Early Childhood Regional Manager

Job Goal:

Oversees and manages the planning, organizing, and implementation of education services for children and families in compliance with Federal Performance Standards and local educational goals. These services contribute to the increased school readiness, child well-being and social competence in children and the recognition and enhancement of parents as the primary educators of their children. Works as a part of an effective team to ensure that staff, parents and volunteers are well equipped to provide the best practices of Early Childhood Education.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist the Associate Director of Head Start and Early Childhood Services with planning and coordinating the Education Services for Head Start/ EHS/EHSCCP/School District Pre School Program and other assigned preschool opportunities.
• Advise the Associate Director of Head Start and Early Childhood Services in education component planning, development, and operations
• Assist the Associate Director of Head Start and Early Childhood Services with UMHS annual Self-assessment
• Supervise all classroom practices-room arrangement, lesson plans, daily schedules, routines and transitions to assure their adherence to program policies.
• Facilitate effective integration of education strategies with best practice health, mental health, nutrition, licensing and licensing requirements
• Act as an advisor for all staff, parents, and volunteers concerning Early Childhood Education and supervision in educational environments
• Assist in the facilitation of multidisciplinary Intensive Case Staffings and track follow up
• Ensure integration of culturally effective objectives and resources to ensure equitable environments
• Effectively communicate vision, policies practice and redirection in alignment with best practice
• Coordinate hiring of ECE professionals including screening, interviewing, and selection and location appointment to discern supportive teaching teams
• Guide the identification and procurement of education supplies to meet educational objectives
• Maintain an active and supportive presence in the classrooms
  
• Ensure that all education tools including curricula, forms, meetings, Child Plus are well implemented
• Ensure program curriculum planning & implementation supports are in place and effectively link to lesson plans, goal setting, documentation, and training

• Ensure assessment tools prioritized by the agency and program are effectively delivered in a timely way, and assessed for continuous quality improvement
• Ensure the evaluation of the education staff's daily plans and post-evaluation conferences
• Ensure that goals for individual children and families are recorded and tracked on Staffing Forms and in progress notes and that related activities are planned on the daily planning book
• Ensure Parent/Staff Conferences and Home visits occur according to schedule.
• Ensure education staff maintain the required component information in each child’s file.
  
• Participate in Professional Development planning for HS/EHS/EHS CCP and Education Staff
• Provide shadowing, mentorship and coaching options for equipping new and experienced ECE providers & identify model educational settings to serve as learning landscapes for those classrooms needing correction or remediation
• Assist the Director of Head Start and Early Childhood Services in developing and implementing a training plan for staff and volunteers
• Facilitate Education Manager Meetings
• Assist in assessing training needs in response to program data and in alignment School Readiness Goals and the ELOF
• Develop training resources with assistance from other component staff
• Assist in coordinating and implementing training at Staff Meetings
• Provide training in Early Childhood Education for staff/parents as requested
• Facilitate a coordinated coaching policy implementation using Reflective Supervision principles
• Ensure Professional Success Plans are implemented and supported.
  
• Record keeping and monitoring
• Complete monthly reports for Director of Head Start and Early Childhood Services, as required for the Early Learning Hubs and a Policy Council Report three times each year and provide necessary data as requested
• Facilitate initial observation on individual children referred for developmental, social, or emotional concerns by participation or coordination with Education Managers
• Collect TS Gold Check Point Data and analyze quarterly to ensure effective teaching practices.
• Ensure monthly classroom observations and monitors occur according to the monitor schedule.

• Complete quarterly Child file reviews according to the monitoring schedule.
• Ensure accurate data input into Child Plus for the collection and submission of information needed for PIR
  
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise implementation of disabilities services for Head Start/EHS/EHS CCP/OPK
• Ensure all children suspected of having a disability are referred to the LEA for an evaluation
• Serve as liaison between UMHS and the LEA