Child Development Coordinator

Volunteers of America Southwest; Rialto (CA); On-site; USD 63,650 - 77,795; Full time

Job summary

Volunteers of America is a federally funded early childhood program in Rialto, CA, seeking a first-line manager to supervise teaching staff and oversee center operations within the Preschool Education component.

The role emphasizes program planning, training, and compliance with Federal and State regulations, while fostering a learning environment that supports social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development for children.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in early childhood education or related field.
• Minimum three years in teaching infant/toddler to school age children; knowledge of child growth and development.
• California Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or higher.

Responsibilities

• Oversees implementation of agency policies regarding education, disabilities, and mental health services.
• Keeps updated on federal, state and local laws; shares updates with administration and staff.
• Facilitates activities to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provides leadership and supervision to staff; communicates expectations.
• Maintains relationships to ensure coordinated service delivery and to address issues.
• Monitors delivery of services; prepares written reports for Education Specialist/Mentor Coach.
• Contributes to annual community needs assessment with staff and parents.
• Interacts with parent committees and families about policies, enrollment, and activities.
• Establishes procedures to maximize communication between teaching staff and parents.

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in early childhood education

Job description

Job Location: Rialto Preschool - Rialto, CA 92376
Salary Range: $70,723.00 - $70,723.00 Salary/year

PROGRAM SUMMARY

Volunteers of America is a federally and stated funded comprehensive early childhood education program with a focus on child development that includes a child's cognitive, physical and social emotional growth and development. The program fosters Family Engagement in all areas of a child's development and provides comprehensive resources to low-income families in the areas of health, nutrition and community resources.

POSITION SUMMARY

First-line manager of the Child Development Center Teaching staff within the Education component of Preschool program. The incumbent is a field supervisor of one or more child development centers. Program planning and coordination, personnel supervision, training and evaluation, interpretation of Federal and State regulations and policies to center staff, facility management and other directly related activities including teaching on an emergency basis. Provide children with a learning environment and the varied experience, which will help them develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development toward the overall goal of social competence.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Oversees implementation of agency policies, and procedures regarding education, disabilities, and mental health services to ensure they are consistent with the identified needs of the children served.
• Maintains knowledge of relevant federal, state and local laws and regulations, communicates updates to administration, and staff for planning, training, and monitoring purposes, and proposes adaptation to agency procedures, as appropriate.
• Facilitates the implementation and/or coordination of activities designed to meet compliance with regulations.
• Provides leadership and supervision to assigned staff and communicates effectively expectations and desired outcomes.
• Maintains effective internal (and external) relationships to ensure a coordinated approach to service delivery and to address service, staffing, and compliance issues until resolved.
• Ensures effective delivery of services through consistent ongoing monitoring, reporting, and action to correct any identified problems.
• Provides ongoing written monitoring and activity reports to the Education Specialist/Mentor Coach and prepares external reports as required.
• Reviews and analyzes programs, reports, and records, and adopts changes accordingly, with the appropriate prior approvals.
• In cooperation with staff and parents, participates, in the conduct and analysis of the annual community needs assessment.
• Confers with parent committees and individual parents, as appropriate, regarding facility and program activities, policies, education services, enrollment procedures, etc.
• Establishes procedures to facilitate maximum communication between teaching staff and parents.
• Edits, compiles attendance reports.
• Conducts periodic personnel evaluations as required by personnel policies and procedures.
• Other duties as required for the position.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION

Bachelor's or advanced degree in early childhood education or a related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum three years in teaching infant/toddler to school age children, as well as expertise in the theories and principles of child growth and development, early childhood education, and family support.

LICENSES, PERMITS, CERTIFICATIONS

• California Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or higher.

SUPERVISION

Supervises the center's teaching and support staff.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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