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The Center Director serves as the educational lead for one or more centers in the Head Start program. Responsibilities include education, family partnerships, supervision of teacher staff, communication and service coordination, record keeping and reporting, ongoing self-assessment and monitoring of compliance, facilities management and program governance and leadership.
Essential Education
Serve as education leader for the Head Start center, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education services and providing teachers with supervision, training, coaching and monitoring.
Support the effective implementation of the education content area, implementing all relevant policies and procedures.
Oversee training of new hires (in conjunction with HR Generalist). Develop, conduct or arrange other training as needed for staff, parents or volunteers.
Work with teachers to implement program curriculum that incorporates all elements and meets all standards in compliance with Head Start standards and best practices.
Oversee and approve the preparation of weekly lesson plans, including individualization and all other required elements.
Ensure that teachers integrate goals from Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with disabilities (in consultation with Early Learning and Disabilities Coordinator).
Ensure the completion of all required child screenings and assessments, including 45 and 90 day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.
Provide teachers with coaching and support for quality improvement and professional growth through regular observation and formal and informal feedback.
Use the Center Director Success Rubric (CDELSR) to self-assess and set goals for continual growth.
Family Partnerships
Supervise or coordinate with Family Services to ensure full implementation of family services and parent involvement.
Support Family Advocates to implement all aspects of family services program, including support and monitoring of family initiatives. Coordinate training for parents and community members wanting to volunteer in the classroom.
Ensure parents are integrally involved in developing the programs curriculum and approach to child development and education through regular meetings with Policy Council members and others.
Assist teaching staff in developing a system offering parents opportunities for enhancing and increasing their child observation skills.
Supervision Of Staff
Directly supervise center staff, ensure completion of all human resources activities, and ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
Conduct monthly meetings with direct reports and provide ongoing verbal and written feedback consistent with their individual development plans for performance improvement, ensure adherence to Head Start performance standards, and to plan and direct work.
Plan and adjust work operations to meet changing or emergent program requirements within available resources.
Work with teachers to develop and support their individual development plan, including training plans for each teacher to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a related field. Individual development plans filed in personnel folder and a training log.
Assign and review work of direct reports. Instruct, train and work effectively with direct reports from a variety of backgrounds and with differing levels/areas of training. Model best practices within the service area.
Devise work methods and procedures that support improvements in existing work practices. Support direct reports in developing and setting goals, priorities and timelines.
Take required disciplinary action, in an objective and fair manner, following Program Policies and Procedures and EEO requirements. Make appropriate personnel decisions as needed and submit the most impactful personnel decisions as a recommendation to supervisor.
Service Coordination
Ensure families receive monthly newsletter.
Ensure children’s individual health, nutrition, disabilities or mental health needs are met, through implementation of referral system, coordination with appropriate coordinators/specialists, and participation in case conferences as necessary.
Develop a working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
Actively participate in Head Start/Early Head Start community, including staff meetings, mandated trainings, committee meetings, and other program wide functions as needed, including some evening activities.
Record Keeping And Reporting
Ensure complete and accurate implementation of all required systems for recordkeeping and reporting, including:
Individual child/family files
Master binders
Education portfolios or other documentation of early childhood education services
In-kind contributions from parents or community members
Purchasing and tracking of supplies and equipment
Employee timekeeping
Employee paid time off
Attendance and payments (as appropriate) for Full/Extended Day
Child, family & program information in Shine Insight
Child observations, assessment & planning information in CreativeCurriculum.net
Compliance Management And Self-Assessment
Review weekly MBI (managing by information) and monthly MBI reports and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
Review quarterly MBO (managing by outcomes) report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
Review quarterly and annual child outcomes data and oversee teacher planning to help all children make developmental gains.
Participate in annual program self-assessment.
Implement all monitoring systems required by Head Start, childcare licensing CACFP or other agencies, including:
Daily visual check of indoor & outdoor safety.
Monthly or quarterly completion of health & safety monitoring tool.
Program Governance And Leadership
Serve on leadership team of the program, attending regular meetings and occasional retreats.
