Early Childhood Education Coordinator

Title:

Early Childhood Education Coordinator

Site Supervisor for 2 sites in Fargo.

Reports to:

Head Start Director

Supervise:

Designated Teachers

Site Floats

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm, 10-month position, August-May. Must be fingerprinted for this position and start date depends on when state fingerprint results come back.

Purpose of Position:

Responsible for the implementation of the Performance Standards, as stated in the Federal Guidelines for Head Start. The primary purpose is to work with Head Start families to involve them in the program by providing activities and resources to help them work toward self-sufficiency.

Below are the essential duties of this position. Other duties may be assigned, as needed.

May be relocated within the SENDCAA Head Start or Early Head Start sites to best fit the program needs.

Benefits:

Employee Benefits and Wage: Starting pay $29.06/hr.

• 403(b)
• Generous 403(b) company contribution with no match necessary after 90 days of employment.
• Health insurance, dental and vision (eligible almost immediately-1st of the following month).
• Paid time off
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay
• Professional development assistance
• 5% incentive increase after 90 days of employment bases on performance evaluation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program

• Works closely with the Project Director, Assistant Director, and other members of the management team assisting with self-assessment, grant goals, and overall program improvement.
• Adheres to all principles of confidentiality: Shares appropriate information with co-workers, families, and the community. Displays appropriate discretion in confidential matters relating to program staff and participants.
• Trained as a mandated reporter and will report any observations of concern to Cass County Social Services.
• Participates in meetings, committees, and training sessions as recommended by the Project Director.
• Involved in the hiring process when hiring new teachers at the sites.
• Participates in the planning of regular training for classroom staff.
• Train and mentor new employees in the classroom by following the guidelines of the Training Plan.
• Responsible for applicable sections of the Program Information Report (PIR).
• Responsible for following, implementing, and ensuring that all staff follows Head Start and SENDCAA program policies and procedures, which include Standards of Conduct, Naptime, Outdoor Play, Classroom Relief, Meal Time, etc.
• Maintain a thorough or working knowledge of the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Works to seek out new partnerships within the community.
• Treats all staff with positive regard as defined in Head Start's mission statement and standard of conduct and responds to and gives feedback respectfully and positively.
• Participates in relevant meetings, including staff meetings, site meetings, reflective supervision & case management meetings.

Education

• Participates in monitoring the development of a comprehensive child development environment, The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Outcomes Framework, along with Creative Curriculum and North Dakota Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
• Helps ensure the use of developmentally appropriate practices, materials, equipment, and environment.
• Provide regular visits to classrooms to monitor the environments, curriculum, assessments, and behavior support plans.
• Educates teaching staff in all areas of the curriculum through relevant training.
• Ensures classroom teachers are utilizing the Creative Curriculum to fidelity.
• Monitors Weekly Planning Forms and ensures that the teacher is implementing as recorded and following study to fidelity.
• Ensures Conscious Discipline is implemented at the West site.
• Participates in CDAT meetings and may be asked to lead meetings or organize agenda for meetings.
• Supports school readiness and transition activities in collaboration with families, Head Start and Early Head Start staff, and Local Education Agencies.
• Ensures and documents the completion of two-family home visits and two conferences per family, per program year.
• Files all education paperwork in the Education File for every child. Ensures all items are completed.
• Ensures accommodations for children with disabilities are provided.
• Remains in communication with the Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator and will assist with social-emotional assessments (such as the ASQ:SE) and educational assessments (such as the Brigance Screening) and will help to record data.
• Collaborates to promote and oversee the classrooms' use of technology.
• Works closely with the Region 8 Early Childhood Specialist regarding training.
• Oversees site Behavior Support Plans, tracks overall data, and looks for data trends while keeping up with ongoing classroom observations.
• Ensure teachers meet deadlines with weekly planning forms, monthly documentation, newsletters, and other forms.

Supervisor Duties

• Ensures that a Professional Development Plan is created and completed yearly for each classroom staff member.
• Complete required performance appraisals on teachers, site behavior support aide, and site float, implement performance improvement plans and memos, as needed
• Create schedules for the on-site float teacher & site behavior support aides
• Meets with staff for reflective supervision (monthly) and case management meetings (4X/year)

Family

• Treats all families with dignity and respect
• Observe teacher interactions with parents/guardians
• Communicate and meet with parents when there are concerns in the classrooms or at the sites

Health/Safety

• Ensures no child will be left alone or unsupervised at any time
• Ensures required monthly safety drills are scheduled by the site health coordinator & verified when done

Site Supervisor

• Leads site meetings monthly
• Ensures that Daily Safety Checklists are submitted, signed, and turn in to the Family Support Coordinator
• Fills out Maintenance Request forms and turns them in when items at the site need to be fixed
• Order supplies for the site as needed

Position-Specific Duties:

• Maintains CLASS reliability and conducts CLASS observations as requested
• Will report issues, concerns, and problems to Project Director.

Other Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Occasional travel to other sites.
• May need to attend meetings and training sessions outside of regular work schedule.
• May have to help in the classroom based on program needs.

Education/Training Required:

• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education
• A Baccalaureate or advanced degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education, with experience teaching preschool children
• CPR and First Aid certification and annual renewal of CPR and First Aid certification within the first 12 months of employment (or audit the CPR course if physically necessary).

Minimum Experience and Skills Required:

To perform the duties of this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below outline the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies that are required in this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• 1-year experience teaching in an early childhood environment
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with children, parents, and staff.
• Ability to interact with others professionally and appropriately.
• Ability to read and interpret child development reports and periodicals and general memoranda and other literature.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals, including clients and co-workers, and to maintain effective working relationships with SENDCAA clients and staff.
• Ability to meet Head Start Performance Standards and regulations.
• Ability to perform work with independence under the general direction of a supervisor.
• Capable of reporting to work on time prepared to perform the duties of the position and willing to perform duties as workload necessitates.
• Ability to carry out the duties of this position while helping to fulfill SENDCAA's mission and while adhering to policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to follow protocols, (e.g., chain of command, confidentiality) when communicating with others in the program, families, governing body, policy group, committees, and those in other community programs.
• Represents the community's cultural and linguistic diversity throughout the program by ensuring that staff, committees, practices, materials, and activities reflect this diversity

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise employees in the classroom/education staff. Responsible for the direction, coordination, and evaluation of classrooms. Carries out supervisory responsibilities following the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training new employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems professionally.

The working conditions and environment and the physical requirements/activities listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Working Conditions and Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the individual generally has good working conditions. The employee is often exposed to moderate noise from children.

Physical Requirements/Activities: While performing the duties of this position, the individual is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, carry, balance, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, reach with hands and arms, use hands to fingers, handle, feel and use equipment/materials, push, pull, lift, twist, grip, see/observe, and communicate (talk and hear). Occasionally, the employee is required to exert up to 25 pounds of force and/or less than 25 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Intermittently, the employee is required to exert up to 40 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Intermittently, the employee is required to jump, crawl, or climb.

The preceding statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel in this position.