Quality Improvement Coach

About the role

The Quality Improvement Coach supports early childhood educators and programs participating in the Great Start to Quality initiative. This role provides individualized, relationship‑based coaching to strengthen teaching practices, early literacy, and continuous quality improvement. The position also serves as a Licensed‑Exempt Provider Pre‑Service Training (LEPPT) Trainer and Coach, delivering statewide training and coaching.

Key responsibilities

• Guide early childhood programs through the Great Start to Quality improvement process, using practice‑based coaching, shared goal setting, and reflective observation.
• Build trusting, strengths‑based relationships with educators and program leaders, helping them identify strengths, set goals, and monitor progress.
• Support early literacy, developmental screening, and other quality improvement practices through in‑person visits, virtual meetings, and responsive communication.
• Maintain accurate documentation of coaching activities, observations, and outcomes using required systems such as MiRegistry.
• Collaborate with Resource Center staff, licensing agencies, Head Start, workforce partners, and other community stakeholders.
• Participate in professional learning, mentor coaching, Communities of Practice, and statewide initiatives.
• Travel throughout the assigned Resource Center region to work within early childhood program settings while safeguarding confidentiality of all participant information.

Required profile

• 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, or administration.
• Knowledge of early childhood development, developmentally appropriate practices, effective teaching methods, and continuous quality improvement.
• Familiarity with early literacy, CLASS, developmental screening, and observation‑based quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with educators, program leaders, and early childhood professionals.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and technology skills, with the ability to travel as required.