Education Director

Role Overview

• The Educational Director leads the center's development, implementation, and supervision of the program's curriculum.
• The Educational Director provides direct coaching & supervision to teaching teams as they plan classroom-learning activities, develop lesson plans, and implement instruction informed by children's interests while keeping the individual needs of children in mind.
• This position is responsible for promoting developmentally appropriate practices in the classrooms by teaching teams that advance children's social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development.
• This position is responsible for ensuring staffing of classrooms as outlined by regulations and contractual requirements.
• Under the supervision of the Director of Early Childhood Education, this position provides daily guidance, coaching and support to teaching teams to ensure high quality practices that are sensitive to the needs of children and celebrate children and family's diversity, language, and culture.
• This position works closely with the Associate Director of Social Services to support family engagement and strong school-home connections that extends learning from the center to the children's home.
• This position ensures staff are professionally trained to meet the individual health and nutritional needs of children.
• This position is responsible for ensuring teaching teams receive all required training as per regulatory and contractual requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent if degree awarded prior to 2014 (minimum).
• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education (preferred)
• Active Certificate Holder for Classroom Teacher (Birth to Grade 2 or Nursery to Grade 6) or PreK to Grade 6) via New York State Education Department required.
• At least two years of lead teacher experience in a program for children less than six years of age.
• Five years of classroom and/or supervisory, and coaching experience preferred.
• Strength-based leader with experience coaching and training teaching teams.
• Effective communication, problem solving, analytical, writing and technical skills (Must be comfortable with daily utilization of Microsoft Word, Excel, and related software).
• Knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards and Article 47 (preferred).