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Description
Position: Center Support & Education Specialist
As the Center Support & Education Specialist, you will provide operational, administrative, and educational leadership for Head Start centers in assigned regions. You will manage center operations while ensuring high-quality, culturally relevant services that promote children’s holistic growth and align with Centro’s policies and Head Start Performance Standards.
About Us
At Centro de la Familia, we are not just educators; we are dream builders. Our warm, vibrant environment is designed to cultivate curious minds, explore boundless possibilities, and create lasting memories. We believe that every child is a unique story waiting to be written.
Key Responsibilities
Center Operations: Manage daily operations, ensuring compliance with policies and laws. Hire, train, and lead staff, maintain personnel records, and monitor the quality of services.
Staff Leadership: Provide mentoring, conduct meetings, and lead training for staff. Collaborate with Policy Council representatives and engage parents in children’s education.
Community Representation: Act as a liaison in the community, fostering partnerships to benefit families. Assist in budget management, grant preparation, and data collection.
Oversee health and safety protocols: Ensure the center is clean, organized, and meets CACFP requirements for nutritious meals.
Education Services: Oversee educational programming, ensuring developmental appropriateness and alignment with the CDLFU School Readiness Plan. Train and support teachers in implementing assessments and individualized learning plans.
Compliance & Reporting: Ensure adherence to Head Start standards for home visits, parent conferences, and recordkeeping. Prepare reports as needed.
Qualifications
At Centro de la Familia, we have been committed to community and family engagement since 1975, operating Head Start programs since 1991. Our team is bilingual, inclusive, and dedicated to serving underserved areas with culturally sensitive care.
Apply Today!
Position: Center Support & Education Specialist
As the Center Support & Education Specialist, you will provide operational, administrative, and educational leadership for Head Start centers in assigned regions. You will manage center operations while ensuring high-quality, culturally relevant services that promote children’s holistic growth and align with Centro’s policies and Head Start Performance Standards.
About Us
At Centro de la Familia, we are not just educators; we are dream builders. Our warm, vibrant environment is designed to cultivate curious minds, explore boundless possibilities, and create lasting memories. We believe that every child is a unique story waiting to be written.
Key Responsibilities
Center Operations: Manage daily operations, ensuring compliance with policies and laws. Hire, train, and lead staff, maintain personnel records, and monitor the quality of services.
Staff Leadership: Provide mentoring, conduct meetings, and lead training for staff. Collaborate with Policy Council representatives and engage parents in children’s education.
Community Representation: Act as a liaison in the community, fostering partnerships to benefit families. Assist in budget management, grant preparation, and data collection.
Oversee health and safety protocols: Ensure the center is clean, organized, and meets CACFP requirements for nutritious meals.
Education Services: Oversee educational programming, ensuring developmental appropriateness and alignment with the CDLFU School Readiness Plan. Train and support teachers in implementing assessments and individualized learning plans.
Compliance & Reporting: Ensure adherence to Head Start standards for home visits, parent conferences, and recordkeeping. Prepare reports as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Administration, Management, or related field.
- 3 years of supervisory experience, with a preference for early childhood education or social work.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
- Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification. CDL is a plus.
At Centro de la Familia, we have been committed to community and family engagement since 1975, operating Head Start programs since 1991. Our team is bilingual, inclusive, and dedicated to serving underserved areas with culturally sensitive care.
Apply Today!
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