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Pickaway County Community Action Organization,Inc. Center Coordinator - Ashville in Ashville, Ohio
JOB SUMMARY: Educational lead for one or more centers in the Head Start/Early Head Start program, with responsibilities including the following:
- Support the full implementation of all aspects of the Head Start/Early Head Start Program's early learning system, policies/procedures and tools, with the goal of supporting all children (birth to five) to achieve school readiness goals.
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of the center(s).
- Supervise all center staff.
- Provide support to center staff for professional growth and collaboration.
- Provide ongoing coaching to center staff to support them in successfully fulfilling all aspects of their role, including but not limited to effective practices in the following:
- CLASS Teacher-Child Interactions for preschool and ITERS for infants and toddlers
- Learning Environments and Intentional Teaching
- Curriculum
- Child Screening and Assessment
- Collaborating with the center team to meet children's needs
Working with families
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Ecology or related degree.
- Supervisory experience. Ability to lead and direct the work of others.
- Experience with the education of infants, toddlers or preschoolers.
- Experience or training in working with families of children birth to five years old in low income communities
- Effective oral and written communication skills, including computer literacy.
- Valid Driver's License and be insurable under agency policy
- Experience with Disability Services for children and their families preferred
BENEFITS Annual Leave Sick Leave Personal Leave Holiday Pay Retirement plan with generous company match Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Compressed work week for work/life balance