Program Manager ECE

Program Manager ECE - Full Time;

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21-20 35th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106, USA

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.

Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 3 to 5 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens Communities. Through the Montessori approach, the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development.

The Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents, recognizing family participation throughout the program, as a key to a child’s robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of children.

• Oversees all day operations in conjunction with staff from each
  
  Functional Area
  
  (Education, Social Service, Administration, Health and Nutrition, Safety & Facilities, Disabilities, etc.); plans strategies, implements procedures, provides ongoing evaluation, and performs consistent monitoring of the program’s overall performance based on observation and review of documentation.
• Ensures that all staff work cooperatively to provide a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and creatively.
• Completes and submits reports (CACFP, End of the Month’s, Outcomes, Reports, etc.) according to established timelines; upgrades records; responds to parents and families’ requests for services; conducts home visits.
• Interacts with staff, parents, and community to keep lines of communication open among these functional areas to ensure the program provides appropriate services.
• Encourages parents in their role as their children’s primary teachers by acting as a resource person (e.g., disseminating information, actively listening to parents, offering suggestions).
• Sets standards for program quality by helping staff meet and exceed the Federal Head Start Performance Standards and other measures of quality, including performance outcomes and intake/enrollment processes.
• Designs work schedules for staff with timelines for task accomplishment.
• Maintains a roster of active volunteers to ensure proper classroom coverage in compliance with Department of Health regulations.
• Ensures client fees are collected, deposited, and recorded accurately and in a timely manner (Child Care Site).
• Ensures staff health records (annual medical exams) are up-to-date as required by the Department of Health.
• Ensures the facility is healthy, safe, and secure at all times by conducting daily walk-throughs and completing a NYC Children’s Services Health and Safety Inspection Checklist at least three times per year.
• Responsible for hiring, discipline, and discharge of staff in accordance with the Agency’s policies and Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Provides immediate supervisor with a detailed written weekly schedule and informs him/her of any unplanned changes/conflicts as soon as they arise.
• Notifies immediate supervisor and program site in the event of an unplanned absence (illness, personal emergencies, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• M.A. /M.S. degree in Early Childhood Education required.
• NYS Certification - birth-grade 2 or N-6 required.
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a preschool setting required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English;
  Russian/English;
  Chinese/English;
  Korean/English;
  English/Creole speaking preferred.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, & crawling.
• Occasional running.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

• We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including:
• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

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