Job Description
Job Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION : You must review, approve and monitor the planning of the personnel under your charge. Conduct supervisory visits to identify needs in the area in charge, provide reflective supervision, guidance and timely technical assistance to the staff under their charge according to the identified needs in order of priorities and ensure that staff meet performance standards.
TASKS AND ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Serve as education supervisor for the center, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education services.
- Understand the personnel policies and procedures, and ensure that the people you supervise are aware of these and any changes to them that occur. Support the effective implementation of the education content area, implementing all relevant policies and procedures.
- Work with teachers to implement a program curriculum that incorporates all elements and meets all standards established by Boys and Girls Club of PR (in compliance with Head Start standards and best practices).
- Oversee and approve the preparation of weekly lesson plans, including individualization and all other required elements.
- Ensure that teachers integrate goals from Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with disabilities (in consultation with Early Learning Inclusion Specialists).
- Ensure the completion of all required child screenings and assessments, including 45 and 90-day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
- Ensure that classrooms, gym and outdoor areas are supplied with developmentally appropriate materials.
- Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.
- Support teachers in understanding child outcomes data and using it to improve practice.
- Provide teachers with coaching and support for quality improvement and professional growth through regular observation and formal and informal feedback.
- Assist teaching staff in developing a system offering parents opportunities for enhancing and increasing their child observation skills.
- Coordinate training for parents and community members wanting to volunteer in the classroom.
- Model best practices within the service area.
- Lead regular team meetings to ensure effective communication and service coordination.
- Ensure children’s individual health, nutrition, disabilities or mental health needs are met, through implementation of Boys and Girls Club of PR referral system, coordination with appropriate coordinators / specialists, and participation in case conferences as necessary.
- Develop a working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
- Actively participate in Head Start / Early Head Start community, including staff meetings, mandated training, committee meetings, and other program-wide functions as needed, including some evening activities. Attend local, state and regional initiatives to represent the center and Programs.
- Ensure complete and accurate implementation of all required systems for recordkeeping and reporting, including :
Individual child / family files
Master bindersEducation portfolios or other documentation of early childhood education servicesIn-kind contributions from parents or community membersPurchasing and tracking of supplies and equipmentEmployee timekeepingEmployee paid time offAttendance and payments (as appropriate) for Full / Extended DayChild, family & program information in ChildPlusChild observations, assessment & planning information in CreativeCurriculum.netReview quarterly MBO (managing by outcomes) report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.Revisar los datos de resultados infantiles trimestrales y anuales y supervisar la planificación de los maestros para ayudar a todos los niños a lograr avances en su desarrollo.Participar en la planificación anual y trimestral para establecer, planificar y monitorear las metas del programa.Contribuir a la revisión y revisión anual del plan de servicios integrados del programa.Realiza todas y cada una de las demás tareas que le sean asignadas.SUPERVISION
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT : Establishes action plans that encourage the development of its employees (behavior and performance), especially its key talent.PERFORMANCE REVIEW : Complete performance appraisals on time and correctly identify your employees' areas of strength, opportunity, and development.ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE : Ensures a positive work environment in which commitment, resources, collaboration and recognition are encouraged.COMMUNICATION : Effectively communicates expectations, needs, critical situations, organizational objectives and the role of your team in meeting them.PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT : Effectively management situations of poor performance. Take required disciplinary action, in an objective and fair manner, following Program Policies and Procedures and EEO requirements. This includes requirements involving the Head Start Policy Council in employee hiring and termination as outlined in Performance Standards 45 CFR 1304, Appendix A.SUSTAINABILITY : Hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, and ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and the completion of all work performed by direct reports.EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED :
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education preferred. Infant / Toddler education / training preferred for Early Head Start.Previous experience teaching in an early childhood setting; experience with supervision, management or coaching preferred.Experience managing an infant / toddler and preschool programBilingual in Spanish and English preferredKnowledge of infant / toddler health and safety licensing requirements (if applicable)Experience with collaborations and community partnerships (if applicable)Physical exam and background checks are required for this position.Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions.Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT :
Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching.Ability to stand, walk, and bend periodically.Ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers – typing and / or writing.Ability to work frequently at close visual range (i.e. preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading).Ability to receive and respond to oral communication.Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.Work is generally performed in an office environment.Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud (examples : business office with computers and printers, light to moderate traffic, human voices).Standard office equipment generally used includes :TelephonePersonal Computer (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) or TabletPrinter / Photocopy MachineCalculatorMay be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES :
Empathy : We believe in showing love and compassion to all of our beneficiaries and in everything we do. We work hard to ensure respect, solidarity and purpose and we are dedicated to a sense of mutual service based on a deep sense of empathyInclusion trust : We learn from those most affected by the poverty. We develop opportunities with them at the center of what we do. We discover the needs for being able to design and implement the right solutions at scale.Ethical Transparency : Our mission to eradicate poverty infantile in Puerto Rico is the driving force to do things well, with the best governance, ethics and transparency.Creative Innovation : We build a better country. We recognize that the opportunities to which we aspire require new solutions. Creativity and innovation are our tools to create a better quality of life.DISCLAIMER :
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.