Head Start Site Manager/Family Advocate

Description

Scope:  To manage and maintain an early childhood site in accordance with the State of Michigan Licensing Bureau, federal guidelines, program goals and the agency’s mission while providing support/mentor coaching to staff.

Essential Functions

• Ensure compliance with all licensing rules and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards
• Ensure compliance with the Child Adult Care Food Program regulations.
• Implement all policies and procedures governing the operation of the program.
• Direct, monitor and evaluate the program development within the site and implement change as necessary.
• Participate in Federal Review Audits and Self Assessments.
• Supervise all teachers, food staff, and family advocates at the site location.
• Supervision of all staff at site: work with component area managers to ensure all staff is meeting mandates and requirements in accordance with regulations.
• Assess staff professional development needs and assist them in setting professional development goals in accordance with performance and program need.
• Coordinate and or provide training for all staff based on individual need and/or the needs of the site as a whole for quality improvement.
• Complete performance evaluations on all teachers, food staff, family advocates.
• Work with  Content Managers and/or Content Coordinators regarding staff appraisals for staff assigned to the site.
• Create and maintain a safe, healthy and developmentally focused learning environment.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of the site, lesson plans, classroom environments, adult child interactions, family participation, food prep area and children files.
• Supervise, attend, monitor and conduct staff meetings and training.
• Maintain and/or delegate the record keeping process, (i.e., home visits, parent/teacher conferences and assessments).
• Review classroom activities and materials to ensure diversity is being addressed.
• Ensure that activities foster a positive self-image of children are implemented in the Head Start site.
• Ensure that the site is welcoming to parents/fathers and encourage their engagement in the child’s education as well as site activities.
• Assist in the planning, writing and implementation of individual service plans on a quarterly basis.
• Assist in the planning and scheduling of Home Visits, Parent Teacher Conferences, child study and multidisciplinary staffing.
• Maintain a positive attitude towards assigned work, clients, and staff, and a willingness to work with others.
• Perform work in a professional manner that upholds Wayne Metro’s policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Clerical: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment with a usually quiet noise level. This is largely a sedentary role and the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, frequently use hands and to talk or hear.

Schools/Professional: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk, sit, see, talk and hear, and use hands to manipulate. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb steps, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch. The employee is required to supervise students, requiring the employee to match walking speed that matches the student and may at times require the ability to run to safeguard students. The employee must occasionally lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, and move students.  Employees must occasionally move equipment and/or supplies. The job is performed for the most part in a school setting with occasional outside weather conditions. The noise level is that of a typical school setting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education OR a minimum of eight years of experience in a related field OR a combination of education and experience that is similarly equivalent.

Minimum Competencies:

• Working knowledge of intermediate internet applications and programs including Google technology and Microsoft Office Word and Excel. The ability to learn and utilize the necessary programs for this position.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
• Good interpersonal and professional skills including but not limited to professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability.
• Ability to provide services for those persons facing economic, social, health, age, and educational barriers.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment (as deemed necessary).
• Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies and procedures.

Licensing and Other Requirements:

• Valid identification and reliable transportation.
• Although the Covid-19 vaccination is no longer mandated, it is encouraged. Wayne Metro will always prioritize the safety of our staff and clients.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel to various sites.

Work Hours:  Work to be scheduled Monday through Friday with specific hours to be determined by program needs.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.