Early Learning Supervisor

Salary Range: $52,000-$56,000/yr

Full Time (40 Hours a week)

Definition and Primary Objective:

The Early Learning Supervisor oversees the delivery of evidence-based practices designed to advance young children’s healthy development, early learning and school readiness; moving children along the path from home or child-care environments to school. This supervisor provides direct supervision to program staff, promotes quality service delivery and engages families through supportive consultations, parent education, home visitation, school and community-based partnerships and activities.

Minimum Education, Experience and Other Skill Requirements:

• Minimum of a CDA or Associates degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or related field from an accredited college or university; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Will accept education and work experience that meets requirements for Career Pathways Level (CPL) 4 as outlined by Ohio’s Early Childhood Professional Development Network
• Experience in management or supervision is required.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the Early Childhood field required with strong knowledge of early childhood developmentally appropriate practice.
• Must have the ability to work with a diverse population and build productive relationships.
• Must be flexible in work schedule and have strong communication and organizational skills
• Must possess minimum technical skills including familiarity with Microsoft Windows and ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
  
  

Primary Responsibilities:

Direct Client Service and Quality Effectiveness

• Recruits and registers families to participate in early learning programs. Assesses family and child needs to ensure referral to appropriate program.
• Establishes positive relationships, communicates with all families and handles parents’ concerns and complaints.
• Provides support and oversight to support a smooth transition from the child’s home to child care setting or to kindergarten. Administers and coordinates the use of developmental screening tools
• Researches, identifies and operationalizes best practice models for each program area.
• Ensures that credentialing standards are maintained and oversees credentialing process for FSN, SPARK and Kaleidoscope Play & Learn.
• Is a resource for families and staff and connects both to community resources. Follows-up on referrals.
  
  

Administration and Fiscal Responsibility

• Responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of operations within assigned program areas. Provides leadership and establishes effective means for managing and coordinating activities.
• Ensures accurate and timely completion of all required documentation and maintains all records in accordance with evidence-based guidelines, to include entering information into spreadsheets or data base systems.
• Works with Vice President to develop annual budget for program areas. Responsible for managing monthly expenses and adjusting targets based upon enrollment and actual revenue on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
  
  

Internal and External Collaboration

• Attends community meetings and represents the agency in a positive manner. Reports to ECSA Vice President potential opportunities for program expansion. Provides input and oversight for new programs as requested.
• Promotes early learning and development projects and engages families through school and community-based partnerships and activities/events. Networks with other home visitation programs.
• Actively collaborates with other agency programs to share resources, expertise and to connects families to resources needed to strengthen their self-sufficiency and capacity to meet the need of their children. Oversees program promotional activities and participates in outreach or community events to assist with promotion of services.
  
  

Work Environment: Work duties are performed in office, school, home and neighborhood environments; which may include unfamiliar areas of town. Typical schedule is 40 hours per week, may require additional hours periodically, including evening and weekends depending on business needs. May be exposed to children with behavior problems; which could include shouting and children/families who may be verbally and physically aggressive. May be exposed to blood or vomit and bodily fluids and unclean environments.

Physical Demands: The physical demands 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, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 50 pounds
• Operate a motor vehicle safely in changing weather conditions required.
• Speak to and hear employees/clients via phone or in person
• Analyze sourcing data, benefits, and other reports and make recommendations and/or problem solve
  
  

Our Culture:

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers.

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.