Instructional Coach - Early Childhood Education
$38,000–$46,000 year
On-siteWilmington, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Conduct training, conferences, and courses while monitoring the implementation of developmentally appropriate child development approaches. Facilitate meetings, coordinate staff trainings, and create coaching agreements that define expectations within a culturally respectful environment. Work with staff to develop intentional processes for recording information, guide daily classroom activities and lesson plans, and identify strengths to celebrate progress. Establish mutually respectful relationships with diverse staff, children, and families to support the school's vision for closing the achievement gap.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or equivalent
- North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential or its equivalent
- North Carolina Early Childhood Credential or its equivalent
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- 2 or more years experience in a leadership mentoring or coaching role with staff, preschool children and with families from economically and culturally diverse backgrounds
- Pass a pre-employment background and fingerprinting, physical, have a negative TB skin test and meet all North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (NCDCDEE) requirements to work in a licensed child care program
- Ability to communicate with supervisors, colleagues, teachers, students, and families
- Effectively collaborate with all school stakeholders
- Model desired behavior among staff and students
- Be highly organized and demonstrate ability to meet reporting deadlines
- Maintain confidentiality of documents and conversations
- Be a self-starter and team player
- Commitment to the mission, vision, and core values of Spark Academy
Desired Qualifications
- Believe in the power of wonder to inspire children's learning
- Believe that potential, not zip code, should determine a student's trajectory for their future
- Have the organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills to effectively serve young children
- Possess the willingness to collaborate with your colleagues and our school families, doing 'whatever it takes,' to make our vision for our students a reality
- Get excited about people who are fired up about learning
- Want to work collaboratively with their colleagues to build a truly integrated curriculum experience for students
- Believe that family and community partnerships are crucial to student learning and success
- Are passionate and committed to our ultimate goal of closing the achievement gap for all our children at SPARK
- Are passionate and committed to our ultimate goal of closing the achievement gap for all our children at SPARK
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