Early Childhood Education Teacher, Head Start Facilitator

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Fort George Community Services, Inc. was established in 1981 to provide comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and family engagement services to low-income children and families in our communities of Washington Heights and the Bronx.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a team-oriented  Early Childhood Education Teacher, Head Start Facilitator to ensure full implementation of all aspects of The Early Head Start Program learning system, policies/procedures and tools, with the goal of supporting all children to achieve. An Early Childhood Education Teacher, Head Start Facilitator   must have demonstrated coaching, planning and interpersonal skills as well as understand the importance of family engagement in a child's development. Our ideal candidate will have experience using Reliability FCCRS-R to conduct quality assessments and document appropriately.

What We Offer:

• Salary & Benefits Package - Annual Salary is $45,469.26
• Flexible Work Schedule - Full-Time (5 day) M-F with a schedule of  7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• 6 weeks of pre-established paid vacation when school is closed (Winter, Spring & Summer Break)
• 12 days of PTO awarded after 6-months
• Up to 14 Paid Holidays each year
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Opportunity to work for an organization focused on bettering the lives of children in our community

What We Require for this Role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Previous experience teaching and supervising in an early childhood setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbally in group presentation settings.
• Ability to pass a physical examination, background check, and fingerprint screen.
• Current driver's license, reliable transportation and the ability to travel out of state on occasion.
• Bilingual in English & Spanish.
• Ability to lift a child weighing approximately 40 lbs., up to 20+ times per day if needed.
• Ability to comfortably operate technology and computers, including using Microsoft Office and operating video cameras. Human Resources

Key Job Responsibilities:

• The Early Childhood Education Teacher, Head Start Facilitator will coach providers to effectively facilitate monthly professional learning communities related to curriculum planning and assessment data.
• Provide consistent, on-going consultation to provider to support differentiated instruction for children with IFSPs or challenging behaviors.
• In coordination with the Part C Agency, ensure timely identification, referral, services and transition support for children with disabilities.
• Apply expertise in on-going performance-based assessment system to support the providers and assistants in understanding child outcomes data and using results to plan and individualize instruction.
• Track child outcomes and program quality assessment data across the network, analyze data, and make program development recommendations based on analysis.
• Assist education team in planning and implementing comprehensive, differentiated and sequential professional development for providers.
• Ensure screenings are completed within 45 days of entry into the program and HELP Assessment.
• Provide weekly updates to both the EHS Manager and Director of Social Service.
• Strongly encourage parents to participate within the EHS program, discuss the benefits to their children that are receiving EHS service, inform them about all the activities available in the program  
• Participate in team and 1-1 meetings to ensure coordination of education services across Early Head Start programs.
• Maintain documentation of monitoring, coaching and training activities, adhering to The Head Start Program’s existing systems (SHINE Insight) etc.), complete monthly reports on area activities and progress toward goals, provide monthly calendars to EHS Manager and Director of Social Service with schedules of visits and paperwork.
• Plan and adjust work operations to meet changing or emergent program requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice to quantity or quality of wor  
• Lead for the good of the entire organization, understand the big picture and use it as framework to make decisions 
• Work with EHS Manager to develop and maintain focus for education service area, align education goals with the strategic direction and needs of the program, and ensure that all education staff. Understand how their work relates to the program as a whole and the relevant regulations and Performance Standards. 
• Improve quality and effectiveness of education service area and overall organization by initiating, sponsoring and implementing organizational change and by helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
• Promote consistent exchange of information and a cooperative environment within the center director team and other leadership. 

Fort George Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Monday - Friday - 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. OR 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.