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4K Coach - 60027447
State of South Carolina
First Steps
Location
South Carolina, 29201
Salary
$57,700 - $103,900
per year
Type
Full-Time
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April 23, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves coaching and supporting early childhood teachers in South Carolina's First Steps 4K program to deliver high-quality preschool education through mentoring, classroom visits, and professional training.
The role focuses on improving teaching practices, tracking student progress, and partnering with families and community groups to enhance learning opportunities for young children.
It's a great fit for someone passionate about early education with experience in teaching or mentoring who wants to make a difference in kids' development.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in education, management, business, or related field
- Extensive knowledge of child development and early childhood pedagogy
- Strong technical assistance and mentoring skills
- Familiarity with early childhood classroom quality and child assessment tools
- Knowledge of SC Childcare Licensing, 4K guidelines, and SC First Steps initiatives
- Experience in education or related professional field
- Ability to conduct classroom observations, provide feedback, and analyze data
Full Job Description
Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? South Carolina First Steps is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.
A cover letter and resume are required by the agency to be considered for this position.
The Responsibilities of the 4K Coach - Charleston:
This position is responsible for providing ongoing mentoring, coaching, monitoring and technical assistance to providers approved for First Steps 4K. Serve as a resource for quality improvement and accountability using relationship-based principles and practices to drive improvement. 4K Coaches will collaborate with First Steps 4K staff to develop and promote program accountability, instructional practices, and professional development structures which meet legislative requirements and advance best practices in early childhood education. In this position you will:
Conduct regular coaching visits for teachers that build relationships with providers to support the implementation of high-quality early learning curricula and best practices in First Steps 4K classrooms.
Model effective teaching strategies and classroom management techniques while offering feedback and guidance to assess instructional effectiveness with goals of improving instruction and lesson planning.
Support teachers in integrating literacy, numeracy, social-emotional, and play-based learning.
Oversee implementation of student assessment tools for performance and progress of skills. Guide teachers in using data to inform instruction and improve student outcomes.
Conduct classroom observations to assess instructional and program effectiveness. Assist in collecting and analyzing data for program evaluation and improvement to share with teachers and leaders.
Document all provider visits and provide constructive feedback to teachers and leaders while maintaining the daily and weekly completion of coaching tools for accountability to First Steps 4K.
Monitor and track student enrollment and attendance.
Ensure that services implemented are consistent with all goals and measures of First Steps 4K Program Guidelines, while participating as part of the 4K Team.
Create, implement, and deliver trainings and professional development offerings for 4K providers, staff, and our partners.
Partner with community organizations, to include First Steps Local Partnerships, DSS Childcare Licensing, ABC-Q, CCR&R, SC Childcare Scholarships, etc., to enhance all early educational opportunities.
Collaborate with families to support children’s learning and development while helping them connect with resources to engage in their child's education.
Assist with the recruitment of new 4K providers. Conduct on-site evaluations of potential new 4K providers with the 4K Team. Implement onboarding for approved providers.
Provide guidance and monitoring of the classroom materials grant, and other grant opportunities as applicable. Support the maintenance of classroom inventories.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree and experience in education, management, or business.
- Extensive knowledge of child development/early childhood pedagogy; technical assistance/mentoring skills
- Knowledge of early childhood classroom quality and child assessment tools.
- Knowledge of SC Childcare Licensing, 4k guidelines and SC first steps initiatives.
- Position requires nonessential declaration.
- Position may be required to report to work during emergency situations.
- Position requires routine driver duties.
- Position requires frequent stooping and/or bending.
- Position requires frequent lifting: 20 lbs.
- Position requires non-essential declaration.
- Position may be required to report to work during emergency situations.
- Must be self-motivated and capable of delivering high quality work.
- Must display the ability to work independently while maintaining accountability.
- Must have valid SC driver's license and ability to drive a state government car.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in early education or related field.
- Pre-K teaching experience and SC Early Childhood teacher certification.
Additional Information
SC First Steps is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.
Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.
A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
SC First Steps offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:
- Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
- Retirement benefit choices*
*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.
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