Bilingual Education Manager

Summary The Early Childhood Bilingual Education Manager ensures the implementation of developmentally appropriate dual language education within the Guadalupe Centers Early Childhood Center, in alignment with Head Start and NAEYC Education Performance Standards. This role supports staff through curriculum oversight, training, and guidance to promote high-quality programming and school readiness. Essential duties and responsibilities Early Childhood Practice, Curriculum & Compliance Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of early childhood domains and their impact on individual child development. Administer NAEYC and Head Start Program Performance Standards related to Education in staff training and development. Provide guidance to administrators, staff, and parents on best practices in early childhood dual language education. Support and monitor effective classroom environments, teacher-child interactions, and dual language curriculum implementation. Monitor and evaluate weekly lesson plans and provide constructive feedback. Coach and support teachers to ensure full implementation of pedagogies that promote higher-order thinking. Support the integration of dual language learners through asset-driven biographies. Collaborate with Mental Health/Disabilities Coordinators to support inclusion of children with special needs. Child Assessment, Data & Continuous Improvement Coordinate timely completion of developmental screenings for newly enrolled children. Ensure accurate and timely record-keeping of developmental screenings. Support and monitor teachers in collecting evidence for children’s portfolios and assessing progress. Prepare aggregated child outcomes reports and share data with staff, administrators, families, and governing bodies. Facilitate data analysis and program improvement planning related to child outcomes. Ensure accurate child education record-keeping in ChildPlus. Assist in the preparation of program performance and statistical reports. Contribute to the program vision and planning process. Coaching, Professional Development & Family Engagement Provide weekly intensive coaching to at least two teachers or teaching teams and document coaching using required forms. Develop and facilitate group coaching sessions based on identified priority needs. Facilitate or coordinate professional development opportunities, including orientation and classroom-related training. Train, support, and monitor staff in completing required parent conferences and home visits. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field required. Bilingual in English and Spanish required. Knowledge of early childhood education principles and practices required; experience with grant-funded programs preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Meet). Ability to pass a background check, drug screening, TB test, and physical examination. FBI and Missouri State fingerprint clearance required. Knowledge of community diversity and cultural dynamics. Ability to work effectively and non-judgmentally with diverse populations, fostering a respectful and inclusive environment. This job operates in an early childhood school and professional environment. This role continually uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. Guadalupe Centers serves a diverse population, including children, adolescents, and adults, who may have mental or behavioral health problems. Consequently, all GC staff must demonstrate appropriate daily behavior, appropriate expression of emotions, and appropriate role modeling.Hostility, aggression, unnecessary or inappropriate physical actions, and inappropriate emotional expression are not acceptable behaviors for our employees. Physical Requirements The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, or hear. The employee is also frequently required to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 45 lbs. such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, and work output. This job's specific abilities include close vision, such as reading handwritten or typed material and adjusting focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff. Equal Opportunity Employer GCI is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, age, sex, gender, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. Preventing discrimination is the responsibility of every employee in the way employees treat and interact with one another. Therefore, GCI expects all work relations to be business-like and professional, free of bias, prejudice, harassment and/or discrimination. GCI's policy of Equal Opportunity extends to all conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, training, compensation, discipline, transfers, separation, layoff, recall, leave of absence and promotion. GCI will not tolerate any discrimination in the workplace, and it is expected that any employee who believes theyhave been subjected to any practice that appears to be inconsistent with this policy will contact Human Resources.Improper interference with the ability of GCI's employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated. GCI encourages reporting of incidents or concerns regarding discrimination to the Director of Human Resources, so that prompt and constructive action can be taken.There will be no retaliation or adverse action against an employee for raising an issue or complaint pursuant to this policy.The report will be investigated to determine what, if any, responsive action is necessary and appropriate.Any employee found responsible for an inappropriate or discriminatory act will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including separation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Guadalupe Centers