Child Development Center (CDC) Coach - St. Paul

About the role

The Child Development Center (CDC) Coach serves as a leader among peers with a focus on building the CDC’s capacity to deliver the best child development experience possible. In the absence of the CDC Director and Executive Director, the CDC Coach plays a pivotal role in leadership and operations. The CDC Coach builds relationships with families, helps shape the CDC culture, improves student learning, and influences practice among peers. Jeremiah Program (JP) is a national organization whose mission is to disrupt the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. By investing simultaneously in a mother’s vision for her personal and professional goals and the education of her children, she simultaneously reauthors her family’s outcome as well her community’s - proof points matter. In 2025, JP actively served over 2,000 moms and children across nine cities in Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Fargo, ND-Moorhead, MN; Las Vegas, NV; Minneapolis, MN; Rochester, MN; and St. Paul, MN.

Responsibilities

• Ensures ratios are maintained and teachers get adequate time for required breaks and planning time
• In conjunction with CDC Director, supports communication plan in the event of teacher absences and serves as substitute when needed
• When not substituting, visits classrooms on a daily basis to provide feedback to teaching teams to improve implementation of high-quality, and developmentally appropriate teaching practices
• When not substituting, partners with teaching teams inside classrooms to model high-quality instruction and co-teach in alignment with the work the CDC Director is implementing
• When fully staffed, leads weekly lesson planning meetings with all teaching teams to ensure implementation of curriculum, authentic assessment, and collaborate on individualizing instruction for all children
• If not fully staffed, provide weekly feedback on lesson plans to ensure implementation of curriculum, authentic assessment, and collaborate on individualizing instruction for all children
• Supports teachers with the use of authentic assessment systems (Teaching Strategies GOLD), and interpretation of data and use of assessment data in planning
• Ensures instructional resources such as websites, readings, unit plans, instructional materials, assessment tools or other teaching aids are available and shared with families to extend learning beyond the classroom
• Assists and supports operational work that’s led by CDC Director
• In the absence of CDC Director, assists Executive Director in licensure processes and completion of compliance-related paperwork
• Collaborates with CDC director on teaching teams’ identified goals by modeling high-quality teaching practices during daily visits, and supporting teachers as needed
• Informs teaching teams’ professional development needs based on observations and children’s authentic assessment data
• Leads portions of professional development days and follows up with teachers on lessons and applications
• Lead new teacher onboarding/orientation in conjunction with Center Director
• Lead required annual in-service training tracking and coordination
• Supports teachers in planning and preparing materials for parent-teacher conferences

Requirements

• Associate’s degree (bachelor's degree preferred) required with focus in early childhood education, human services, social work, or closely related field preferred.
• Track record of strong achievement with young children (birth-to-five).
• Being qualified as a “Lead Teacher” in alignment with local regulations.
• Adaptable and flexible to fill in across classrooms and CDC unique situations.
• Demonstrable experiences in problem-solving on their feet or under pressure.
• Excellent culturally competent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with diverse groups and build trusting relationships.

Pay

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $55,000 to $65,000 and are commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental benefits
• Retirement plans
• Generous paid time off; in addition to 2 one-week breaks throughout the year (July, December) plus an additional 3-day spring break in March
• Discounted childcare for staff (subject to availability)
• 403(b) savings and investment plan with employer match
• Co-teach model – 2 teachers in every classroom