Early Head Start Coordinator

Location:

Chariton, Iowa – Five-County Service Area
Position:
Full-Time, Hourly

Schedule:

Generally Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; flexibility as needed
Make a Difference in the Lives of Young Children and Families!
Are you passionate about early childhood education, family engagement, and helping children and families reach their full potential? SCICAP is looking for an experienced, compassionate, and organized Early Head Start Coordinator/Family Resource Advocate to provide leadership and support to our Early Head Start program serving families across our five-county service area.
This is a great opportunity for an early childhood professional who enjoys leading a team, supporting teachers and home visitors, partnering with families, and ensuring high-quality services for infants, toddlers, and their families.
The Early Head Start Coordinator provides leadership and oversight for both center-based and home-based Early Head Start services and works closely with staff, families, community partners, and the Early Head Start/Head Start Program Director.

As the Early Head Start Coordinator, you will:

• Provide leadership, supervision, and support to Early Head Start staff to ensure high-quality services and compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Supervise Early Head Start Home Visitors and the EHS Center-Based Teacher Director.
• Provide reflective supervision, coaching, feedback, and professional development support to EHS staff.
• Conduct regular staff observations and provide feedback to promote continuous quality improvement.
• Complete and support CLASS observations and help staff strengthen effective teacher-child interactions.
• Review EHS lesson plans and home visitor documentation and provide meaningful feedback.
• Monitor child and family data and ensure accurate, timely documentation in Child Plus.
• Monitor Family Partnership Agreements, family goals, referrals, family outcomes, family engagement activities, and other required family-service documentation.
• Support families in identifying needs, accessing community resources, and following through with referrals.
• Support attendance efforts, including attendance contacts, family meetings, and attendance plans when needed.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, home visitors, health staff, and other program team members to ensure children and families receive comprehensive services.
• Support recruitment, enrollment, and family engagement activities.
• Participate in parent meetings, fatherhood activities, socializations, community meetings, and other program activities.
• Support staff pursuing their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and monitor progress toward completion.
• Help ensure staff training plans and professional development requirements are completed.
• Support compliance with Iowa licensing requirements, Head Start Performance Standards, and SCICAP policies and procedures.
• Substitute in the classroom as needed.
• Travel throughout the five-county service area for observations, meetings, training, and other program responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Early Head Start/Head Start Program Director.

Required

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.

Required Experience:

• Supervisory experience working with staff.
• Experience working with young children.
• Experience working with families.
• Experience conducting or participating in CLASS observations.
• Experience working in an Early Head Start or early childhood setting is strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work…