Home-Based Supervisor

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.

We are now hiring for a full‑time Home Based Supervisor to join our Early Childhood Team!

• Manage and support the day‑to‑day implementation of the Office of Head Start educational services using internal program plans, policies, and procedures which are based on best practices and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Monitor assigned home visitors and case management staff to ensure all standards are being met. Monitoring includes, but is not limited to: reviewing data in Child Plus and Teaching Strategies GOLD, observation, reviewing lesson plans on a weekly basis, and conducting ongoing file reviews.
• Monitoring occurs on a regular basis and reports are given to the Early Learning Manager on a monthly basis.
• Assure the education and health screenings and assessments of all children within the time frame established by the Head Start Standards.
• Provides coaching for education staff on best practices, as well as the agency’s Planned Language Approach which is specifically designed to support dual language learners and their families.
• Assure all disability and mental health referrals commence within the time frame established by the Head Start Standards and LEA.
• Assure that all educational and health screenings and assessments are recorded in Child
  
  PLUS and Teaching Strategies GOLD within one week of the screening and assessment.
• Assure that family partnerships and services are completed for each family through ongoing support based on family’s strengths and needs. Monitoring includes but is not limited to: reviewing Child Plus (family services, goals, family partnership, family outcomes, referrals made, PIR family needs, and services received) and Teaching Strategies documentation reports.
• Coordinate and maintain records and statistical data regarding educational activities, attendance and program compliance.
• Provide input in the development and implementation of curriculum.
• Assist Parent‑Child Educators in planning and implementing socialization activities twice a month, as well as monthly parent meetings.
• Have monthly supervision meetings with teams, or, as warranted, individual supervision meetings. As part of this meeting, develop and track, and on a yearly basis, Professional Development plans with each Parent Child Educator.
• Assure the implementation of the staff evaluation process, as a tool for identifying staff development needs.
• Monitor and participate in staff development training.
• Provide support to center based staff within the guidelines of Head Start Standards, NAEYC accreditation and COA.
• In collaboration with other Head Start staff and the Policy Council, participate in the design and implementation of the annual Head Start program self‑assessment.
• Working closely with all other program units, assure the involvement of parents in all aspects of the Head Start program.
• Assist in developing procedures for transitioning children into and out of the Early and Head Start program and assure that such procedures are implemented throughout the program.
• Assure that all Parent‑Child Educators adhere to the strictest standards of health and safety.
• Resolve conflicts between parents and staff.
• Monitors PCEs’ supply inventory to ensure materials are consistently available for optimal job performance.
• Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business.
• Ensure compliance with the agency’s code of conduct.
• Ensure agency’s Head Start fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures.
• Assist in the development of the agency’s annual Head Start self‑assessment.
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