SCO Family of Services

Position: Early Head Start Education and Disabilities Coordinator

Department:  Early Childhood

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Hours:  35 Hours/Week; Exempt

Reports to: Early Head Start Assistant Director

SCO’s Mission:

SCO Family of Services helps vulnerable New Yorkers build a strong foundation for the future. We get young children off to a good start, launch youth into adulthood, stabilize and strengthen families and unlock potential for children and adults with special needs. SCO has provided vital human services throughout New York City and Long Island for more than 100 years and serves over 60,000 people on an annual basis.

FirstStepNYC @P.S./I.S. 41:

FirstStepNYC at P.S/I.S. 41 is a new high quality, state of the art birth-5 early childhood center collocated at P.S./I.S.41, a K-8 elementary school in one of the most at-risk neighborhoods - Brownsville, Brooklyn. The model affords an exceptional, groundbreaking opportunity to change the life paths of New York City’s most vulnerable, at-risk children and tackle the achievement gap before it begins. This unique public-private partnership brings together the NYC Department of Education (DOE), NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS), SCO Family of Services, and a wide range of local organizations. FirstStepNYC, a demonstration project with an emphasis on both early childhood and adult leadership development, will advance citywide efforts to ensure all children enter kindergarten on a path to be college and career ready by the time they graduate our schools. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work in partnership with the Master Teachers at FirstStepNYC to ensure quality planning and implementation of curriculum that is geared towards children ages 0-3 and their families in the center-based and home-based programs.
• Participate in the development of high quality infant/toddler curriculum, including parent engagement, assessment, and instructional planning
• Lead the Early Head Start home visitors in the implementation of an evidence-based, responsive, intentional and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Provide home visitors with reflective supervision and data-based coaching to support, develop, and evaluate their performance and support their professional development.
• Monitor and ensure home visit plans, child observations, and other required documentation for children and home visitors are completed
• Facilitate screening program for center and home-based children.
• Communicate with Master Teacher, Early Head Start Assistant Director, classroom teachers, and home visitors about information gained from developmental and social assessments.
• Manage all referrals for internal review by communicating with Nurse, Nutritionist, Social Services Supervisor, Mental Health Consultant, teachers and parents.
• Manage disabilities services in the program.
• Track and coordinate services for children identified with special needs.
• Form partnerships with organizations and agencies that provide services and/ or advocacy for children with special needs.
• Maintain proper documentation on program activities through ChildPlus and student files.
• Build relationship with students, families and staff to support leadership team in promoting a strength based, community of learning.
• Ensure program compliance with Head Start Performance Standards regulations.

  QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

  • Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education required with prior experience in a classroom setting and/or home visiting program providing services to children up to five years of age.
  • Certification preferred.
  • Knowledge of Head Start and Early Head Start program standards.
  • Knowledge of City and State licensing requirements and learning standards.
  • Knowledge of NYS Early Intervention system.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to stay abreast of developments in best practice and research relating to early education as well as family engagement.
  • Ability and willingness to work in a program located in a high-risk, low-income community.
  • Proficiency in multiple software applications, including most Microsoft Office products.
  • Commitment to the mission and programs of SCO Family of Services.
  • Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.
  • Diligent and strong time management skills.
  • Team player.

SCO Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities