Quality Improvement Coach

Saginaw Intermediate School District; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saginaw Intermediate School District in Michigan seeks a Quality Improvement Coach to support early childhood educators participating in Great Start to Quality through individualized, relationship-based coaching. The role includes practice-based coaching, goal setting, progress monitoring, and collaboration with regional partners.

Travel is required within the assigned Resource Center region, and confidentiality must be maintained.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, education, or a related field.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in early childhood education, coaching, consultation, professional learning, program quality improvement, program administration, or a related area.
• Knowledge of early childhood development, developmentally appropriate practices, effective teaching practices, and continuous quality improvement.
• Knowledge of or experience with early literacy, CLASS, developmental screening, observation-based quality improvement, or related initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with educators, program leaders, and early childhood professionals.
• Ability to use reflective, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and relationship-based approaches when working with adult learners.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and technology skills.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and participate in required regional and statewide professional learning.

Responsibilities

• Support early childhood programs and educators in understanding and navigating the Great Start to Quality quality improvement process.
• Provide individualized Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) using shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.
• Build trusting, respectful, strengths-based relationships with educators and program leaders.
• Help educators identify strengths, establish goals, implement effective teaching practices, and monitor progress.
• Support early literacy, developmental screening, and other quality improvement practices and resources.
• Provide coaching through in-person visits, virtual meetings, and other responsive communication methods.
• Maintain accurate documentation of coaching activities, goals, observations, progress, and outcomes using required systems, including MiRegistry.
• Collaborate with Resource Center staff, ECIC, MiLEAP, licensing, early childhood mental health, GSRP, Head Start, workforce partners, and other community partners.
• Participate in required professional learning, mentor coaching, Communities of Practice, peer learning opportunities, and statewide initiatives.
• Travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and work within early childhood program settings.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect the accuracy and security of program, educator, child, and family information.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement of Great Start to Quality coaching and quality improvement services.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Technology skills

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field

Tools

MiRegistry

Job description

Position Summary

The Quality Improvement Coach supports early childhood educators and programs participating in Great Start to Quality through individualized, relationship-based coaching designed to strengthen effective teaching practices, including early literacy, and support continuous quality improvement. As a Licensed-Exempt Provider Pre-Service Training (LEPPT) Trainer & Coach, this position may also provide statewide training and coaching to License-Exempt Providers.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support early childhood programs and educators in understanding and navigating the Great Start to Quality quality improvement process.
• Provide individualized Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) using shared goals and action planning, focused observation, and reflection and feedback.
• Build trusting, respectful, strengths-based relationships with educators and program leaders.
• Help educators identify strengths, establish goals, implement effective teaching practices, and monitor progress.
• Support early literacy, developmental screening, and other quality improvement practices and resources.
• Provide coaching through in-person visits, virtual meetings, and other responsive communication methods.
• Maintain accurate documentation of coaching activities, goals, observations, progress, and outcomes using required systems, including MiRegistry.
• Collaborate with Resource Center staff, ECIC, MiLEAP, licensing, early childhood mental health, GSRP, Head Start, workforce partners, and other community partners.
• Participate in required professional learning, mentor coaching, Communities of Practice, peer learning opportunities, and statewide initiatives.
• Travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and work within early childhood program settings.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect the accuracy and security of program, educator, child, and family information.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement of Great Start to Quality coaching and quality improvement services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, education, or a related field.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in early childhood education, coaching, consultation, professional learning, program quality improvement, program administration, or a related area.
• Knowledge of early childhood development, developmentally appropriate practices, effective teaching practices, and continuous quality improvement.
• Knowledge of or experience with early literacy, CLASS, developmental screening, observation-based quality improvement, or related initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with educators, program leaders, and early childhood professionals.
• Ability to use reflective, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and relationship-based approaches when working with adult learners.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and technology skills.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region and participate in required regional and statewide professional learning.

Key Competencies

• Build trusting and collaborative professional relationships.
• Facilitate reflection, goal setting, and problem-solving.
• Use observation and feedback to support changes in practice.
• Apply adult learning principles in coaching relationships.
• Communicate effectively with diverse individuals and communities.
• Manage an ongoing coaching caseload and maintain timely documentation.
• Work independently while contributing to a regional and statewide team.
• Demonstrate flexibility, professionalism, cultural responsiveness, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Saginaw Intermediate School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, disability, age, or national origin in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Executive Director of Human Resources

Saginaw Intermediate School District

3933 Barnard Road, Saginaw, MI 48603

Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] Web: www.sisd.cc