the current reality of students and communities of color in order to support racial equity. Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting equity and inclusion, and serves as an advocate with colleagues, partners, and communities to meet the Agency's End and goal of becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization in support of eliminating the opportunity gap.

RACIAL EQUITY ADVOCATE: Recognizes, supports, and engages in dismantling institutional racism. Partners with and is accountable to those with whom we are in a transformational relationship, including children, families, and communities of color.

RACIAL EQUITY MINDSET: Demonstrates awareness of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.

TRANSFORMATIONAL VALUES: Contributes to valuable and positive, antiracist transformation in individuals, organizations, and social systems in an effort to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum. Is able to foster a sense of community and shared purpose via collaboration and cooperation with others inside and outside PSESD. Embodies the principles and practices that form the Agency’s culture. Operates from an abundance mentality that recognizes opportunities, and is optimistic and realistic about the future.

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 PRIORITIZATION: Assesses the work to be performed, and considers how it should be organized and accomplished, with appropriate priorities and realistic time parameters.

TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals and make decisions.

• Bachelor's degree in health, nutrition, or related field of study, or Associate’s Degree in same areas and progressively responsible job-related experience
• Professional experience coaching, mentoring, and/or providing technical assistance in health, nutrition, and/or safety-related fields

• Specialized knowledge or experience with specific populations of diverse families, including low-income families, English language learners, children with disabilities, and/or mental health concerns
• Experience providing group or staff training and/or teaching adult learners
• Experience working on a cross-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of common pediatric health conditions, safe early learning environments, and/or early learning nutrition protocols