Early Childhood Education Manager

Easter Seals Southern California; California; Sur place; USD 73 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Easterseals Southern California seeks an experienced Education Supervisor to lead Head Start and Early Head Start programs across multiple California locations. You will design and deliver training, supervise staff, and ensure high-quality, compliant curriculum implementation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in ECE or related field, CA Site Supervisor Permit or higher, and 5–8 years’ experience with young children, including supervisory responsibilities. Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ECE, child development, or special education.
• Possession of a Site Supervisor Permit or higher (CA).
• 5–8 years’ experience with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
• 3 years in a supervisory role and mentorship experience.

Responsabilités

• Lead Head Start and Early Head Start services across multiple locations.
• Observe environments, train staff, and ensure curriculum adherence and resources.
• Oversee School Readiness, CLASS, and other program assessments.
• Collaborate with center directors and multidisciplinary teams to support child outcomes.

Connaissances

MS Office

Curriculum development

Coaching & mentoring

Regulatory knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development or special education

Master's degree, preferred

Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or higher

Outils

Early childhood education software

Description du poste

Easterseals Southern California transforms lives every day. For over a century, Easterseals has championed inclusion and independence-delivering essential services like early childhood programs, autism services, employment and independent living support to more than 29,000 people each year. Through advocacy and education, we break barriers and create opportunities for the one-in-four Americans with disabilities.

Starting Pay Range: $73k - 90k/yr DOE

OVERVIEW OF POSITION

Provides leadership, plans, develops andadministers, the delivery of early childhood education services, as part ofHead Start and Early Head Start at multiple locations and program options(center based, home based and family child care homes); provide oversight andcompliance with all Child Development Program Education requirem e nts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION

• Participates in monthly meetings with all ECE managers to ensure regional alignment of performance, policies and procedures and goals.
• Conducts regular visits of Head Start and Early Head Start environments to observe activities, provide consultation, determine training needs of teaching staff, and to review curriculum implementation, environment, adequacy of supplies and usage, and the outdoor environments.
• Designs, develops, and delivers training programs and workshops to educators and other interdisciplinary professionals working within ESSC in support of high quality child outcomes. Provide supervision to Mentor (Teacher Coaches).
• Leads the process for School Readiness Outcomes, CLASS, Curriculim to Fidelity, Coaching, ERS, DRDP and all other educational sceenings and assessments for Child Development Programs utilizing various tools and data collection.
• Collaborates monthly with other content managers, ESSC staff, partners and providers to provide individualized support to children and staff in the program as part of a miltidisciplinary case management team.
• Collaborates with center directors and other ESSC team members, assures program environments are high quality, exceedingly safe and provide an engaging environment for children indoors and outdoors.
• Participates in committees and advisory boards and contributes to the development of policies and program initiatives related to student educational outcomes.
• Participates as appropriate in the development of refunding applications; integrate strategic planning initiatives into budget requests as a participant in the ESSC annual budget process.
• Leads an expansion of a "continuous quality Improvement culture"; building on compliance and data analysis as tools for understanding what is working and where we may need to focus on improvements. Review and interpret relevant data to assess program outcomes, completion of contract requirements and to drive strategic planning for the program and associated programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development or special education. Master's degree, preferred.
• Possession of a Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or higher in compliance with Title 5 or 24 units ECE/CD including core courses (Child Growth & Development, Child/Family/Community, Infant/Toddler and Programs/curriculum). Must meet ongoing educational requirements to qualify for child development permit/CDA requirements. Must obtain and maintain certification to all screenings and assessments used by the ESSC Education department within 18 months of hire (Including but not limited to ERS, CLASS, Creative Curriculum, Teaching Strategies, HOOVERS, HELP, Kinder charts and DRDP).
• Must complete California-mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training.
• Food Handler Certification (ANSI).
• Pesticide Safety Training (per Healthy Schools Act) prior to beginning work.

EXPERIENCE

• Documented 5 to 8 years' experience working with infants, toddlers, and preschool children in an early childhood environment.
• Documented 3 years' experience in a supervisory role.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Ability to properly interpret and implement regulations, policies and procedures of Head Start Performance Standard, policies and procedures, the California Department of Education, Funding Terms and Conditions (Title 5), Child Development Division, the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing program regulations (Title 22), and the policies and procedures of Easter Seals Southern California, Inc.
• Knowledge of child development and current research-based pedagogy, curriculum resources, appropriate classroom management techniques for teaching environments and reflective practice mentor/coaching strategies.
• Knowledge of HS/EHS performance standards.
• Knowledge of adult learning techniques.
• Knowledge of Development milestones of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
• Prior experience with developmentally appropriate practices.
• Experience working with diverse families with very young children.
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office applications (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Skype).
• Ability to work independe