Early Childhood Coach

Center for Inclusive Child Care

. 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 .

Posted 10/30/2026part-timeRemote • Minnesota • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $22 - $27 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing culturally sensitive professional development and coaching in early childhood education, with a strong focus on collaboration, inclusion, and positive social-emotional outcomes for children and families. Proficient in connecting families and providers to resources and support within the Minnesota early care and education system.

Highest-signal resume keywords

5 Years Experience In Early Childhood EducationBachelor's Degree In Early Childhood EducationCoaching And Mentoring ExperienceKnowledge Of Minnesota Child Care LicensingBilingual In English And Spanish

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Hard Skills

Professional DevelopmentCoachingGoal SettingResource SharingAction Plan DevelopmentSocial-Emotional OutcomesInclusion Best PracticesHealth And Safety PracticesDirect Service ExperienceTechnical Assistance

Soft Skills

CollaborationCultural SensitivityCommunicationReflectionModeling

Industry Keywords

Early Childhood EducationChild DevelopmentFamily Child Care ProvidersChild Care CentersCommunity ProgramsCICC ResourcesMinnesota Early Care And Education SystemTravel RequirementsMentoringConsultation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 through modeling, goal setting, reflection and resource sharing, with a focus on inclusion, health and safety, and infant and toddler best practices
Work collaboratively with early childhood educators to jointly develop and implement action plans to meet ongoing goals
Assist those being coached to structure environments, routines and interactions that contribute to positive social-emotional outcomes for children and families
Connect programs, families, and individuals to CICC resources and/or community partners to access external support
Travel up to 50%, typically within one or two hours from your home location, with statewide travel as needed and occasional overnight stays

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Must be physically able to independently operate your own vehicle and travel throughout the region, and statewide as needed, which may occasionally require an overnight stay
English and Spanish
Day shift, Monday to Friday

Benefits

Comp & perks

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