• New hire incentive payment of $1500.00, paid in two installments.
• Eligibility for health, paid dental, and paid vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan, with 3% match.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal time.
• Ten company-paid holidays plus two floating holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement opportunities.
• Ability to work from home five days per month (6 months from start date - restrictions apply depending on the position).
• Pay differential for bilingual staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONISBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Be committed to the vision, mission and values of Community Progress Council and its ECE programs.
• Mentor teaching teams toward putting into practice theories and principles of child development and early childhood education.
• Conduct regular classroom visits and observations to provide feedback and guide high quality learning environments and engaged interactions.
• Provide guidance for effective classroom environments and provide feedback for improvement.
• Inspire positive relationship-based interactions with children, families and colleagues.
• Model a collaborative working environment with teaching teams and facilitate team building in the classroom and across departments.
• Collaborate with the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports team and assure the effective implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in the classroom.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure the classroom ecosystem and support services are working effectively together to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Provide coverage in classrooms as needed to maintain ratio and model high quality early learning practices.
• Coach assigned classroom staff with feedback on their job performance, collaborate on individual goal planning with each staff and/or teaching team, seek out opportunities to mentor classroom staff as needed, provide ongoing feedback on performance and towards individualized goals.
• Initiate additional supportive classroom services when needed to improve classroom environments.
• Ensure classroom lesson plans are developmentally appropriate and reflective of children’s interests and abilities, providing feedback for continuous improvement.
• Support effective participation of dual language learners and children with disabilities.
• Review and monitor teachers’ collection of evidence in children’s portfolios and rating of children’s progress.
• Ensure health and safety measures are upheld in classroom environments.
• Prepare aggregated child outcomes reports and share data with teaching staff, administrators, families, and governing bodies. Facilitate data analysis and program improvement planning related to child outcomes.
• Provide feedback and support for the completion of parent conferences and home visits. Ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Serve as a liaison between teaching teams and families, actively participating in collaborative meetings with families and other departments.
• Remain current in the field of early childhood education, the Head Start Performance Standards, and other national, state, and local initiatives pertaining to school readiness and early learning.
• Assist in designing and implementing an annual training plan for education personnel that is integrated with all service areas and is reflective of both annual EHS/HS/Pre-K Counts and DHS required trainings as well as needs identified from classroom observations/home visits, child outcomes data, the CPC ECE program plan, or other sources for all staff.
• Crosstrain other CPC ECE departments as necessary to support multiple processes within the program.
• Actively participate in the Education, PBIS and Inclusion Manager’s team and other agency or community task forces, advisory committees, and work groups to assist in developing, implementing, and fulfilling the goals and strategic plans of CPC ECE.
• Actively participate in the Early Childhood Education Management team and work collaboratively with other departments to continue improving program quality.
• Act as a liaison between assigned classroom staff, the Education Manager and other CPC ECE leadership, outside agency support staff, building facility staff at classroom sites, etc.
• All other duties as assigned. May be required to attend program functions outside of regularly scheduled work hours.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Competencies:

• Communication Skills – Oral and Written
• Cooperation/Teamwork
• Customer Service – Internal and External
• Dependability
• Personal Responsibility
• Professionalism
• Flexibility
• Leadership/Supervision

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervise nine to twelve classroom education staff. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Supervisors must demonstrate competent supervision of staff through:

(a) effective communication with employees, both orally and in writing,

(b) effective interaction with employees, whether individually or in groups,

(c) prompt problem recognition and prompt, constructive, and effective problem-solving,

(d) thorough and fair evaluation of the employee's job performance with appropriate follow through, whether reward for exceptional performance, or remediation/discipline for substandard performance,

(e) development of positive relationships with employees from diverse backgrounds,

(f) consistent role-modeling of desirable employee attitudes, traits, and skills, and consistent role-modeling of CPC's Core Values.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in early childhood, Elementary Education, Human Services, or a related field plus three years related work experience. Previous supervisory experience preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, as well as be committed to the mission and goals of the agency. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Reliable transportation to Early Head Start and Head Start facilities throughout York County; regular and timely attendance as an essential job requirement. Ability to be reached by telephone in a timely manner. May be required to commence workday at different agency sites without compensation for travel time or mileage to the site and the return. Ability to respond to change in a productive manner and handle other tasks as assigned. Ability to work with diverse individuals.  

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Whenever possible, speak the client’s language to the best of your ability.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

COMPUTER: Experience and working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite in a Windows environment. Experience and working knowledge of the ChildPlus software program, the Teaching Strategies Gold education platform and Class DOJO is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Department of Human Services FBI Clearance, PA State Criminal History, Childline Child Abuse Certification, and submission to the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) required prior to hire. Employees hired for positions, regulated by Department of Human Services (DHS), are required to submit documentation of a current (less than 1 year) physical assessment including a Tuberculosis skin test, prior to hire and on a biennial basis (physical only) throughout employment. The Child Abuse “Mandated Reporter” training due within 90-days of hire. Must have a valid driver's license with acceptable driving history.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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