Job Description
Job Description
Love making a difference? You'll fit right in.
There’s something truly special about knowing you’re shaping a child’s future. When you join The Sunshine House family, you’re not just taking a job—you’re making an impact.
Now is a great time to join our team. For 50 years, The Sunshine House has been nurturing young minds and helping children thrive. Our teachers are the foundation of who we are, and the heart of our success. And we’d love for you to be a part of our next 50 years!
Childcare Training and Development Coach
The Sunshine House Early Learning Academy is seeking a Childcare & Preschool Training and Development Coach to provide training, coaching, and support to daycare and preschool teachers onsite, in their classrooms.
The ultimate goal of our Early Education Coach / Trainer is to provide our children, families, teachers, and administrators with care, mentoring, training, and education all within a safe environment.
Pay range: $18.00-$20.00 plus FREE childcare *Now offering a $2,000 sign on bonus!
Candidates with advanced education and experience in early childhood education may qualify for higher pay within the range. Regular increases are considered with additional education, stellar performance, and years of service.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide technical assistance to teachers in areas such as childcare licensing and compliance, quality rated improvement systems, high quality environments for young children, positive guidance, and more.
- Observe, train, and coach teachers related to quality in their classrooms and schools as related to licensing, curriculum, quality rating improvement systems, and accreditation as applicable.
- Support programs with compliance related to childcare licensing, health/sanitation, program quality, QRIS, and/or accreditation, as applicable.
- Plan and implement process/preparation for QRIS and/or accreditation evaluation related to cleaning/creating safe and healthy environment, room arrangement, material selection, and curriculum implementation.
- Coach teachers on appropriate interactions and quality practices related to our developmentally-appropriate curriculum, safe and healthy environments for children, positive guidance, and nurturing and responsive interactions with children.
- Actively participate in the orientation and onboarding of new teachers.
- Occasional work may be required on evenings and/or weekends.
Requirements
- Lead Teacher qualified.
- Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. Minimum of 24 credit hours of Early Childhood Education is required, if degree is not in ECE.
- At least 3 years of experience as a teacher or primary care provider in licensed daycare, preschool, or early education setting with infants, toddlers or preschoolers required.
- Experience with employees located in multiple sites preferred.
Knowledge Requirements & Professional Skills
- Exceptional knowledge of developmentally-appropriate curriculum and instruction techniques for young children; demonstrated ability to coach teachers on how to implement curriculum activities.
- Exceptional knowledge of Environment Rating Scales; demonstrated ability to coach teachers on appropriate interactions and practices.
- Comprehensive knowledge of effective room arrangement in a variety of settings.
- Practical knowledge and use of chosen curriculum including the following: planning form and planning resources, applicable daily schedule, child portfolios as well as observations, work samples, and assessments.
- Completes work with minimal supervision; ability to set goals for self and manage those goals.
- Ability to juggle a variety of duties at multiple schools at the same time.
- Ability to occasionally travel to other areas, when needed, to help with special projects. This may involve evening, weekends, or overnight stays.
Benefits
Why You’ll Love Working at The Sunshine House:
Our team is our family. You invest in our children, and we invest in you!
- Competitive Pay: The pay range is just the starting point. Our hiring managers carefully consider your experience, credentials, & education and complete annual salary evaluations. Ask about how we support advancement (like tuition reimbursement) that may increase your pay.
- FREE childcare
- Same day pay available
- Unlimited growth opportunities
- Fantastic Benefits Package: You have lots of choices for health, dental, vision, and other benefits such as AFLAC. Choices afford you control over how you’d like to receive your healthcare, and how much you want to pay for it.
- Affordable Blue Cross Blue Shield plans
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401K retirement plan
- Employee wellness program
- Work-Life Balance: Your paid time off starts accruing from day one. And the longer you stay with the company, the more time off you earn – including 7 paid holidays.
- Monday-Friday schedule
- Employee discounts on major brands like Verizon
- Paid Birthday holiday
- Education Supports: All required professional development is paid. Interested in continuing your education? We pay for the CDA program and support TEACH.
- Paid trainings & professional development
- Up to 95% FREE tuition for CDA, associate's, bachelor's or master's programs with the TEACH program. Eligible bonuses could push the amount of funding to over 100%.
About The Sunshine House:
For 50 years, The Sunshine House has provided high-quality early education and childcare for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old. We operate more than 100 schools across 7 states, helping children build a solid educational and social foundation while having fun. Learn more at www.sunshinehouse.com.
Hear From Our Happy Teammates:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love coming to work every day because I truly enjoy my job, my coworkers, and the wonderful children we serve!” - Columbia, SC
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Sunshine House is a supportive and welcoming environment where we work together to provide the best care for our little ones.” - Stockbridge, GA
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My supervisors have always supported my growth here. It’s one of the best work environments I’ve ever experienced!” - Little Elm, TX
*$2000 sign-on bonus will be dispensed as follows: $1000 upon starting, remaining $1000 after 90 days. Applicant must begin employment within 60 days to qualify for hiring bonus.
Join our team today and start a rewarding career in early childhood education!
The Sunshine House is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
The Sunshine House prides itself on closely following state and federal laws designed to keep you protected. Follow the links below to learn about Discrimination, FMLA, and Polygraph protections. Information on additional employee rights can be found posted at each school.
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