ECCOE Aprende Program Coach

Compensation:

CS117: $47,550 - $59,440

Compensation Type:

Salary

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Position Summary

The Program Coach provides resources, advisement, and support to APRENDE participants via 1-on-1, small group, or large group meetings. In addition to student support, this position will maintain community partnerships and work closely with students and faculty on supervision and program alignment. The APRENDE Program Coach utilizes reflective conversation and motivational interviewing strategies along with observation-based feedback to support continuous improvement with participants through coaching and training.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in program evaluation and continuous quality improvement
• Builds and manages external employer and mentor partnerships
• Works with state and federal workforce programs to support APRENDE participants
• Understands and follows federal and state apprenticeship regulations
• Provides resources, advisement, and support to APRENDE participants
• Works collaboratively with other ECCOE staff to integrate support across programs
• Attains and maintains certifications related to coaching and classroom assessment
• Provides training, technical assistance, and mentoring to all APRENDE stakeholders
• Coordinates with stakeholders on early childhood workforce development
• Travels to employer sites across New Mexico to support in-classroom professional development
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to pass a background check.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and data.
• Business level knowledge of Microsoft and job-related software programs.
• Skill in decision making and problem solving.
• Skill in coaching and mentoring teachers to improve their practice
• Ability to communicate with diverse students, employers, community members
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals representing different skills, attitudes, and disciplines among the college community.
• Ability to travel to and from participant locations to provide observations, coaching, and training.
• Ability to represent ECCOE at public meetings, conferences, and board meetings.
• Ability to apply Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to programs and procedures

Work Hours

• As scheduled
• Non-traditional hours and weekends to support APRENDE programs and training

Physical Demands

• The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light objects.
• The work is typically performed in an office and in early childhood classrooms.

Instructions to Applicants:

Please add the following documents to your application in the "Resume Drop Box" section of your application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Unofficial Transcripts

Best Consideration Date: 11/17/2025

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 years of related experience working in program support, non-profits, or early childhood
• Travel required - Must possess and maintain a valid NM Driver’s License and vehicle

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood education or a closely related field
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience working in licensed early childhood education settings
• 2 years of mentorship or coaching experience in education

Additional Comments to Applicants:

Applications are disqualified in the first level of review if they do not meet all Minimum Qualifications listed in this job posting. (Years of experience are calculated based upon numbers of hours worked per week. Example: 2 years of experience working 20 hours per week equals 1 year of experience.) Relevant experience pertains to Minimum Qualifications, Job Summary/Basic Function, and Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this job posting. ASSUMPTIONS ARE NOT MADE at any level of SFCC’s Hiring Process if information presented in the application material does not clearly address the Minimum Qualifications, Job Summary/Basic Function, and Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge,