Head Start Education Manager (Readvertised)

Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Fort Totten District (ND); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten, ND, seeks a Head Start Education Manager (Readvertised) to lead classroom staff and advance early childhood programs.

You will supervise hiring, training, and performance, ensure compliance with Head Start standards, build partnerships with LEAs, and support staff development, Dakota culture integration, and data-driven planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.
• Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Participates in interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, evaluating and monitoring staff.
• Maintains staffing at appropriate child-to-staff ratio.
• Assist with implementing ChildPlus, Teaching Strategies Gold, and the Creative Curriculum.
• Assist with required educational activities including home-visits and conferences.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and Head Start standards and reporting.
• Support ERSEA and child portfolios as per Head Start standards.
• Ensure staff complete Professional Development Plans per Head Start standards.
• Provide ongoing training and professional development to staff.
• Support teaching staff in day-to-day operations and observations.
• Ensure staff have knowledge to fulfill mandated reporting requirements.
• Develop educational plans to obtain credentials per Head Start standards.
• Establish partnerships with LEAs for school readiness plans.
• Willing to train in CLASS and perform CLASS observations.
• Supervise Coach/Mentor and ensure training/support.
• Assist with transition plans for families and children with LES agencies.
• Assist with policy/procedure development and revisions for compliance.
• Maintain confidentiality for families, children, and staff.
• Promote Dakota culture, language, and values in the classroom.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff supervision

Hiring & training

Curriculum implementation

FERPA/HS standards knowledge

Community partnerships

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education

Tools

ChildPlus

Teaching Strategies Gold

Creative Curriculum

Job description

Head Start Education Manager (Readvertised)

• Opening Date: March 4th, 2026

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, evaluating and monitoring all classroom staff.
• Maintains and monitors staffing at appropriate child to staff ratio.
• Assist classroom staff with the implementation of ChildPlus, Teaching Strategies Gold, and the Creative Curriculum.
• Assist all classroom staff in the completion of required educational requirements, such as home-visits and parent-teacher conferences.
• Maintains classroom compliance with Federal, State, local standards and the Head Start Program Performance Standards relative to reporting, assessments, data, and systems management.
• Assists with ERSEA and child portfolios per the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Responsible to ensure all classroom staff complete a Professional Development Plan as identified in the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Provide ongoing training and professional development to support staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities.
• Support all teaching staff in their day to day operations, such as classroom observations/feedback and best practices in ECE.
• Ensure all educational staff, educational consultants, and/or educational contractors have sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to fulfill the duties of their assigned roles.
• Develop educational plans with classroom staff to obtain proper credentials and degrees per the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Develop and maintain memorandums of understandings for any educational services needed.
• Establish partnerships with Local Education Agencies to create and maintain school readiness plans per the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Willingness to complete training and certification in CLASS, as well as perform required CLASS observations.
• Provide supervision over the Coach/Mentor, in ensuring the individual receives all required training and support to successfully perform their job.
• Assist the Family Services Advocates, Local Education Agencies, Disabilities & Mental Health Coordinator, Health Coordinator, and families in transition plans for all children.
• Assist with the development and/or revision of policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Practice confidentiality for all families, children, and staff.
• Ensure all classroom staff have adequate knowledge and understanding of their role as a mandated reporting, including the procedure for filing a report of suspected child abuse or neglect (960).
• Use and promote positive methods of child guidance.
• Assist all educational staff in the usage of Dakota culture, language, and values.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.
• Minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching.

Must maintain CPR and First Aid certification.

Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a satisfactory criminal background check and drug screening. CCCC gives preference to qualified Native American’s and Veterans in accordance with the Spirit Lake Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO). CCCC is an EEOC Employer.

Contact: Human Resource Office 701-766-1309
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