Early Education Coordinator

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Head Start has been improving the lives of low-income children and families in Santa Cruz County since 1965 through high-quality, comprehensive child development, and family support services.

Position Summary

Under the general supervision of the Early Education Manager, the Early Education Coordinator is part of the Education team and supports the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of early childhood education, curriculum implementation, and ensuring that the program is meeting its school readiness goals for all CFDP early education programs (EHS/HS/CSPP). This position will work with content area managers/coordinators to assist with planning, implementing, and monitoring of services to children and families.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• With Early Education Manager ensures compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, Title 5 and Title 22 requirements, and all applicable laws and regulations.
• Back-up to Early Education Manager with Community Childcare Licensing Agency. Updates Emergency/Disaster Plans, personnel rosters, facility rosters, “To Be Posted” packets, and Designation of Responsibility form. Supports and reviews Site Supervisors with Unusual Incident Reports.
• Curriculum Monitoring:
  Review weekly curriculum plans for quality, ensure they are up-to-date and uploaded into Child Plus.
• Conducts observations related to effective teaching strategies, curriculum to fidelity, quality environments, and teacher/child interactions (CLASS, ITERS/ECERS, Teaching Pyramid, Fidelity Tools, etc.) and provides feedback to center and home base staff.
• Oversee/monitor the implementation and collection of the CSPP Parent DRDP annual Surveys. Ensure that Action Plan Summaries are completed according to timeline.
• Ensure that all Head Start centers submit their Improvement Action Plans for the DRDP, DRDP Parent Surveys, ECERS, and CLASS Summaries according to timeline.
• Support with State CSPP Self-Assessment, Funding Application, and required reports.
• Provide input and solutions to develop and/or revise Early Education systems and policies and procedures as appropriate.
• Implements and oversees annual education activities/projects, i.e., staff Check-in/Check-out procedures, education form files, and materials, spend out, etc.
• Using the Learning Genie application to provide parents with activities that support parent/child relationships and child development, including language, dual language, literacy, science, math, cognitive, and bi-literacy development.
• Assists in developing Early Head Start, Head Start, and Kindergarten Transition plans and supports with the implementation of the plans.
• Provide oral and written translation (English to Spanish or Spanish to English) as assigned.
• Responsible for Education Component training and meeting logistics. Supports program-wide meetings, workshops, and training logistics as assigned.
• Produce and submit regular monthly reports and other reports as directed, including data analysis. Input education services into Head Start specific software program, produce reports as needed.
• Compile reports, develop forms, and carry out research projects as requested.
• Responsible for clerical tasks, filing, copying, typing correspondence, and reports.
• Assists with recruitment activities and events as assigned.
• This position is part of the center coverage plan and will support with coverage in the classroom as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Occasionally and frequent ability to lift or exert a force of up to 20 lbs.
• Occasionally ability to lift or exert a force of up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally job may involve moderate exposure to high/low temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and loud noises.
• Frequent repetitive use of computer keyboard/mouse, IPad, and extended time viewing a monitor.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field.
• Bilingual and Biliterate (English/Spanish).
• Co…