Early Childhood Special Education Manager Job Peoria area,Arizona USA,Education / Teaching

Behavior Health And Disabilities Manager

Helping our community's most vulnerable with solutions that permanently improve lives

Our Head Start and Early Head Start program is seeking a dedicated Behavior Health and Disabilities Manager to oversee the program's Behavior Health and Disabilities components while ensuring compliance with Office of Head Start Performance Standards and regulatory requirements. In this role, you will partner with teachers, families, and staff to promote safe, inclusive learning environments, strengthen classroom practices, and support the success of children of all abilities through early intervention, consultation, and coordination of disability services.

If you are passionate about helping young children reach their full potential and empowering educators and families, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary:

Monitors and oversees the Disabilities, Behavior Health components of the program including adherence to Office of Head Start, WSHS and local regulatory agency procedures. Additionally, the Behavior Health and Disabilities Manager assists teachers and other instructional staff to improve teaching practices and classroom management to ensure service delivery to a large and diverse group of children and families enrolled in the Westside Head Start - Birth to Five program.

Partners with teachers and other staff to create physical and cultural environments that promote safety, security, positive social and emotional functioning, and overall health and well-being.

Using teacher and parent consultations and classroom observations, develops and executes strategies to address individual child needs, support learning objectives, and promote the success of instructional staff in delivering education and other services. As a subject matter expert in early childhood special education, ensures enrolled children with diagnosed and documented disabilities, including children eligible for services under the Individual Disability Education Act (IDEA) and children with identified concerns for developmental delays, are referred for evaluation, and that their families receive all applicable support.

Ensures services are delivered in the least restrictive possible environment, to allow and promote full participation in all program activities.

Essential Duties:

Develops, implements and monitors a system for identification, referral, tracking, and follow up of services for children identified with special needs, as well as children identified with behavior needs.

Ensures that the program serves a minimum of 10% of children with disabilities and reports enrollment within designated timelines.

Provides training and technical assistance based on identified needs in the area of special needs to Westside Head Start instructional staff, parents and community partners. Monitors the delivery of training, technical assistance and professional development based on identified needs in the area of behavior to Westside Head Start instructional staff, parents and community partners.

Provides a broad range of administrative and supervisory functions including finance and budgetary responsibilities, information systems integration, grievance/complaint resolution. Supervises assigned staff in accordance with agency personnel practices including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, guidance, etc. Participates in the process of ongoing personal and professional development.

Monitors the implementation and completion of all developmental and behavioral screenings, coordinating with key program stakeholders to ensure they are completed within guidelines and time frames outlined by the program

Develop and compile reports on goal attainment by reviewing end-of-month summary reports, analyzing trends, problem solving to remove barriers, convening staff and parent needs, to ensure compliance with all federal mandates as outlined in the Head Start Program Performance Standards as well as other applicable and related federal regulations

Perform Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator duties, which includes but is not limited to:

Partner and collaborate with local agencies, community partners, districts and advisory committees to maintain current information on available resources and services, issues and trends.
Document collaborations in Memoranda of Understanding to support services to children with special education needs.
Attend and participate in the IEP/IFSP meetings to provide support and guidance in the area of developmental screenings and referrals to the school district, and provide classroom support and resources for children with special needs
Ensure that program parents understand their rights and responsibilities under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and provide them support while coordinating referral and access to community services
As needed, communicate directly with parents in support of program participation and collaborative decision-making
Partner with WSHS stakeholders to ensure the…