Business Coach

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association is a statewide, nonprofit association serving as a professional association whose members care for and educate Wisconsin's children, aged birth to eight. We are affiliated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association works to build a foundation for a lifetime of learning for Wisconsin's young children by promoting excellence in early education programs, supporting professionalism in the early childhood workforce, and calling for greater investment in quality early child care. WECA's mission is to meet the professional needs of adults who nurture and teach Wisconsin's young children through a rich continuum of services.

The Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN) brings together family and center-based early care and education programs to pool resources and leverage economies of scale.

The WEESSN Business Coach is responsible for working with early care and education program leaders from both group and family programs to enhance business practices and improve organizational support for staff. This position supports all WEESSN programming (Professional development, Farm to ECE, etc.) as needed within regional cohorts.

The coach must have deep experience in the Early Child Care field in the following areas: business practices, crisis support, board of director management, HR issues, licensing rules, quality rating requirements, and marketing/community outreach solutions.

Living in the state of Wisconsin specifically in the Milwaukee area is required for this position.

Spanish/English bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply for this position.

By joining our amazing team, you help WECA carry out its important mission and in return, here is what we will do for you.

Benefits:

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Co-Create strategic individualized financial goals along with program leaders and board of directors, design assessment metrics, and document progress towards profitable and secure financial decisions and quality care services through in-depth coaching practices on a regular basis within a cohort of approximately 25 child care program leaders.
• Assess the strengths of programs and teach them to maximize potential
• Provide coaching on topics related to ECE management (business practices, crisis support, board of director management, HR issues, licensing rules, quality rating requirements and marketing/community outreach solutions) through presentations, worksheets, etc.
• Plans, develops, implements, and coordinates activities related to achieving greater profitability and quality care environments for child care clients.
• Review and recommend best practices regarding employee policy and procedure handbooks as well as client-based policy and procedures.
• Complete all data entry and case management reporting necessary.
• Collaborate with WEESSN and WECA team at large to improve services and functions by contributing area of expertise, which could include technology onboarding; Farm to ECE; training; research and recommendations for Shared Services policy, procedures, and practices, etc. as well as serving as a liaison to other WECA programs with each child care client.
• Represent WECA/WEESSN in community outreach groups and events by assignment.
• Creation and implementation of Emergency Action Plans for childcare facilities.

Education & Required Skills:

• Must have or be willing to acquire the Wisconsin Registry's Training and Technical Assistance Professional (TTAP) endorsement
• Must have the ability to navigate complex situations with professionalism, confidentiality, and find solutions appropriate to the needs.
• Experience with:
  • Microsoft Office and Google products
  • Accrediting bodies like NAFCC, NAEYC, NAC, City of Madison, Satellite
  • Managing staff
  • Marketing
• Able to communicate effectively, work independently, take initiative, problem solve, identify needs, and contribute to creative solutions
• Understanding of institutional policies, procedures, and resources
• Candidate must have demonstrated ability to work with and understand a wide variety of populations
• Must clear a full background check, including fingerprinting
• This position involves travel; access to a vehicle and valid driver's license is required

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) does not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, development disability, sexual orientation or national origin.