LIFE Early Learn Director

• Communicate regularly and clearly with the administration in real time with issues to be resolved collaboratively for the center. If anything happens that requires reporting at the center, you must let the administration know immediately.
• If important documents such as letters, legal papers, memorandums, landlord communications, and the like come to your center, they must be immediately forwarded to the administration.
• Partner with LIFE Team to ensure we are maintaining a nurturing and engaging educational environment for all children
• They must recognize the children’s individual needs while preparing them for a successful transition into school-age programs.
  
• Oversee and maintain staff schedules and daily tasks to ensure proper coverage and implementation of LIFE guidelines, mission, and vision to offer quality services to children and families.
• Provide monthly training for teachers on up-to-date deliverables
  
• Review teachers’ lesson plans, schedules, room arrangements, and portfolio assessments
  
• Access and evaluate classrooms in CLASS and ECERS
  
• Provide ongoing technical assistance for all education staff
  
• Schedule and perform quarterly education staff reviews
  
• Research and offer innovative skills and tools to enhance the quality of teaching in the center
  
• Facilitate workshops for education staff that focus on short and long-term plans which connect all content areas
  
• Facilitate education workshops for parents at least (3) three times annually
  
• Assist in developing and implementing individual educational plans for children with special needs
  
• Perform annual evaluation of education staff
  
• Attend Site Director meetings and mandated monthly funder meetings
  
• Report on a regular basis to the Early Learn Director of Programs
• Reports to Executive Director

Requirements

• Must possess knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and measurement of training effects.
• Be able to establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
• Must have knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective public safety and security.
• Must understand human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation.
• Must understand human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation.
• Must be an active listener; Takes time to understand points being made and asks questions.
• Uses learning strategies effectively-Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation.
• Must be able to manage one’s own time and the time of others.
• Must use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternate solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems; and must use exceptional judgement when making decisions.
• Must be able to monitor and assess performance of children and teachers to make improvements and take corrective action.
• Must be able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with other and maintain them over time.
• Must have basic computer skills; ideally understands how to use Microsoft Suite.