Education Site Manager

Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center

BSECDC

) has been

Rooted in the Community since 1966.

A federally funded Head Start program whose mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive early education and family engagement services to families and their children ages 2 to 5 years old.

BSECDC

embraces a holistic strength-based approach to meet the needs of our earliest learners and their families within the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.

JOB DESCRIPTION : EDUCATION

SITE MANAGER

POSITION / JOB TITLE : Education Site Manager

STATUS : Full-Time /

Exempt

REPORTS TO : Education Director

SALARY RANGE : $

88,871.38

SUPERVISES : Center-Based Staff (Teaching

Staff

; Family Assistant; XXXX)

JOB SUMMARY :

The Education Site Manager (ESM) manages the day-to-day operations of their assigned center and

provides regular and ongoing leadership, oversight, and supervision to the center-based to ensure the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive services to children and families and continuous program improvement. The ESM ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including the

Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, the NYC Department of Health, and NYC Department of Education regulations, as well as all BSECDC policies and procedures.

The ESM is responsible for collaborating with other BSECDC Management Team staff to coordinate services for children and families.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

To support other sites, in the event other site managers need to be realived.

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the assigned center, including ensuring adequate staffing and compliance with group size and staff / child ratios at all times; providing classroom assistance, as needed;
• Maintain an up-to-date licensed facility by collaborating with Facilities staff to adhere to all NYC Department of Health regulations;
• Coordinate with the Education Director and Coaches to support the implementation of the program curricula to fidelity to promote childrens learning and development across all developmental domains outlined in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the curriculum;
• Ensure teachers implement responsive and effective teaching practices that demonstrate respect for children and provide opportunities for children to express themselves;

Promote cultural competence and universal values of respect, compassion, and tolerance among staff and children by ensuring the curriculum implementation includes global education, multiculturalism, and

Provide leadership and supervision to the Family Assistant to ensure effective delivery of family partnership services and family engagement; monitor family goal setting and outcomes data.

Provide each teaching staff member with a minimum of two reflective supervision meetings each year; hold monthly reflective supervision meetings with the Family Assistant

Follow all applicable BSECDC policies and procedures, including the Standards of Conduct, to safeguard children from abuse, neglect, or exploitation while in the care of the Center.

Implement fully all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations as cited in the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, IDEA, IFSP, FERPA, ACYFIM, Department of Education, and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Health Licensing Code, Article 47 NAEYC.

Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE :

Master in Early Childhood Education with State Certification

A minimum of two years of supervisory experience

A minimum of two years of experience in the classroom as a teacher of a group of preschoolers.

Certified Pre-K Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Observer,

Education affiliations a plus

COMPETENCIES

Excellent communication, verbal, reading, and writing skills, and cultural competency

Ability to administer screenings, assessments

Ability to assess the classroom environment using formal and informal observations, including the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS)

Ability to assess teacher / child interactions using the CLASS

Ability to assess teachers dispositions toward children using daily

observations

Ability to communicate effectively with parents, staff, and colleagues

Ability to establish positive relationships with teaching staff

Ability to display through interactions with families, staff, and colleagues universal values of tolerance, mutual respect, and compassion

PHYSICAL

REQUIREMENTS

Must maintain on files an updated medical report with complete immunizations. Medical reports must ascertain that the individual is physically fit to work with young children.