Expanded Learning ; ELO) Director

Description

Launch is dedicated to ensuring a brilliant start for all children. Through our preschool, after school and summer programs, we provide equitable access to the highest-quality learning and care in a safe, enriching environment that prepares children for success in school and life. Our programs serve a diverse group of over 1,000 children ages 3-12 and are located on-site in 10 Seattle Public Schools locations, 3 community centers and one Impact Public Schools location.

Drawing on more than 48 years of experience, we serve as a proven model of effective programming and a passionate advocate for children, families, and communities. Launch strives to live an anti-racist, inclusive existence, and welcomes diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives.

The Expanded Learning Opportunity (ELO) Director works directly with Program Site Managers, with support from Regional Program Directors, to deliver program quality services, coaching and support to ensure out-of-school time programs meet all required internal and external performance standards and regulations. The ELO works closely with members of the Program Services Team, the Leadership Team, the Executive Team, other Launch departments/committees, and community stakeholders on various grants, contracts and meso or macro level policy initiatives that impact school-age childcare programs and the youth development field.

• Assist school-age programs in implementing required components from the expanded learning framework, supporting access to curriculum or providing additional enrichment strategies to be used by Launch.
• Appropriately plan and manage an operating budget tied to grants, contracts or other revenue
• Attain trainer certification through the Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Department of Children Youth and Families, Crisis Prevention Institute and other training mediums that improve program delivery and student experience
• Maintain positive relationships and advocate for childcare with community members, intermediaries, foundations, and businesses within the state (Department of Children Youth and Families), or City of Seattle, King County, and Seattle Public Schools
• Maintain communication with SPS Community Alignment Department and their district officials, administrators, principals, family resource workers, mental health providers and other childcare entities within the circuit for optimum collaboration and to anticipate upcoming district changes
• Maintain a Data Sharing Agreement with Seattle Public Schools and manage weekly student data reports via CSV files as well as Unified Insights and Student-at-a-Glance platforms
• Support implementation and execution of assessment tools such as the Social Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment Tool (SEL PQA) within ELO classrooms. Manage, track, and utilize data to present key performance measurements.
• Partner and maintain positive relationships with University of Washington and Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Education, Communities and Organizations (ECO) programs for recruitment of interns as a pathway to an experienced applicant pool.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining an effective system of engaging families with Program Site Managers in developing children's individual learning goals, planning curriculum, coordinating disability services, collecting evidence, and recording children's on-going learning, and measuring child outcomes.
• Conduct and/or coordinate the student surveys and other required assessments and/or screenings. Manage, track, and utilize data to present key performance measurements at individual, site and organizational levels.
• Assist programs in ensuring the quality and consistency of developmental programming to include environment, equipment, materials, program structure, curriculum, risk management practices, and oversight and coordination of activity schedules and lesson plans
• Coordinate and order materials, supplies and equipment based on observations, teacher input, the findings of the assessments and other consultant observation
• Assist programs in coordinating programming that supports the children’s physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development regardless of setting or length of time in care
• Facilitate reflective practices for all enrichment teachers on varying topics instrumental to their teacher or leader development
• Lead, facilitate and deliver professional trainings based on input from direct staff, students, parents, or…