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Description:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Development, Human Development or related field strongly preferred; Bachelor’s degree required.
- Bilingual oral and written language skills in English and Spanish preferred.
- At least five years of work experience in Head Start and/or Early Head Start strongly preferred; minimum of three years of experience in the field of early childhood required.
- At least three years’ professional leadership/management and supervisory experience required; Head Start and Early Head Start leadership experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of State licensing requirements and/or Federal Performance Standards strongly preferred.
- Experience working with children and adults from diverse populations required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Intermediate computer skills, including MS Office Suite
- Ability to effectively use a variety of child file databases
- Leadership ability in the area of planning, organizing and implementing component design
- Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team
- Ability to positively interact with families of various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
- Ability to possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and insured vehicle available for use on the job (or have alternative transportation)
- Ability to possess and maintain compliance with State of Oregon Criminal Background Registry
- Ability to possess and maintain current Pediatric First Aid/CPR certification and Food Handler’s Card
- Sustained concentration and ability to handle multiple tasks often simultaneously
- Ability to direct and assess the performance of program supervisors and consultants
- Ability to handle highly stressful and sensitive situations in a professional manner
- Ability to interpret and implement complex policies and regulations
- Ability to work independently and maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
- Ability to exercise tact and discretion in all employee interactions
- Strong organization and time management skills, ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to determine and prioritize demanding workload while being flexible to emergent/unplanned needs and situations
- Significant decision making and problem solving in many areas including the allocation of resources to program components, supervisory issues, scheduling and provision of service delivery
Responsibilities:
Component Oversight
- Provide overall supervision and coordination of birth to five, center-based services in accordance with Federal Performance Standards, Oregon Pre-Kindergarten regulations, Oregon Office of Childcare regulations, and the Agency’s Strategic Plan.
- Work with the Child Development Services Director in overall component planning, problem solving, policy development, personnel issues, and decision-making.
- Manage and lead Education Supervisors and Mental Health Specialists.
- Ensure the health and safety of children through management of active supervision, zoning, and accident/injury prevention and exposure systems (this includes: positive guidance, head counting, adult to child ratio, zoning, child incident reporting and notification, etc.).
- Ensure service integration between Education, Disabilities and Mental Health services at the center level.
- Actively participate as a member of the Management Team to support the integration of component services across the Agency.
- Promote service integration with external service providers, to include Clackamas Education Service District (CESD).
- Implement internal and external referral and consultation systems for children and families who are in need of Disabilities and/or Mental Health supports.
- Ensure implementation of case management meetings (client review meetings, IFSP meetings, CESD consultation meetings, etc.) with staff regarding child and family needs.
- Work collaboratively with Component Managers to ensure regular, ongoing communication and effective, cross-component service delivery.
- Ensure implementation of Agency’s research-based curriculum and create model lesson plans that are data-driven, child-centered, and build on children’s interests and need.
- Coordinate inclusive educational activities and learning opportunities for continuity across centers and programs.
- Ensure system of child attendance recording, tracking, monitoring and follow-up is implemented across all center-based classrooms. Use ongoing child attendance data to inform continuous improvement in absenteeism rates and school readiness/child outcomes.
- Use program and child data to develop and conduct effective training and professional development activities for education staff in coordination with other Agency components.
- Coordinate supportive systems for inter-agency, external agency, and public school’s transitions.
- Ensure that child files, forms, and records are accurately completed within allotted timelines to document and track family/child needs and services provided (in both paper and electronic formats).
- In collaboration with Child Development Services Director, oversee setup of classrooms and ensure that component furniture, materials, equipment, and supplies meet Agency needs.
- Support Circle of Security in the Classroom (COS-C) coaching and training to assigned center staff.
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor child safety, learning environments, staff-child interactions, curriculum implementation, and child assessment activities.
- Oversee completion of structured classroom observations, to include: CLASS, TPOT, TPITOS, and curriculum fidelity checklists.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of Annual Practice Based Coaching plan, in coordination with Program Professional Development Manager.
- Assist in individualized child placement (enrollment) in coordination with appropriate stakeholders.
- Strengthen rapport with local agencies through on-going communication and participation in community meetings and events.
- Oversee the continuation of the School Readiness Committee; develop annual Agency School Readiness Goals.
- Maintain complete and accurate records, to include completion of Component Task List items.
Personnel Management
- Effectively and efficiently manage direct reports while modeling strong leadership skills.
- Develop and execute an Annual Component Learning Plan for the component. Facilitate the development and implementation of component specific trainings; provide trainings as requested.
- Engage in, encourage, and support professional development opportunities in keeping with the organizational structure.
- Plan and facilitate regular component team meetings.
- Facilitate resolution of conflicts.
- Work with the Human Resources department and Child Development Services Director to plan/implement staffing assignments.
Reporting
- Compile and submit reports as scheduled and/or requested by the Child Development Services Director.
- Ensure completion of child assessment ratings for each center-based classroom, 3 times per year, as scheduled. Analyze and present child outcomes data on a quarterly basis to Management Team and governing bodies.
- Ensure implementation of Annual Data Monitoring Plan schedule of monitoring and data review for respective components.
- Ensure completion of the Manage by Information reporting requirements on a monthly basis.
- Ensure completion of the annual Self-Assessment and Strategic Plan activities for assigned components.