Assistant Site Supervisor

POSITION

PURPOSE:

Under supervision of the Site Supervisor, the Assistant Site Supervisor will assist in the day-to-day operations of a center-based program; adheres to the core values of the Agency and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct for Early Childhood Practitioners and Professional Practice, Performance Standards, required Head Start competencies, National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics or other professional codes.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.

• Assists in all aspects of day-to-day operations of a center-based program;
• Assists with supervising and leading a team of master teachers, teachers; associate teachers and teacher assistants trainees;
• Assists in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards;
• Assists in planning and evaluating the performance of staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets;
• Ensures that the classroom curriculum is developmentally appropriate and focuses on the needs of the individual child;
• Assists in monitoring classroom instruction and assists teachers in the acquisition of knowledge and skills for effectively delivering a developmentally appropriate curriculum;
• Assists in reviewing educational assessment plans for individual children and classroom lesson plans;
• Assists in establishing and communicating program goals, objectives and strategies;
• Assists in implementing systems to insure children’s attendance is accurately recorded and forwarded to the CEU for PROMIS input;
• Assists in mainstreaming children with special needs;
• Monitors classroom instruction and assists teachers in the acquisition of knowledge and skills for effectively delivering a developmentally appropriate curriculum;
• Assists in coordinating home visits, parent meetings and trainings;
• Assists in Initiating and maintaining community partnerships and collaborations;
• Assist in ensuring classroom child/adult ratio in compliance with state, local, and federal standards;

• Recruits families for the Head Start Program as required by Performance Standards;
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Principles and practice of supervision;
• Principles and practices of program administration, including budgeting; fiscal management;
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations respective to areas of responsibility including but not limited to ERSEA procedures for support service staff and Performance Standards.

• Exercise sound, independent judgment within general policy guidelines;
• Operate a computer, spreadsheet and database software applications, and operate other standard office equipment;
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing with people of various educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds.

The following are typical ways of obtaining the knowledge skills and abilities outlined above. AA Degree (site supervisor permit) in child development/early childhood education; plus six (6) units of administration, two (2) units of adult supervision, and must have two years classroom teaching experience with six (6) adult supervisory experience; or a BA degree w/12 units of ECE, three (3) units of supervised field experience in early childhood education setting, or teaching or a administrative credential with 12 units of ECE, plus three (3) units supervised field experience (site supervisor or program director…