Mentor Coach

Mentor Coach

The Mentor Coach serves as a facilitator of professional growth and continuous learning through an interactive process of observation, discussion, feedback, and reflection. In this role, the Mentor Coach supports individuals in identifying and achieving professional goals by fostering self-awareness, skill development, and effective practice. Through collaborative coaching relationships, the Mentor Coach promotes employees' ability to grow, improve performance, and progress toward established individual and organizational objectives.

Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. 1-3 years experience as a mentor/coach providing adult education in early childhood education or child development topics. 5-7 years experience as a lead teacher in a licensed child development program with children ages 0-5. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Conducting observations and providing constructive, strengths-based coaching and feedback. Facilitating reflective conversations that support continuous improvement and professional growth. Assessing employee development needs and identifying appropriate learning opportunities. Designing, coordinating, and delivering professional learning programs, workshops, and coaching initiatives. Supporting employees in setting, monitoring, and achieving individual and program-specific SMART goals. Maintaining training records, tracking participation, and ensuring compliance with professional development requirements. Evaluating the effectiveness of coaching and training programs through data collection, feedback, and performance measures. Collaborating with leadership and stakeholders to align professional learning initiatives with organizational goals. Promoting a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and excellence across the organization. The successful Mentor Coach demonstrates strong communication, leadership, coaching, and facilitation skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships, inspire growth, and support employees in achieving meaningful and measurable outcomes.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Must be able to: Sit, stand, lift (up to 40 pounds), stoop, squat, climb, run, bend, push/pull, hold, reach, twist, turn, walk, stretch, get up/down from the floor. Ability to see and hear children, adults, documents, office machinery, etc. Multi-task. Handle demands of children, colleagues and parents. Be patient. Have constant mental alertness and agility. Have a positive outlook.

Work Notice: Work will be performed on-site and in person at the Callier Child Development Center in Dallas — 1966 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Must have a negative TB test. Must have a cleared Texas Child Care Licensing Background Check. A Provisional Background Check will not be accepted.

What We Can Offer: UT Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer an employee-friendly work environment with a comprehensive benefit package including: Competitive Salary, Tuition Benefits, Internal Training, Medical insurance – including 100% paid employee medical coverage for full-time employees, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Long and short-term disability, Retirement Plan Options, Paid time off, Paid Holidays. All UT Dallas employees have access to various professional development opportunities, including a membership to Academic Impressions, LinkedIn Learning, and UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program.