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JCEO | Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc. · 2 months ago

Education Services Manager

Malone, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

JCEO is a private, not-for-profit Community Action Agency that has been serving Clinton and Franklin Counties in New York State since 1966. The Education Services Manager is responsible for supervising educational services, guiding curriculum development, and ensuring compliance with educational objectives while supporting staff and program resources.

CommunitiesNon Profit

Responsibilities

Supervises educational services and serves as a resource for Teachers and Home Based Visitors

Develops and writes the education and home based component plans and their annual updates in conjunction with staff, parents, and Policy Council

Guides curriculum and program planning, development and training to ensure compliance with goals, policies and objectives designed to implement educational objectives and performance standards

Completes reports related to provision of educational services

Helps ensure that the staffing structure supports the program’s mission and goals by maintaining an adequate number of qualified staff who meet position requirements

Provides opportunities for self-evaluation of education staff and prepares annual evaluations and professional development plans for their personnel folders

Develops and maintains a file of substitutes for long term classroom use. In conjunction with Mental Health/Special Services Coordinator recruits, organizes, assigns and supports classroom volunteers

Ensures parent involvement in the educational component in the classroom and at home

Coordinates the case conference process

Works collaboratively with, management team, committees, Policy Council and governing bodies by sharing data, problem solving, acting on recommendations and/or implementing policies and plans that have been generated by them

Attends staff and coordinators meetings, appropriate center team planning sessions, case conferences and Policy Council meetings as assigned

Reviews and provides technical assistance in the development of weekly classroom activity plans. Prepares recommendations on instructional materials, teaching and related equipment

Orders classroom equipment and supplies and ensures adequate inventory of educational materials. Prepares annual assessment of equipment and material needs

Reviews service area training for compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and informed by parent and staff training needs

Conducts classroom visits for purpose of monitoring and observing daily classroom activities and providing on-site consultation to teaching staff

Observes classroom and home-based activities, including adult-child and adult-adult relationships and provides a summary of observations along with related recommendations to each Home Based Visitor

Assists and monitors teaching activities in planning home visits and parent meetings

Supervises participants in the Child Development Associate (CDA) program and provides career development counseling to teaching staff to enhance career advancement

Develops and implements procedures for involving parents in classroom planning sessions, in conjunction with the Family and Community Services Coordinator

Assists staff and parents in the development and effective implementation of individual education plans

Ensures staff and program resources reflect the multi-cultural diversity of children in the program

Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations. Routinely monitors center facilities for health, safety, fire and other violations and takes necessary action

Establishes and maintains linkages with public schools

Identifies, reports, and provides for supportive services in child abuse/neglect cases working in conjunction with the Head Start/Early Head Start management team

Attends training as appropriate

Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of Joint Council for Economic Opportunity, Inc

Performs all other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Early Childhood EducationCurriculum DevelopmentData AnalysisStaff SupervisionProgram PlanningParent InvolvementCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development (Master's Degree preferred) or its equivalent and one year of experience as teacher of young children