Early Education Manager

Community Services for Children continues to make a difference in the lives of children and their families by providing Early Childhood Education.  CSC is seeking a self-motivated, high performing professional with strong communication skills for a rewarding career as an Early Education Manager. Our Head Start/Early Head Start program has been designated as a Program of Excellence, one of twelve in the nation.  This is a unique opportunity for an Early Childhood Professional to implement high quality programming based on best practice and current research in the field.

Work Environment:

A $1,000 monetary incentive will be paid to newly employed Community Services for Children staff members.  The $1,000 payout will be paid upon successful completion of probation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and manage preschool classroom curriculum in accordance with agency standards


• Supervise designated staff and ensure the classroom is a safe learning atmosphere


• Evaluate programming for continuous quality improvement of educational readiness goals


• Promote teamwork within agency’s departments by initiating and facilitating team meetings


• Maintain documentation, ongoing data collection, analysis, and reporting to ensure a productive educational environment


• Ensure all classrooms meet required Head Start, Pre-K Counts, Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Early Childhood, accreditation standards and other applicable regulations


• Provide classroom coverage as needed

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education


• Five years’ experience as infant/toddler, pre-school teacher


• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills


• PQAS Certified Instructor, or become a PQAS Certified Instructor within two years of hire


• Certified CLASS Observer, or become a Certified CLASS observer within two years of hire


• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus


• Ability to flex work hours to meet program requirements


• Valid driver’s license, car insurance and full-time use of car

Benefits:

• Low cost/rich benefits


• Paid leave for sick and personal days


• Paid holidays


• Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan


• Part Year: six to eight weeks off over the summer (generally follows a school year calendar)
  
  

Hours per week: 40

Weeks per year: 48