SummaryThe Home Based Manager is responsible for managing and assisting with the home-based program: coaching, mentoring, and supervising home-based staff. Assist with short-term and long-term planning for service delivery and training; work to integrate all components, including education, health, mental health, nutrition, and disabilities; function as a liaison and provide information to central office management staff and community collaborators.Duties? Analyze and interpret Federal Head Start Program Performance Standards, understanding of developmentally appropriate practice B-5 and Head Start Early Learning Framework? Monitor and support implementation of all aspects of home-based education and requirements to promote secure parent-child relationships and help parents provide high-quality early learning experiences utilizing a research-based home-based curriculum? Work cooperatively with other content managers to plan, review, and assess education and disabilities services integrated with health, mental health, dental health nutrition, and family and community engagement? Participate in planning and delivery of onboarding and training for home-based staff? Plan and facilitate the annual program Self-Assessment? Attend staff training and meetings, parent Policy Council, and community meetings as requested? Complete and submit required reports in a timely and accurate manner? Coordinate with H.R. to screen, interview, and hire home-based staff? Directly supervise home-based staff to comply with the agency, state, and federal regulations, ensure developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate home visits and group socialization activities that support children's cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school? Assist with securing Interagency Agreements with local Birth-3 agencies in the four-county service area? Assure transition practices are in place to assist families transitioning into Early Head Start, Early Head Start families transitioning into Head Start or the next educational setting? Plan, develop and monitor yearly calendar of activities to include staff scheduling, socializations, group meetings, and day- to- day operation? Enter and monitor screening and assessment data of all home-based children. Ensure that all screenings are completed within 45 days of enrollment and ensure timely follow-up with individualized instruction or the referral of children to the L.E.A. and Birth-Three when the need arises? Assist home-based staff with referrals within the program and to outside agencies, including Birth-3 agencies or Local Education Agencies? Provide coaching and mentoring to home-based staff to ensure effective implementation of the home visiting curriculum and promote children's progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners? Assure documentation of required credentials are up to date for home-based staff, including C.D.A., Family Services Credential, and degree requirements;?Assure participation in the development of I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan) or I.F.S.P.'s (Individual Family Service Plan);?Promote and support recruitment, training, and orientation of volunteers, parents, and community volunteers?Establish and maintain linkages with Birth-3 agencies, Health Departments, Social Services, School Districts, and community resources? Work closely with Education Managers to administer and maintain the home-based assessment database and provide regular support to home-based staff and administrators to use the system;?Coordinate with E.R.S.E.A. Manager to plan recruitment, selections, enrollment, and attendance of home-based families? Provide direct services to families and their children as needed including orientation, training, home visits, and reviewing screening and assessment data and progress toward child and family outcomes?Assist home-based staff with socialization and family training and attend E.H.S. socialization and family training as required?Monitor home visits and group socializations to ensure they are completed per the Head Start Performance Standards?Update policies and procedures and program plans annually?Demonstrate understanding of Head Start philosophy and Western Dairyland Head Start?s core values?Comply with policies and Standards of Conduct?Complete individual needs assessment and develop professional development goals annually?Complete a minimum of 25 hours of professional development per year?Perform other duties as assignedSUPERVISION?Supervise home-based staff?Utilize Reflective Practice?Conduct annual performance evaluations of home-based staff?Monitor and support home-based staff performance?Recommend areas of improvement to home-based staff and promote training that reflects the individual needs of the staff member and team?Monitor and approve schedules, mileage, time cards, and other reports and records?Interpret rules, regulations, and procedures to home-based staff?Ensure home-based staff progress toward educational requirements and Professional Development Plans? Arrange and facilitate regular meetings with home-based staff and ensure staff complete the mandated training and are knowledgeable of policies and proceduresRequirements? Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child and Family Development or closely related degree? Experience implementing programing in compliance with federal and state requirements? Strong knowledge of Early Childhood Development with a focus on prenatal care and infant/toddler development? Three years' experience in administration, supervision or management? Three years' experience in Head Start or Early Head StartNice To HavesFind out more atBenefitsWestern Dairyland is committed to employee wellness and work-life balance. We have implemented a four-day 36 hour workweek and pay our full-time employees for 40 hours! We offer a complete benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, 401(k) plan with up to a 6% match, EAP, paid time off, and sick leave. Western Dairyland is a qualified employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. We provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to support staff development.