Education Director
SCO Family of Services, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Position: Early Childhood Education Director
Department: Early Childhood
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Hours: 35 Hours/Week; Exempt
Reports to: Vice President of Education and Community Services
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide Early Head start education staff with instructional leadership through design, delivery and coordination of intensive professional development; facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration; and administrative support.
Report to the FirstStepNYC Center Director
Build relationships with FirstStepNYC staff, families and children in order to lead School Readiness Efforts
Provide Early Head Start staff with reflective supervision to develop, and evaluate their performance and support their professional development
Collaborate with EHS Social Services Supervisor, Director, and others to provide the home visitors and teachers with individualized coaching to develop their performance and support their professional development
Collaborate with the Family Support to meet the needs of children and families
Lead the Early Head Start staff in developing and implementing an evidenced-based, responsive, intentional and developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, and teacher-child interactions
Monitor and ensure education plans, family partnership agreements, and other required documentation are completed
Collaborate with SCO and FirstStepNYC staff to meet Early Head Start performance standards
a.
Gather and analyze community information and facilitate planning efforts to determine design options, recruitment efforts and enrollment guidelines for Early Head Start
b.
Participates in Early Head Start ongoing monitoring activities and reporting; health and safety, comprehensive services, fiscal, school readiness, ERSEA, Self-Assessment and PIR
c.
Creates, facilitates, and reports on School Readiness Goals
d.
Attend trainings pertaining to Early Head Start programming
Participate in the development of program policies, service delivery plans, and ongoing monitoring of program quality
Establish strong working relationships and continuous collaboration with community partners
Represent FirstStepNYC at inter-agency meetings, open houses, trainings, etc
Liaise with external regulatory bodies as needed, including the Office of Head Start (OHS) , Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and others
Responsible for administrative tasks critical to the daily operations of the SCO Family of Services Early Head Start Home Based and Center Based Program
Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
Master's Degree or higher in early childhood education and NYS certification in early Childhood Education
Infant/ toddler program experience
NYS teaching certification required
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Department: Early Childhood
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Hours: 35 Hours/Week; Exempt
Reports to: Vice President of Education and Community Services
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide Early Head start education staff with instructional leadership through design, delivery and coordination of intensive professional development; facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration; and administrative support.
Report to the FirstStepNYC Center Director
Build relationships with FirstStepNYC staff, families and children in order to lead School Readiness Efforts
Provide Early Head Start staff with reflective supervision to develop, and evaluate their performance and support their professional development
Collaborate with EHS Social Services Supervisor, Director, and others to provide the home visitors and teachers with individualized coaching to develop their performance and support their professional development
Collaborate with the Family Support to meet the needs of children and families
Lead the Early Head Start staff in developing and implementing an evidenced-based, responsive, intentional and developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, and teacher-child interactions
Monitor and ensure education plans, family partnership agreements, and other required documentation are completed
Collaborate with SCO and FirstStepNYC staff to meet Early Head Start performance standards
a.
Gather and analyze community information and facilitate planning efforts to determine design options, recruitment efforts and enrollment guidelines for Early Head Start
b.
Participates in Early Head Start ongoing monitoring activities and reporting; health and safety, comprehensive services, fiscal, school readiness, ERSEA, Self-Assessment and PIR
c.
Creates, facilitates, and reports on School Readiness Goals
d.
Attend trainings pertaining to Early Head Start programming
Participate in the development of program policies, service delivery plans, and ongoing monitoring of program quality
Establish strong working relationships and continuous collaboration with community partners
Represent FirstStepNYC at inter-agency meetings, open houses, trainings, etc
Liaise with external regulatory bodies as needed, including the Office of Head Start (OHS) , Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and others
Responsible for administrative tasks critical to the daily operations of the SCO Family of Services Early Head Start Home Based and Center Based Program
Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
Master's Degree or higher in early childhood education and NYS certification in early Childhood Education
Infant/ toddler program experience
NYS teaching certification required
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.