Participate in annual and quarterly planning to set, plan for, and monitor program goals.
Contribute to annual review and revision of programs integrated service plan.
Establish focus for education service area and align goals with the center’s strategic direction and needs; ensure employees understand how their work relates to the center and relevant regulations and performance standards.
Improve quality and effectiveness of education service area and overall organization by initiating and sponsoring organizational change and helping others manage change.
Ensure teachers and volunteers understand regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including universal precautions.
Uphold the shared mission and values of the organization.
Program Operations And Facilities
Serves as the facility designated Fire Warden and participates in safety and evacuation plan development, training and implementation; conducts fire drills as directed.
Ensures facilities, materials, and equipment are safe, appropriate, and conducive to learning, including children with disabilities.
Ensures center environments are free of toxins and hazards.
Ensures space and materials align with grantees’ curriculum.
Conducts and/or supervises regular safety checks of all facilities.
Qualifications
Primary Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, or
Bachelor’s degree in a related field with at least six (6) courses in early childhood education
Masters Degree preferred; Infant/toddler education/training preferred.
Directors academy preferred for district collaborated centers.
Certifications
State-awarded preschool training certification preferred; First Aid and CPR certifications required or to be obtained.
Work Experience
Experience managing an infant/toddler or preschool program; fiscal management/budget experience; supervision/management or coaching; experience with inclusion of children with disabilities preferred.
Special Skills
Includes health and safety license knowledge, community partnerships, bilingual in Spanish and English preferred, strong organization, independent work capability, effective communication, and leadership abilities.
Americans With Disability Specifications Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger motions, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, 20 times per day with or without assistance. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Work Environment: Work environment is a normal primary educational setting with moderate noise. Exposure to blood, saliva and bodily fluids is common; proper safety training and protection are required.
Equal Opportunity Employer Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/PRIME TIME Family, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Other
Job function: Business Development and Sales
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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CENTER DIRECTOR HS
role at
PRIME TIME FAMILY READING
The Center Director serves as the educational lead for one or more centers in the Head Start program. Responsibilities include education, family partnerships, supervision of teacher staff, communication and service coordination, record keeping and reporting, ongoing self-assessment and monitoring of compliance, facilities management and program governance and leadership.
Essential Education
Serve as education leader for the Head Start center, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education services and providing teachers with supervision, training, coaching and monitoring.
Support the effective implementation of the education content area, implementing all relevant policies and procedures.
Oversee training of new hires (in conjunction with HR Generalist). Develop, conduct or arrange other training as needed for staff, parents or volunteers.
Work with teachers to implement program curriculum that incorporates all elements and meets all standards in compliance with Head Start standards and best practices.
Oversee and approve the preparation of weekly lesson plans, including individualization and all other required elements.
Ensure that teachers integrate goals from Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with disabilities (in consultation with Early Learning and Disabilities Coordinator).
Ensure the completion of all required child screenings and assessments, including 45 and 90 day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.
Provide teachers with coaching and support for quality improvement and professional growth through regular observation and formal and informal feedback.
Use the Center Director Success Rubric (CDELSR) to self-assess and set goals for continual growth.
Family Partnerships
Supervise or coordinate with Family Services to ensure full implementation of family services and parent involvement.
Support Family Advocates to implement all aspects of family services program, including support and monitoring of family initiatives. Coordinate training for parents and community members wanting to volunteer in the classroom.
Ensure parents are integrally involved in developing the programs curriculum and approach to child development and education through regular meetings with Policy Council members and others.
Assist teaching staff in developing a system offering parents opportunities for enhancing and increasing their child observation skills.
Supervision Of Staff
Directly supervise center staff, ensure completion of all human resources activities, and ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
Conduct monthly meetings with direct reports and provide ongoing verbal and written feedback consistent with their individual development plans for performance improvement, ensure adherence to Head Start performance standards, and to plan and direct work.
Plan and adjust work operations to meet changing or emergent program requirements within available resources.
