Contact Person: Annie Post

Job Location:
Branch ISD/Early Education
Lincoln Head Start, 70 Tibbits St, Coldwater, MI 49036

Job Description:

Are you a highly motivated individual seeking a rewarding career mentoring preschool-age teachers? Join our team and make a meaningful impact by supporting educators and strengthening early childhood classrooms every day.

Wage range:  $23.61 – 27.64 with a Bachelor’s or  $34.65 – 40.53 with a Master’s (wage varies depending on education level and experience).

The Early Childhood Specialist/Education Coach is responsible for supporting the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) to continuously improve educational services. Education Coaches provide consultation, mentoring, and training for Education staff through the use of the Coaching Model adopted by the program. They assist Education staff, management staff, and community members in the review and analysis of individual child, classroom, and program data, gathering input and making recommendations for program changes. The Education Coach/ECS works collaboratively with not only BISD staff, but also with local LEA’s, ensuring smooth transitions between programs and schools.

Requirements:
1. Education and/or certification and experience:
a. Education Coach – Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field
b. ECS for GSRP – Graduate degree in Early Childhood Education. Child Development, or related field
c. Current CLASS reliability and PQA reliability status or willingness to obtain reliability within the school year.
2. Experience
a. Minimum five years of classroom experience with teaching experience at both the preschool and/or early elementary level,
b. Experience with child outcomes reporting and planning based on data.
3. Other
a. Have and maintain a valid driver’s license, safe driving record and safe, dependable and insured transportation,
b. Provide criminal background check by digital fingerprinting, and
c. Maintain adequate physical health as evidenced by passing a physical exam and TB screening upon hire and thereafter every three (3) years.

Duties:
1. Contribute to the work of the BISD’s Early Education Leadership Team. Collaborate and work as a team to interpret data and give input as to program changes to work toward continual improvement of programs,
2. Participate in “Data Dives” in order to review and analyze assessment data and make necessary changes to the programs’ School Readiness Goals. School Readiness Goals must be aligned with the Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, State Early Learning Standards, and the expectations of the schools the children will attend when they exit BISD Early Education programs,
3. Serve as a resource to observe classrooms, review child assessment data, and mentor teachers in order to strengthen classroom practices and the individualization of lesson plans based on child needs,
4. Provide coaching to individual Education Staff based on the Coaching model adopted by the program which includes: setting goals and action plans, observing, reflecting, and adjusting subsequent goals and action plans,
5. Plan and provide training for Education staff based on recommendations from the Education and Professional Development Manager,
6. Produce written informational material to support the development of staff, such as monthly tips,
7. Review lesson plans on a monthly basis and give constructive feedback on ways to improve classroom practices and/or individualization for students based on their needs and interests,
8. Become thoroughly familiar with Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, CLASS, PQA, the preschool curriculum and assessment tools, Great Start Readiness Program Requirements, Special Education Requirements, Michigan Child Care Licensing regulations, and best research-based practices in early childhood education in order to support the program’s efforts to align these requirements and to communicate with Education Staff about the content of the requirements, how they align, and how they support a high quality program, and
9. Assist with other duties as defined and/or requested by the Early Education Coordinator/Head Start Director when additional work is necessary to fulfill the obligations of Branch ISD Early Education Services.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Closing Date for Job:  04/30/2026