Head Start Education Coordinator Kingsport TN

Position Summary/Objective

Must be dedicated to the Mission and Vision of UETHDA and Purpose of the Head Start Program. Must consistently make decisions aligned with the best interests of UETHDA and the Head Start Program.

The Education Coordinator is responsible for providing support, technical guidance, focus, and training to the education staff as related to Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and in child outcomes/school readiness. Supervises education staff and ensures that all Head Start Performance Standards and Federal and State regulations are met. Responsible for following Agency policies and procedures.

Capable of mentoring and growing staff. Must be able to identify areas where staff are deficient and build trainings to amend the identified deficiencies. Must be compassionate for assisting staff with struggles and provide positive solutions to identified problems.

Capable of incorporating technology into daily activities to be efficient at performing tasks, capturing, and measuring data, making decisions, and communicating effectively.

Since 1964, UETHDA has been all about Helping People. Changing Lives. We’re passionate about making a difference in our community through education, support, and collaboration. If you believe in empowering others and fostering growth, you’ll feel right at home here!

• Monitor and mentor classroom staff to ensure that safety and active supervision of children during all parts of the daily routine is achieved in order to minimize the potential for children being left alone and/or unsupervised.
• Ensure that classroom staff use developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom.
• Collaborates with managers, Coordinators, staff, and consultants to assist in developing policies and procedures that ensure all CLASS and school readiness needs are effectively and efficiently being handled in a method that meets the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Monitor and ensure that all environments where the children are present meet health and safety guidelines and when necessary, instigate work orders.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with vendors, Agency funders/donors, and the community resource providers.
• Maintains systems, Child Plus, files, etc. ensuring security of data and confidentiality of records.
• Responsible for ensuring classrooms are properly staffed at all times.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Must possess or obtain CLASS reliability and recertify annually.
• Participates in the agency annual self-assessment.
• Ensure the Education Area maintains records and data accurately and in a confidential manner.
• Providing data for the annual Program Information Report (PIR).

• Conduct site visits and share observations/findings of visits with Education Manager.
• Become knowledgeable of all assessment tools and assist classroom staff as needed with assessment.
• Review and analyze data, including quarterly monitoring of individual education staff and classrooms to ensure school readiness goals are being met.
• Assist classroom staff and families with the transitioning of children to preschool and/or kindergarten.
• Assist program in recruiting children and families.
• Collaborate with outside agencies to advocate for the needs of Head Start families.
• Work closely with the Education Manager to collaborate, share and implement ideas and processes to support the larger vision of the Program and the Agency.

• Supervise education staff.
• Support education staff in the area of documentation and proper use of the child and family database.
• Coordinate education efforts for regional and program-wide opportunities.
• Provide support and training for education staff in all areas of their job duties.
• Facilitate the resolution of conflicts and actively promote a cooperative team environment.
• In conjunction with the Education Manager, will assist with investigations of policy violations with classroom staff.
• Promote a consistent exchange of information.
• Determine and build appropriate training programs for staff.
• Encourage and support fatherhood involvement.
• Provide mentoring and encouragement to support…