Hours per week: 40 Weeks per year: 46 Salary : $50,360/yr Community Services for Children continues to make a difference in the lives of children and their families by providing Early Childhood Education. CSC is seeking a self-motivated, high performance professional with strong communication skills for a rewarding career as an Early Education Manager. Head Start/Early Head Start program has been designated as a Program of Excellence, one of twelve in the nation. This is a unique opportunity for an Early Childhood Professional to implement high quality programming based on best practice and current research in the field. Work Environment: A $1,000 monetary incentive will be paid to newly employed Community Services for Children staff members. The $1,000 payout will be paid upon successful completion of probation. Job Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage preschool classroom curriculum in accordance with agency standards
- Supervise designated staff and ensure the classroom is a safe learning atmosphere
- Evaluate programming for continuous quality improvement of educational readiness goals
- Promote teamwork within agency's departments by initiating and facilitating team meetings
- Maintain documentation, ongoing data collection, analysis, and reporting to ensure a productive educational environment
- Ensure all classrooms meet required Head Start, Pre-K Counts, Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Early Childhood, accreditation standards and other applicable regulations
- Provide classroom coverage as needed.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education
- Five years' experience as infant/toddler, pre-school teacher
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skill
- PQAS Certified Instructor or become a PQAS Certified Instructor within two years of hire.
- Certified CLASS Observer or become a Certified CLASS observer within two years of hire.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
- Ability to flex work hours to meet program requirements
- Valid driver's license, car insurance and full time use of car.
Benefits:
- Low cost/rich benefits
- Paid leave for sick and personal days.
- Paid holidays
- Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan.
- Part Year; Six to Eight weeks off over the summer (generally follows a school year calendar)