Early Headstart Mentor Teacher / Coach

About the role

The EHS Mentor Coach is responsible for observing and assessing infant/toddler classroom activities and providing on‑the‑job guidance and training to Early Head Start program staff to improve services and support the development of center staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with infant/toddler direct service staff, serving as a role model for best practices.
• Monitor implementation of the infant/toddler curriculum through observations.
• Provide non‑intensive and intensive training and coaching to staff based on need.
• Increase effective teaching practices and intentional interactions that promote infant/toddler learning and development.
• Conduct and analyze needs assessments, curriculum fidelity assessments, and CLASS observations.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or a related field (e.g., Special Education, Child Development, Psychology).
• Self‑directed and multitask‑oriented.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member within the Early Head Start Management team.

Skills

• Providing training to Early Head Start direct service staff and assisting staff in creating professional goals and action steps.
• Obtaining Infant CLASS certification and Toddler CLASS certification.
• Knowledge of infant/toddler curriculum and social/emotional curriculum.

Pay

Salary range: $19.00 – $22.00 per hour.