Center Supervisor placements can vary within our service area (Linn/Benton counties)
Early Childhood Education Center Supervisor
What we offer our team:
The opportunity to work in a mission-driven organization serving children and families
A competitive wage in addition to a generous benefits package, to include:
This position is salaried, exempt. $5892.54 per month
Medical/dental/vision and life insurance,
403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions and match
Employee Assistance Program
PTO and phased in paid Winter and Spring break, and paid Holidays.
This position is year round with an additional 1 week paid vacation during summer
Kidco is a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness programs
Generous tuition assistance program
Opportunity for professional growth and advancement
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Job Summary: This position is responsible for the day to day operations of assigned Kidco Head Start locations, including oversight of monitoring systems and staff supervision. Collaboration with component area Coordinators to deliver quality services. Ensure compliance with Federal Head Start Program Performance Standards, licensing regulations, and any local or state rules or laws, and any organizational policies and procedures.
Early Childhood Education Supervisor Essential Functions
Center Director:
- Ensure compliance with staff/child ratios, ensure adequate classroom coverage with appropriate staff.
- Be present at the center on a daily basis during the hours of operation; secure a substitute director for any hours of operation in the event of planned center director absence.
- Maintain records in compliance with the Oregon Child Care Licensing requirements, and Federal Performance Standards; maintain documents required by Kidco and Oregon Child Care Division; ensure applicable documents completed daily and stored on site, as needed (electronic, files, classroom staff sign-in sheets, child attendance records, child incident reports, etc.)
- Meets with parents as necessary and appropriate.
- Monitors staff attendance, timesheets, leave requests, and staff and child files (electronic and/or hard copy) for compliance.
- Assists in the identification, approval process for purchasing, and annual inventory of center supplies and equipment according to applicable policies and procedures.
- Conducts regular staff meetings for center.
- Documents in-kind and other allowable costs applied toward non-federal share requirements.
- Responsible for understanding and assuring compliance with Performance Standards, Licensing regulations and Kidco policies and procedures.
- Plans and directs the work of the staff supervised. Observes staff and gives feedback on a regular, informal basis.
- Ensure classrooms demonstrate the adult behavior indicators as outlined in CLASS, scoring at or above the benchmark of Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support.
- Ensure the program curriculums are fully implemented, that lesson plans are followed each day by staff, and the individualized needs of each child are met.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Supervision:
- Provide helpful, behaviorally specific feedback to assigned staff
- Responsible for evaluations/check ins and ensuring complaince with program policies and procedures.
- Share information, advice, and suggestions to help others to be more successful; provide effective coaching
- Delegate assignments that will help develop the abilities and professional growth of assigned staff
- Regularly meet with employees to review their development progress
- Recognize and reinforce developmental efforts and improvements for assigned staff
- Utilize organizations systems to track personnel attendance for all staff on-site, classroom ratios and center visitation.
- Ensure assigned staff are maintaining training requirements.
Accountabilities:
- Participate in supervisory meetings to include planning and staff training in all applicable areas.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with and understanding of Oregon Child Care licensing requirements, organizational policies and procedures, and Federal Head Start Program Performance Standards.
- Assist in site recruitment efforts towards full enrollment
- Complete and maintain all required licensures and certifications.
- Perform monitoring tasks related to education child supervision/safety, family services, health, and ERSEA (child attendance, education services record keeping, classroom monitoring checklists, active supervision/zoning activities, playground checklists, family services record keeping, health follow-up, etc.)
- Monitor developmental screening completion and related data entry by expected timelines (ASQ-3, ASQ-SE).
- Monitor Teacher education home visit and parent conference completion and related data entry by expected timelines.
- Monitor Teacher/Family Advocate family services home visit completion and related data entry by expected timelines.
- Monitor completion of data entered into TS GOLD and ChildPlus by Teachers by expected timelines.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
- Attend and participate in program meetings as requested by supervisor.
- Complete all areas of responsibility in compliance with program code of conduct and confidentiality policies.
- Assure efficient use of funds and materials that have been provided for that site.
- Demonstrate commitment to mission, values and policies in the performance of daily duties
- Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.
