Education Manager

Salary Range: $62,562.19 To $68,548.31 Annually

To develop and coordinate a comprehensive center program which complies with Federal Performance Standards;
Ensure that staff, parents, and volunteers receive instruction and training in Early Childhood Education; and assist Component Managers in implementing the Family/Community Partnerships Component, ERSEA, and Health Services component of the program.

• Education Program Management
• Assistin the planning and coordination of an Educational Services Program for Early Head Start/Head Start/OPP/Family Child Careproviders
• Assist the Assistant Director of Head Start & Early Childhood Service sin educationcomponentplanning, development, and operation
• Assistin the maintenance and updating of a program curriculum to include major themes and related activities for the classroom and home visits
• Act as an advisor for site staff, parents and volunteers, concerning Early Childhood Education and supervision as directed
• Act as the Literacy Specialist and provide coaching in areas of language and literacy enhancement for designated classrooms
• Ensure coordination of Comprehensive Parent/Staff Conferences with staff to include a written report on each family from allcomponentstaff, two times eachyear
• Ensure that each Early Head Start/Head Start/OPP/FCC family receives the required amount of home visits
• Assist staff in follow‑up regarding possible difficulties with classroom and/or home visit attendance
• Record keeping and monitoring
• Assistin monitoring classroom and home visitattendance
• Ensure that all education forms are completed and utilized effectively and appropriately
• Evaluate education staffs' daily plans and conduct post‑evaluationconference
• Ensure that goals for individual children and families are being recorded and tracked on Staffing Forms and progress notes and that related activities are planned on the daily planning book
• Ensure that education staff maintain the required component information in each child’s notebook and portfolio
• Ensure that the requiredcomponentinformation ismaintainedin each child’sfile
• Staff Development and Support
• Supervise Site Staff in program operations, to include using all agency policies and procedures for developing staff skills for successful job taskcompletion
• Trains and mentors new and continuing teaching staff on all classroom procedures
• Mentor staff using positive role modeling and reflective supervision techniques, in order to strengthen skill levels and confidence
• Provide supervision support to staff in components other than education by providing guidance indaily activities and communicating with directcomponentsupervisorof any performance related issues.
• Observe and record monthly, the performance of education staff in the classroom, family child care homes, and/or home visits following the observation cycle
• Monitor and evaluate job performance of education staff and develop and/or revise Professional Success Plans with staff annually. Provide input on center staff performance tocomponentsupervisors.
• Delegate work assignments andduties
• Assistwiththe screening,interviewingand hiring teams for site educationstaff
• Assistin Staff Development by developing and implementing a training plan forstaff.
• Participate as a member of agency committees as assigned
• Assistin assessing training needs
• Develop training resources withassistancefrom othercomponentstaff
• Assistin coordinating and implementing training at Staff Meetings and as needed throughout theyear.
• Provide training in Early Childhood Education for staff, parents, and/or volunteers at In‑Service meetings and/or by becoming an instructor of record at a university in order to provide trainings which result in ECE credits for staff.
• Coordination of Services
• Assist the Family Services Manager as the contact person for Human Service agencies for social service issues and concerns.
• Maintain a system for making social services referrals
• Assist the Family Engagement Director in orienting training to staff and community partners on family strengthening
• Assist the Health & Mental Health Manager in the Health Servicescomponent
• Help families establish an ongoing relationship with health and dental…