Quality Improvement Coach

Employer: Saginaw Intermediate School District Location: Saginaw County, Michigan Assignment Location: Saginaw; travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region required Available Positions: At least 1 Employment Type: Full-Time Department: Early Childhood Compensation: $58,840--$61,818 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 License-Exempt Provider Pre-Service Training Trainer and 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 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 profess