Work with teachers to develop and support their individual development plan, including training plans for each teacher to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a related field. Individual development plans filed in personnel folder and a training log.
Assign and review work of direct reports. Instruct, train and work effectively with direct reports from a variety of backgrounds and with differing levels/areas of training. Model best practices within the service area.
Devise work methods and procedures that support improvements in existing work practices. Support direct reports in developing and setting goals, priorities and timelines.
Take required disciplinary action, in an objective and fair manner, following Program Policies and Procedures and EEO requirements. Make appropriate personnel decisions as needed and submit the most impactful personnel decisions as a recommendation to supervisor.
Service Coordination
Ensure families receive monthly newsletter.
Ensure children’s individual health, nutrition, disabilities or mental health needs are met, through implementation of referral system, coordination with appropriate coordinators/specialists, and participation in case conferences as necessary.
Develop a working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
Actively participate in Head Start/Early Head Start community, including staff meetings, mandated trainings, committee meetings, and other program wide functions as needed, including some evening activities.
Record Keeping And Reporting
Ensure complete and accurate implementation of all required systems for recordkeeping and reporting, including:
Individual child/family files
Master binders
Education portfolios or other documentation of early childhood education services
In-kind contributions from parents or community members
Purchasing and tracking of supplies and equipment
Employee timekeeping
Employee paid time off
Attendance and payments (as appropriate) for Full/Extended Day
Child, family & program information in Shine Insight
Child observations, assessment & planning information in CreativeCurriculum.net
Compliance Management And Self-Assessment
Review weekly MBI (managing by information) and monthly MBI reports and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
Review quarterly MBO (managing by outcomes) report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
Review quarterly and annual child outcomes data and oversee teacher planning to help all children make developmental gains.
Participate in annual program self-assessment.
Implement all monitoring systems required by Head Start, childcare licensing CACFP or other agencies, including:
Daily visual check of indoor & outdoor safety.
Monthly or quarterly completion of health & safety monitoring tool.
Program Governance And Leadership
Serve on leadership team of the program, attending regular meetings and occasional retreats.
Participate in annual and quarterly planning to set, plan for, and monitor program goals.
Contribute to annual review and revision of programs integrated service plan.
Establish focus for education service area and align goals with the center’s strategic direction and needs; ensure employees understand how their work relates to the center and relevant regulations and performance standards.
Improve quality and effectiveness of education service area and overall organization by initiating and sponsoring organizational change and helping others manage change.
Ensure teachers and volunteers understand regulations associated with prevention of occupational disease and injury, including universal precautions.
Uphold the shared mission and values of the organization.
Program Operations And Facilities
Serves as the facility designated Fire Warden and participates in safety and evacuation plan development, training and implementation; conducts fire drills as directed.
Ensures facilities, materials, and equipment are safe, appropriate, and conducive to learning, including children with disabilities.
Ensures center environments are free of toxins and hazards.
Ensures space and materials align with grantees’ curriculum.
Conducts and/or supervises regular safety checks of all facilities.
Qualifications
Primary Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, or
Bachelor’s degree in a related field with at least six (6) courses in early childhood education
Masters Degree preferred; Infant/toddler education/training preferred.
Directors academy preferred for district collaborated centers.
Certifications
State-awarded preschool training certification preferred; First Aid and CPR certifications required or to be obtained.
Work Experience
Experience managing an infant/toddler or preschool program; fiscal management/budget experience; supervision/management or coaching; experience with inclusion of children with disabilities preferred.
Special Skills
Includes health and safety license knowledge, community partnerships, bilingual in Spanish and English preferred, strong organization, independent work capability, effective communication, and leadership abilities.
Americans With Disability Specifications Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger motions, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, 20 times per day with or without assistance. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Work Environment: Work environment is a normal primary educational setting with moderate noise. Exposure to blood, saliva and bodily fluids is common; proper safety training and protection are required.
Equal Opportunity Employer Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/PRIME TIME Family, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Other
Job function: Business Development and Sales
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at PRIME TIME FAMILY READING by 2x
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