Education Director

POSITION SUMMARY

The Education Director leads the educational vision of the organization. You will work as a contributing member of the management team in All Five’s growing early education program serving children and families from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. You will support and inspire teachers’ ongoing professional development and contribute to creating an engaging learning environment for children based on an emergent curriculum model. Your work will be centered on building a strong, nurturing, and collaborative community among children, teachers, and families.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organization

• Collaborate to sustain All Five’s vision and mission based on clear values and academic knowledge of child development and early childhood education.
• Contribute to development and continuity in program-wide procedures, including but not limited to ensuring the program is current on licensing requirements, participates in San Mateo County’s QRIS program, and maintains NAEYC accreditation.
• Lead recruitment, hiring, orientation, and review processes of teachers.
• Model and contribute to creating a culture of transparency, communication, and collaboration.
• Support and create systems as needed to maintain a high-quality educational environment and materials.

Support for Teachers

• Support daily high-quality pedagogical practices through regular coaching and management of teachers, lead teachers, interns, and volunteers.
• Support Lead Teachers to plan and lead weekly classroom team meetings.
• Develop knowledge of best practices and encourage teachers to maintain a strength-based image of each child and each other.
• Support teachers with a collaborative and reflective stance towards teaching.
• Conduct evaluations with teachers using Competencies and Personalized Education Plan.
• Serve classrooms as needed and contribute to documentation and assessment processes.
• Plan and implement professional development days for teachers.
• Support implementation of Learning Genie, Brightwheel, and other platforms as needed.

The critical features of this role are described above but are not all-encompassing.