ECEAP Early Learning Coach

Join EPIC Early Learning as an ECEAP Early Learning Coach. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential coaching and support to early childhood educators within our highly regarded Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). With a commitment to empowering educators and enhancing the quality of education for children and families in Central Washington, EPIC Early Learning has been a leader in early childhood services for over 45 years.

The Child Services Coach ensures that the program carries out a holistic, integrative approach to meeting ECEAP Performance Standard requirements. Provide coaching to teaching staff; working one-on-one and in groups to improve knowledge and skills that support high quality teaching practices. This position will provide coaching services to ECEAP staff located in Yakima and East Wenatchee centers. This person will implement and monitor the Education, Special Services and child Mental Health content work plans in conjunction with team members, ensuring all work is done in accordance with ECEAP Performance Standards, USDA requirements and state licensing requirements and agency policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Practice-Based Coaching – shared goal setting, focused observation, feedback and reflection- with ECEAP teaching staff

• Create and monitor classroom quality improvement plans
• Complete formal & informal classroom observations including scheduled & unscheduled observations, and ECERS-3 classroom assessments in each ECEAP classroom, observing for compliance to licensing standards, ECEAP Performance Standards, and quality teaching practices. 
• Participate in Early Achievers webinars, trainings and meetings
• In coordination with the ECEAP Content Team, plan, conduct and evaluate staff training. 
• Support teaching staff in utilizing Curriculums to fidelity. Review lesson plans.
• Ensure classrooms are fully stocked with supplies and materials at all times.
•   Regularly monitor child observations in Teaching Strategies GOLD to ensure compliance to standards and checkpoint timelines.
• Ensure that EPIC’s ECEAP classrooms are operating at a high level of quality at all times so that children’s welfare, safety and school readiness are of primary focus.
• Provide teaching staff with ongoing feedback, modeling, and coaching towards high quality teaching practices.
• Provide and receive feedback utilizing principles of honesty, encouragement and respect.  
• Ensure that proper reporting procedures, tracking and documentation for Child Abuse and Neglect are followed as required by agency policy, state law and ECEAP requirements. This includes instances of unprofessional behavior, child abuse and neglect, failure to supervise and other policy violations involving staff.
• Establish and maintain a positive, trusting, supportive relationship with teaching staff.
• Effective communication, problem solving, planning, cooperation and follow through with teaching staff through frequent meetings, written communication and other means.
• Work together with parents and teaching staff to foster positive self-identity in all children and families.
• Provide training to all teaching staff related to ongoing child assessment and its connection to teaching and learning.
• Assist teaching staff in finding solutions for issues and select strategies for the situations.
• Be committed to characterizing a culture of safety within our sites/centers, playgrounds, buses and anywhere that children may be present. Be familiar with and encourage EPICs culture of “Speak Up, Speak Out”.
• Perform classroom and other duties, as a priority, when needed.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and be placed on a Professional Development Plan to complete a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education within five years from date of hire.

• A minimum of two years working with young children in a group setting.
• Prior experience as an early learning coach, consultant, mentor or trainer.
• Ability to work with minimal direction from supervisor.
• Ability to effectively manage change and prioritize multiple demands.
• Willingness and ability to travel alone to all EPIC ECEAP sites and conferences and meetings outside of EPIC’s service area.
• Valid Washington State Driver’s License & Auto Insurance.

·         Medical/Dental/ Vision Plans

·         Sick Leave (5 hours per payroll)

·         Paid Annual Leave (4 hours per payroll)

·         Paid Holidays (11)

·         Employee Assistance Program

·         Basic Life Insurance

·         403 B (Employer match after 1 year or 1,000 hours)

·         As an employee of an Early Learning Non-Profit organization, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and childcare subsidy benefits. Additional information will be provided upon hire.

Conditions of Employment:

1. Prior to employment, complete a pre-employment drug screen, Tb skin test by an EPIC approved healthcare provider at no cost to the employee.
2. Pre-employment basic physical by an EPIC healthcare provider (obtain within (30) days of employment and no cost to the employee).
3. Must pass an initial and periodic background check through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF).
4. Provide proof of MMR vaccination and/ or resistance to Measles, Mumps & Rubella.
5. Current Food Handlers card (obtain the training within 30 days of employment).
6. Current First Aid/CPR card (obtain within thirty 30 days of employment).
7. Complete Childcare Basics 30 hours STARS training within 3 months of hire
8. Meet the minimum education requirements within the timeframe as stated in the performance standards.
9. Complete Child Abuse and Neglect training and all other mandated training.
10. CEO Approval.