Program Director - Atlanta Georgia

Company: Spelman College
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posted On: 01/22/2025

The job listing expires on February 13, 2025.The ECE Program Director will work to ensure implementation of the Creative Curriculum model by teachers throughout the school, as well as monitor all staff to maintain compliance with company policies and state regulations. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: day-to-day center operations, including scheduling, classroom observations, staff training and development, curriculum development, implementation, and assessment. The Director is expected to maintain all regulations consistent with NYC DOH licensing regulations and Article 47.SCOPE OF INFLUENCE

• Preserves educational excellence through various modes of operation such as monitoring teaching staff for quality instruction.
• Maintenance of center space through overseeing and keeping in accordance with DOHMH and DOE requirements to operate an Early Learn center.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIESCenter Operations (Health and Safety, Compliance, Coaching, Curriculum Implementation) 90%
  • Understand the goals, objectives, and vision of BKS.
  • Supervise all Center staff (teachers, assistant teachers, teacher aides, cooks, assistant cooks, assistant bookkeeper, custodians).
  • Ensure full implementation of all aspects of Creative Curriculum, policies/procedures, and tools with the goal of supporting all children to achieve school readiness goals.
  • Provide ongoing coaching to teaching staff to support them in successfully fulfilling all aspects of their role, including but not limited to effective practices in the following:
  • Learning Environments
  • Curriculum and Lesson Planning
  • Child Assessment
  • Meeting All Children's Needs
  • Working with Families
  • Professional Growth and Collaboration
  • Health and Safety
    • Conduct formal and informal observations of each teacher team and provide constructive and actionable feedback on a consistent basis.
    • Work with teachers to implement the child assessment system reliably, including understanding child outcomes data and using them to plan and individualize.
    • Actively participate in the recruitment of children to their individual center, which includes devising strategies to increase and maintain enrollment throughout the school year.
    • Collaborate with the Family Services Department to manage intake and placement of new children at the child care center.
    • Work in collaboration with the Director of Compliance to ensure city and state compliance.
    • Establish efficient record-keeping processes, including health logs, required DOHMH and DOE paperwork, family communication documents.
    • Spearhead staff accountability for promoting and ensuring child health and safety across all aspects of center-based programming.
    • Responsible for dealing with Dept. of Education and Dept. of Health (walk-throughs, meetings, permits, renewals, budgets, etc.).
    • Responsible for attending monthly DASPC meetings; planning meetings with family service members and running reports to report to DASPC members.
    • Monitor food log and weekly menus in conjunction with Cook and Assistant Cook.
    • Assign daily work to Custodian.
    • Responsible for NYCHA ticket process for any repairs needed in the center, eventually training Custodian to take on responsibility.
    • Entering information into any DOE/BKS based systems.Reports To
      • Deputy Director of EducationDirect Reports
        • Group Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Teacher's Aides, Assistant Cooks, Cooks, Assistant Bookkeepers, Substitutes, Custodians, any Special Project employees, additional staff as needed.Required Qualifications
          • NYS Professional ECE Certification B-2, Valid NYS Permanent Certification B-2 or N-6, Professional or Permanent Childhood Education (1-6), Prekindergarten-Grade 6 (P-6).
          • 2 years of experience teaching in a classroom with kids under the age of 6.
          • Master's in Early Childhood Education or related field.
          • Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and any and all external systems related to DOE, NYCHA, and DOHMH systems.Preferred Qualifications
            • Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience with at least 10 direct reports.
            • Experience working with low-income populations and diverse cultures.
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