Early Childhood Education Coordinator - Team Lead

Tri-County Community Action Agency; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Tri-County Community Action Agency in Atlantic City, NJ, is seeking a full-time Early Head Start/Head Start educator supervisor. Position involves developing and supervising EHS/HS classroom staff and ensuring compliance with Head Start standards and NJ/PA licensing regulations.

The role requires a Bachelor's in ECE/Child Development (or related) with NJ P-3 certification or Infant-Toddler CDA credentials, plus two years of infant-toddler classroom experience and supervisory background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in ECE/Child Development with NJ P-3 or Infant-Toddler CDA credential and Bachelor degree.
• Two years of infant-toddler classroom experience, with understanding of child growth.
• Supervisory experience.
• Driver's license and access to insured vehicle daily.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a Primary Caregiver/Team approach to delivering a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Provides reflective supervision to the EHS education staff. Functions as a Team Leader with EHS education staff for individualization, activity planning, scheduling, record keeping and reporting.
• Ensures that the classroom environment is supplied with materials and supplies for program operations that supports a literacy rich, developmentally curriculum.
• Supervises the system for conducting observations, screenings and assessments for each child including ensuring that the referral process is implemented and that IFSP services and activities for special needs children are carried out in the classroom.
• Guides education staff in the development of an individual portfolio for each child.
• Ensures that Home Visits and Parent Conferences, auditing files periodically.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Child development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

NJ P-3 Certification

Infant-Toddler CDA credential

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Tri-County Community Action Agency in Atlantic City, NJ, is seeking a full-time Early Head Start/Head Start educator supervisor. Position involves developing and supervising EHS/HS classroom staff and ensuring compliance with Head Start standards and NJ/PA licensing regulations.

The role requires a Bachelor's in ECE/Child Development (or related) with NJ P-3 certification or Infant-Toddler CDA credentials, plus two years of infant-toddler classroom experience and supervisory background.