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Job Description
Title: Early Childhood Education Coordinator
Department: MAOF Head Start/Early Head Start (Contra Costa County)
Salary: $75,000.00 - $77,924.00 annually
Status: Full Time, Exempt
Closing Date: Open until filled
GENERAL PURPOSE
Develops, implements, and monitors early education services of the program, partners, and delegate agency. Responsible for integration of education policies, procedures, and practices into all service areas and programs. Provides direction and oversight of the education area. Provides technical expertise, consulting, support, and ongoing monitoring and oversight for the program, delegate agencies, and partners in development and learning used to establish school readiness goals for children, monitor children's progress, align curricula, and conduct program planning.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads the development and maintenance of comprehensive policies and procedures that meet all federal, state, and local requirements. Ensures compliance with set policies and procedures.
- Prepares program data and program progress reports.
- Provides recommendations for program improvements based on data collected, historical trends, and research-based practices that meet requirements of federal and state funding sources, as well as provides consultation and technical support in program implementation.
- Ongoing monitoring, tracking, follow-up and analysis of child development services and child outcomes. Assures effective delivery of services for the program, partners, and delegate agency.
- Develops action plans and ensures implementation through ongoing monitoring.
- Coordinates, oversees, and participates in the ongoing development and implementation of curriculum that promotes school readiness.
- Leads the planning and coordination for ECE staff development and training.
- Coordinates the implementation of ERS, CLASS, and other classroom observations and assessments.
- Monitors the completion and follow up of the developmental screeners and ensures referrals are completed within the agency?s specified timelines for any child whose developmental screener shows development and/or social-emotional concerns.
- Ensures the integration of children?s IFSP/IEP goals into classroom lesson plans.
- Ensures case conferences, multi-disciplinary team meetings are scheduled and conducted to discuss children who have been identified as needing additional support. Shares ideas and suggestions with staff , delegate agency, and partners on helping the child benefit from the program.
- Participates and contributes to program planning and decision-making. Collaborates with service areas regarding the needs of children, families, and staff to ensure quality services.
- Monitors the program, delegate agency, and partner?s service delivery through site visits and validation of data and follows through with strategies for resolving identified problems and guidance on continual program improvement.
- Provides technical assistance, monitoring, coaching and support on child development and education service delivery either in the classroom or with delegate agency or partner administration.
- Uses information from the state QRIS, the national Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC), and national and regional Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) providers to develop support materials and resources for internal and external staff, to keep them current on child development trends, research, rules, and requirements.
- Provides specialized information in the preparation of applications for child development services and participates in the annual planning and funding process.
- Plans and ensures training is conducted on developmental screening tools, child assessment tools, Head Start Early Learning and Outcomes Frameworks, School Readiness, inclusion, challenging behaviors, individualization, and other applicable topics.
- Gives work directions, resolves problems, prepares work schedules and sets deadlines to ensure completion of operational functions to supervised staff.
- Prepares and completes weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly CDE and Head Start reports, as required
- Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings, coordinator meetings, and other meetings as needed.
- Collaborates effectively with others in a multidisciplinary approach.
- Travels to centers, partner sites, community agencies, conferences and trainings
- Performs related duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge
- Child development curricula and trends
- Community Care Licensing (Title 22) regulations, Head Start Act, Head Start Performance Standards, Title IV, and related legislation
- State preschool methods in assessing and evaluating the quality and delivery of child development services
- Human development including prenatal, infant, toddler, preschool, and maternal development
- Staff development, in-service, and adult learning methods and techniques
- Instructional methods, classroom interactions, and Touchstone?s Classroom Assessment Scoring System? (CLASS?) observation tool and implementation
- Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), Environmental Rating Scale (ERS), and other assessment techniques used to identify strengths of children and families
- Community resources including family support services, emergency and crisis services, and child protective services
- Best practices in providing technical assistance, coaching, and mentoring child development and education staff
- Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Minimum Qualifications
- Must have an AA degree in child development, education, or related field. BA degree preferred.
- Must have a minimum of a Child Development Site Supervisor permit.
- A minimum of five (5) years of supervisory or management in an early education setting.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20-25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to drive and travel.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work may include evenings and weekends. Work requires interaction with children, and staff in a dynamic environment. Must adhere to health and safety regulations related to food handling and sanitation.
MAOF Sponsored Benefits:
MAOF offers a comprehensive package of benefits and perks for both part- and full-time employees, including:
- Personal Time Off (PTO) ? (Vacation/personal days or sick time).
- Paid Sick Time ? 48 hours.
- Paid Holidays per Calendar Year - 12 paid holidays.
- Bereavement Leave ? 5 paid days.
- Jury Duty ? 5 paid days.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance Paid 100% by MAOF.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan - 5% employer match ? 100% vested.
- Basic Life and Accidental Insurance.
- Pet Insurance.
- Supplemental life insurance.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance (EAP) ? For team members and dependents; counseling, legal assistance, financial planning, identity theft, etc.
- Supplemental Cancer, Disability, and Accident plans.
- Employee referral bonus (referring employee earns $500 for each new hire who completes 90 days).
- Discounts for AT&T wireless, movie tickets, amusement parks, and much more.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- Credit Union Membership
