Education Coordinator for Early Learning Center

• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment with excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Teacher supervision including observations and supervision meetings
• Contributes to and supports program marketing activities for the ELC
• Support the classrooms as needed, with in classroom time anticipated at 30-40%
• Maintains strong working relationships within the organization, ELC admin team, and with the teaching teams
• Provides family support and creates a welcoming environment for all families and children
• Provides supervision, guidance, and training to individual teachers as needed
• Support Director interventions when teachers are displaying practices that are not in adherence to policies and requirements
• Conducts regularly scheduled classroom observations for classrooms needing support
• Contributes to annual teacher performance evaluations
• Supports the outside referral process for early intervention services as needed
• Interview, observe and assess perspective teacher candidates
• Build and maintain positive relationships with children, parents, and staff
• Implement and uphold the center's policies and procedures
• Stay current with the latest trends and best practices in early childhood education and incorporate them into the center's programs
• Provide ongoing training, staff development, and opportunities for professional growth data-driven by both programmatic priorities and individual professional development needs
• Oversee the daily operations of the childcare center, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment for children
• Maintain compliance with EEC licensing regulations, NAEYC accreditation, and MA QRIS standards; lead state licensing and national accreditation processes, including filing of annual reporting and communication of outcomes to the community and leadership
• Create a family-friendly atmosphere and plan for community activities that encourage parent and family engagement
• Provide prospective family tours, as needed
• Assist in planning and implementing open houses
• Co-lead staff meetings
• Organize and support the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) activities
• Plan/coordinate/conduct staff development trainings
• Daily monitoring of the physical environment and proactively taking actions to ensure the center is clean and safe
• Distribute daily scheduling and assignment of teaching staff
• Perform other duties as needed/assigned

• Daily classroom learning areas meet the standards of the program's philosophy and curriculum, including ECERS-R/ ITERS-R and NAEYC
• Ensuring weekly classroom lesson plans are completed and that the plans are meeting the program's philosophy and educational goals
• Ensuring high-quality classroom standards including the review of child assessments and the monitoring of the use of developmental checkpoints using Teaching Strategy Gold (TSG)
• Ensuring all teachers have an active profile in the Professional Qualifications Registry (PQR)
• Reviewing developmental progress reports (EI).
• Child monthly observations
• Modeling classroom strategies and supports teachers to implement different approaches/methods to improve classroom routines
• Creating an environment that fosters team problem solving skills and reflective thinking
• Developing and implementing curriculum that promote the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth of each child.

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education/Child Development Associate (CDA), or the equivalent in a combination of education and experience
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience directing an early education program
• EEC Director II certification
• Bilingual (Spanish) skills a plus
• Knowledge and adherence to ethical guidelines and professional standards
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion with sensitive information
• Effective and inclusive communicator and facilitator
• Proactive and creative problem solver. Maintains an awareness of ELC's mission and philosophy and strives to promote the goals it embodies
• Works closely with the program administration to create a cohesive program administrative team
• Inspires teaching staff to bring their passion, energy and creativity to their work
• Works effectively in a culturally diverse environment
• Exercises professional judgment and discretion
• Creates a work environment where teachers feel respected and appreciated
• Performs tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner
• Maintains a creative, team-building approach and seeks to bring a constructive, problem-solving orientation to all tasks
• Actively seeks opportunities to develop new skills and creates opportunities to teach and learn from co-workers

• Standing/Sitting/Walking, for example:

• Frequent bending
• Frequent transitions between a sitting and standing position
• Lifting up-to 35lbs, for example:

• Lifting babies, toddlers, or preschoolers onto changing table, placing and removing from strollers
• Reaching while lifting, retrieving supplies, hanging artwork, etc.
• Pushing/Pulling, for example:

• Moving equipment and supplies such as paints, toys, bikes, cones, and water and sand tables
• Caretaking, for example:

• Contact with children who are ill and/or contagious
• Work Environment:

• Fast-paced, moderately noisy, and often multi-tasking environment
• Office setting however some duties are performed outside (in all types of weather, for example, cold, hot, and windy conditions)

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