Early Education Program Director

ORGANIZATION

DESCRIPTION:

IBA empowers individuals and families to improve their lives and achieve socio-economic mobility through high-quality affordable housing, education, financial and resident empowerment and arts programs.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Early Education Director is responsible for overseeing the daily management and operations of the program ensuring program objectives are met, guide the overall direction of the program and our mission fully integrated. As part of Boston's UPK (Universal Pre-K) the PS Program Director will focus on program administration, credential compliance, monitoring and managing administrative aspects of the program that includes supervising teachers, meeting regulatory requirements, accreditation, budget, contingency changes, and the commercial kitchen achieving goals and budgetary compliance.

Reports to Chief Program Officer

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Management and Child Development

• Provides direct management and oversight of the program, and coordination of schedules.

• Develops and implements guidelines and policies to ensure compliance with funding, government regulations, grants, and alignment with the organization's mission.

• Monitors documentation and evaluation according to Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards, and manages licensing.

• Manages the waiting list and enrollment process.

• Prepares necessary management reports as required by Finance and other stakeholders.

• Ensures daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth, and develop language and literacy skills through developmentally

• Oversees classroom spaces.

• Oversees internal commercial kitchen operations including managing the weekly food menu.

• Oversees Development, plans, and implements a dual-language program curriculum, assessment, and instructional models that conform to proven best practices.

• Accesses, documents, and monitors the developmental needs of individual children regularly, ensuring health, safety, education, and social development.

• Ensures that there is daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth, and develop language and literacy skills through developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum.

Staff Development and Supervision

• Supports and advances program staff in meeting their professional development and program goals by identifying courses and training opportunities for educators.

• Maintains a commitment to professionalism as established by the NAEYC.

• Maintains a system for addressing concerns as outlined in the IBA policy and procedures manual.

Recordkeeping and Data Reporting

• Maintains records and data on each child's progress and development.

• Prepares written reports prior to parent conferences and provides copies for the child's permanent records.

• Oversees accurate data entry for program and client information into Salesforce, EEC waiting list, UPK, and other databases.

Family and Community Engagement

• Establishes high standards of customer service and fosters positive, productive relationships with families and other agencies to support the program.
Schedules and conducts formal individual parent-teacher conferences at least three times per year.

• Communicates regularly with parents and family members to build mutual understanding, consistency for children, and facilitate information sharing.

Other Administrative Tasks

• Participates fully in the organization's annual events, including Three Kings Day, Membership Drive, Board Election, Festival Betances, and other community-related activities.

• Participates in additional duties as directed and required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Able to successfully pass full EEC Cori background check.

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Education or related field, Masters degree preferred including 21 college credits in Child Development or early childhood education and at least 3 college credits in one of these areas of specialization: staff supervision, curriculum design ("Teaching Strategies Gold", preferred), child assessment, and…