Educator-in-Residence Early Childhood Coach
Location
JSU Main Campus, MS
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
202400340
College/Division
College of Education
Opening Date
06/02/2026
Closing Date
6/7/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
The College of Education and Human Development is seeking to hire an Educator-In-Residence Early Childhood Coach.
The selected individual for the Early Childhood Coach position must provide documentation (via resume) of the following criteria: 1) Documented experience in early childhood or related field. 2) Experience facilitating adult learning specific to early childhood education (e.g., professional development feedback / surveys, letters from participants, etc.). 3) Experience mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback about instruction to classroom teachers. 4) Experience leading others in a collaborative process.
Examples of Duties
The Educator-in-Residence Early Childhood Coaches will work directly with the Mississippi Department of Education to assist with the implementation and coordination of the Early Learning Collaborative and State Invested Pre-K programs.
The Early Childhood Coach will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, collaborative work relationship while modeling effective early childhood teaching and family engagement strategies and support, and conduct training for pre-k teachers and administrators in schools, Head Start centers, and child care centers.
Coaches will develop an effective working relationship with program personnel, school- based and MDE coaches, principals, administrators, and teachers.
Coaches also work with I administrators to effectively identify the needs of assigned programs to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance so that children in assigned programs become ready for kindergarten entry.
Coaches will
1) document classroom needs within a web-based early learning system to develop quality improvement plans.
2) communicate the impact of developmentally appropriate practices.
3) support the utilization of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) tool to effectively ensure school success.
4) complete training successfully and reach reliability of the CLASS tool.
5) submit travel documents at the request of MDE.
6) participate in mid-year and end-of-year performance evaluations.
Typical Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Early Childhood or Education.
Three (3) years of experience providing on-site technical assistance to early childhood classrooms.
Three (3) years of experience in the classroom as an educator working with children birth second grade.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
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Employer Jackson State University (MS)
Address 1400 John R. Lynch Street
P.O. Box 17028
Jackson, Mississippi, 39217
Phone (601) 979-2015