Center Coordinator Job Columbus area,Ohio USA,Child Care/Nanny

Responsible for overall direction, management, and oversight of the center to ensure staffing requirements are met to operate each classroom and confirms the staff completes protocols related to active supervision. Provide classroom coverage, including serving as a classroom substitute to ensure proper staffing coverage and operations of all classrooms to meet Head Start Performance Standards and state childcare regulations.
Supervise and coach staff to ensure that the program provides quality and developmentally appropriate services to children and families and establish a work climate that nurtures growth, learning, and positive interaction.
Ensure that center staff planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children: establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment; support the social and emotional development of children; and encouraging the involvement of the families of the children in a Head Start program.
Trains, observes, and monitors staff to follow appropriate practices, protocols, and checklists to keep children safe during all activities, including, at a minimum:
Reporting of suspected or known child abuse and neglect to Franklin County Children Services according to agency procedures and the Ohio Revised Code Section .
Safe sleep practices, including ensuring that all sleeping arrangements for children under 18 months of age use firm mattresses or cots, as appropriate, and for children under 12 months, soft bedding materials or toys must not be used.
Only releasing children to an authorized adult.
Adhere to all standards of conduct described in Head Start Performance Standards §1302.90(c)
Trains, observes, and monitors staff to follow appropriate practices, protocols, and checklists to systematically and routinely implement hygiene practices that ensure:
- Appropriate toileting, hand washing, and diapering procedures are followed.
- Safe food preparation.
- Exposure to blood and body fluids is handled consistent with standards of the Occupational Safety Health Administration.
- Documentation of feeding and diaper changes for Early Head Start children.
Trains, observes, and monitors staff to follow appropriate practices, protocols, and checklists to follow, and practice procedures for:
- Emergencies
- Fire prevention and response.
- Protection from contagious disease
- The handling, storage, administration, and record of administration of medication
- Documenting children’s attendance upon arrival and departure
- Maintaining procedures and systems to ensure children are only released to an authorized adult.
- Child specific health care needs and food allergies that include accessible plans of action for emergencies.
Confirms all required certifications (including First Aid, Child Abuse, Communicable Disease and CPR) and professional development hours and trainings are completed within the required time frames and education staff have a current and complete medical, along with a current background check that is connected to the center’s license. Maintains and secures all center education files (personnel, licensing, and child).
Provides support to teacher assistants to obtain completion of CDA (Child Development Associate) credential in the required timeframe .
Maintains an inventory of all center equipment, supplies and furnishings based upon checklists and observations. Orders classroom and center supplies, as needed. Completes any required work order requests as required by CDCFC policies. Visual inspections of all learning environments.
Ensures the completion and upload of developmental, speech, vision, hearing, growth, and behavioral screenings for children within mandated timelines. Results of developmental, speech, vision, hearing, and growth are entered in Management Information System (Child Plus). Ensures center teaching staff review the results in writing with parents during the home visits or parent teacher conferences.
Collaborates with the Family Service Worker to plan, organize, attend, and present an educational activity during all parent meetings. Works closely with the Family Service Worker to document and report in-kind hours completed by enrolled families. Acts as the designee for the Family Service Worker, in their absence to ensure daily attendance and attendance notes are entered in the Management Information System (Child Plus) as required by agency policies.
Provide information to the Multi-Disciplinary Team to enable them to conduct IEP/IFSP meetings, Facilitates Child, and Family Review (CFRs) meetings by collaborating with multiple departments and gathering necessary information for each enrolled child.
Attends workshops and training to assist in the delivery and coordination of agency services as necessary for children and families.
Maintain and respect the confidentiality of families, staff, and program.
Attend and participate in professional development, training, and meetings. Must participate in 20 hours of training per year in…


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