Education Manager

3 weeks ago

Portland, Indiana, United States Save the Children Full time
Job Summary

The Education Manager will oversee the education and disability services within a program, guiding the curriculum and program planning, policy development and training. This role will provide early childhood technical and management support to the Head Start and Early Head Start programs to ensure effective coordination, implementation and monitoring of the education services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate systems for the delivery of education services including screening, curriculum planning, individualization and assessment for children and families.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate systems to recruit, identify, diagnose, and provide services to children with disabilities and their families.
  • Research, evaluate and prepare recommendations on curriculum to ensure compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards and monitor for fidelity in implementation.
  • Recruit, train, and supervise personnel.
  • Contribute to program improvement through evaluation, self-assessment, and other program development efforts.
  • Collect and use quality data to support effective teaching practices and positively impact school readiness and individual child outcomes.
  • Facilitate the development of integrated school readiness plans.
  • Assist in development of program training plan.
  • Facilitate and provide training, coaching and technical assistance to staff, parents, and volunteers.
  • Monitor classroom practices including room arrangement, lesson plans, daily schedules, routines, and transitions to ensure their adherence to program policies.
  • Monitor that Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) goals and other disability service records are complete and current.
  • Ensure goals are incorporated into daily educational activities.
  • Assist in the coordination of services for children with disabilities with LEAs, consultants, and other service providers.
  • Assist in developing and monitoring education budgets.
  • Develop, allocate and manage resources to maximize program effectiveness.
  • Work cooperatively with staff to integrate education and disability services with health, nutrition, parent engagement and family services.
  • Maintain records to ensure the program is compliant with regulations, licensing requirements and safety standards.
  • Interact with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, child progress, program policies and children's behavioral or learning challenges via home visits and in-center meetings.
  • Participate in case management meetings and solution creation.
  • Create ways to engage parents in their children's education, including encouraging classroom involvement and home activities.
  • Secure contracts and interagency agreements with community service providers to enhance local delivery of comprehensive services to children and families.
  • Analyze information and then create and submit required reports.
  • Compose and proofread correspondence and reports.
  • Protect the safety of children by ensuring the implementation of active supervision techniques to ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised at any time.
  • Ensure the mobilization and documentation of matching-in-kind activities, goods and services.
  • Visit all classrooms regularly (4-6 hours per month per site) to conduct observations, including CLASS; provide training and technical assistance, coaching and mentoring.
  • Develop and incorporate the Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC) into the curriculum and parent/child activities; ensure that staff consistently incorporates PITC information into their classrooms and on home visits; provide strategies to support young English language learners and their families.
  • Oversee site tracking of early childhood screenings and assessments and early childhood data collection.
  • Participate in local evaluation activities.
  • Supervise Center Directors, Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Program Aides, Education & Development Coaches, and/or Volunteers (where applicable) and approve work hours, leave hours and overtime in advance for all employees.
  • Provide ongoing training in policies, procedures and program requirements, communication and problem-solving skills, to assigned team staff.
  • Responsible for ensuring all education employees hired have the required educational credentials.
  • Responsible for setting up and tracking that all education staff have a professional development plan.
  • Work with individual teachers to develop training plans for obtaining CDA credential and then an AA degree or higher in early childhood education.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Minimum of bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development or any subject and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education with experience teaching preschool-aged children, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Extensive Travel [40% in-state to include overnight].
  • Proven experience working with infants and toddlers and preschool age children.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development and safety issues and methods for communicating effectively with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, parents, and other staff.
  • Demonstrated training and experience to develop consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with young children.
  • Proven knowledge of Heat Start Program Performance Standards and developmentally appropriate early childhood education practices in infant, toddler and preschool programs.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of program planning and supervisory techniques and practices.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of basic fiscal accountability.
  • Proven ability to exercise professional judgment and evaluation before making decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internal and external.
  • Proven effective communication skills, with demonstrated problem solving and time management skills.
  • Professional proficiency in MS Office Suite.
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Physical Requirements

The Education Manager will be required to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding, and computer use.

Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records check, sex offender registries, employment, and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment.

This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain job functions. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver's license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

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