Early Childhood Coach

Early Childhood Coach

Reports To: Coach Lead FLSA Status: Exempt / Non-Exempt

Grade: 3 Revision Date : September 2026

Position type: PT Pay: $22-27/hour.

Job Overview

Do you enjoy supporting early childhood educators and helping them feel confident in their work with young children? The Center for Inclusive Child Care is growing our team and is hiring part-time staff in Duluth, Rochester and Twin Cities Metro areas!

At the Center for Inclusive Child Care, we believe strong support for early childhood educators leads to better experiences and outcomes for educators, children and families. We're looking for team members who are passionate about early childhood, relationships and helping educators grow.

We are committed to building a team the reflects the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of the communities we serve. People of color and bilingual candidates, particularly those fluent in Spanish, are encouraged to apply.

Candidates we are seeking:

5 years of experience providing direct service in early childhood education.

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, psychology, social work, sociology, or related field.

Must possess and maintain a valid MN state driver’s license and vehicle insurance.

Satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening.

3 years of experience providing mentoring, coaching, consultation, or technical assistance.

Knowledge of Minnesota child care licensing and programmatic requirements in the early care and education system in Minnesota.

Responsibilities Include:

Provide culturally sensitive relationship-based professional development (RBPD) and coaching to early care and education settings, including child care centers and family child care providers throughout Minnesota.

Encourage and support collaboration between families, providers, community programs, and organizations.

Provide coaching to assist early childhood professionals in supporting, modeling, goal setting and reflection, and resources focused on inclusion, health and safety policies, and/or infant and toddler best practices.

Work collaboratively with early childhood educators to jointly develop and implement action plans to meet ongoing goals. Provide direct support and modeling as well as observation and reflective feedback to promote goals.

Assist those being coached to structure environments, routines and interactions that contribute to positive social-emotional outcomes for the children and families in a program.

Connect programs, families, and individuals to CICC resources and/or to community partners to access external support.

Travel:

This position requires up to 50% travel, typically within one or two hours from your home location.

Must have valid Minnesota Driver’s license.

You must own a motor vehicle.

You must operate a motor vehicle independently and travel throughout the region, and statewide as needed.

Occasional overnight stay required.

Benefits:

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Health Insurance for full-time employees (32 hrs.)

Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Contributions

Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid professional development.

Remote work flexibility

Travel Reimbursement

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)

Experience:

Early Childhood Education: 5 years (Required)

Language:

English and Spanish

License/Certification:

MN state driver’s license and vehicle insurance (Required)

Work Location: Remote