Mission Statement:
The mission of The Early Head Start Program is to bring a relentless focus on positive child and family outcomes to close the achievement gap and build a better future for children, families, and communities served by the Early Head Start program.
Responsibilities:
The Early Start Facilitator supports the providers and assistants to ensure full implementation of all aspects of The Early Head Start Program s learning system, policies/procedures and tools, with the goal of supporting all children to achieve.
- Coach providers to effectively facilitate monthly professional learning communities related to curriculum planning and assessment data.
- Provide consistent on-going consultation to provider to support differentiated instruction for children with IFSPs or with challenging behaviors.
- In coordination with the Part C agency and/or LEA, ensure timely identification, referral, identified services and transition support for children with disabilities.
- Contribute to ongoing and regularly scheduled recruitment of children with disabilities.
- Apply expertise in on-going performance based assessment system to support the providers and assistants in understanding child outcomes data and using results to plan and individualize instruction.
- Track child outcomes and program quality assessment data across the network, analyze data and make program development recommendations based on analysis.
- Assist education team in planning and implementing comprehensive, differentiated and sequential professional development for providers.
Support for Educational Quality & Positive Child Outcomes
Supports providers in coaching related to educational quality including fidelity of curriculum implementation and meeting the Early Head Start Program’s School Readiness Goals
- Is the lead coach for certain providers and assistants
- Provide feedback to providers in all areas of educational quality, including but not limited to
- Learning Environments
- Curriculum
- Assessment
- Meeting All Children’s Needs
- Working with Families
- Professional Growth and Collaboration
Has expertise in the program’s curriculum model(s) and consistently supports fidelity of implementation, including engagement in curriculum planning meetings
Has expertise in the program’s on-going assessment system(s)
Supports quality of implementation and use of assessment cycle during assessment workgroups
Assist providers in understanding child outcomes data and using results to plan and individualize
Track child outcomes and program quality assessment results on a network-wide basis, analyze data and make program development recommendations to Director of Education (DOE) Director of Operations (DOO) and Executive Director
Assist DOE and team in planning and implementing comprehensive, differentiated and sequential professional development for providers and assistants
Assist DOE in collaboration and coordination within education team and across service areas (Family Services, Mental Health and Disabilities and Health/Nutrition) and initiatives
Additional Responsibilities Communication and Service Coordination
Participate in team and 1-1 meetings, regularly scheduled and as needed, to ensure coordination of education services across Early Head Start program.
Communicate effectively in written or verbal format to groups of all sizes and individuals.
Actively participate in Early Head Start community, including staff meetings, mandated trainings, committee meetings, and other program-wide functions as needed, including some evening activities.
Record Keeping and Reporting
Maintain documentation of monitoring, coaching and training activities, adhering to The Head Start Program’s existing systems (SHINE etc.) whenever applicable.
Complete monthly reports on area activities and progress toward goals with recommended modifications to plans, submit to DOE as scheduled.
Human Resources
Know the personnel policies and procedures.
Devise work methods and procedures that support improvements in existing work practices; supporting the Director of Education..
Plan and adjust work operations to meet changing or emergent program requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice to quantity or quality of work.
Program Governance and Leadership
Lead for the good of the entire organization, understand the big picture and use it as framework to make decisions
Make decisions that support program quality and maintain program accountability.
Work with EHS Manager and Director of Social Service to develop and maintain focus for education service area, align education goals with the strategic direction and needs of the program, and ensure that all education staff. Understand. how their work relates to the program as a whole and the relevant regulations and Performance Standards.
Improve quality and effectiveness of education service area and overall organization by initiating, sponsoring and implementing organizational change and by helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
Promote consistent exchange of information and a cooperative environment within the center director team and other leadership.
Attend parent committees, Policy Council and board of director meetings as needed or requested.
Recognize that your job description is service area specific and that a successful employee upholds the overall employment standards outlined in the Employee Handbook and specifically, but not limited to: confidentiality, child abuse reporting, attendance and dependability, appropriate dress, customer service and support to all families, prudent use of program resources, and promoting and maintaining safe work environment.
Uphold the shared values of The Early Head Start Program Learning.
Requirements:
- Minimum requirement of an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field. Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
- Previous experience teaching and supervising in an early childhood setting
- Pass physical examination, background check, and fingerprinting screen
- Able to lift a child weighing 40 pounds, 20 times a day if needed
- Current driver’s license, reliable transportation and ability to travel out of state on occasion
- Obtain certification in CPR and First Aid
- Ability to multi-task, work independently, efficiently organize and communicate effectively with off-site supervisors
- Ability to communicate effectively in written or verbal format to groups of all sizes and individuals
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with technology, such as video cameras, Microsoft Office, databases etc.
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual Spanish
- Prior early childhood experience
- Experience with curriculum model (and assessment system
- Reliability FCCRS-R
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and healthy work place.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $44,258.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Language:
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus (Required)
Work Location: In person