Job description

Child Development Manager

• *UNION COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.

Work Location- Monroe, Union County, NC
Program- Head Start/Early Head Start/NC PreK
Reports to: Director of Children & Family Services
FSLA- Exempt
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SUMMARY
Assumes the overall responsibility for program implementation of the Child Development content area within the three county program areas. This includes maintaining records of education level of staff in the HS/EHS program to ensure that educational mandates are met. Responsibility for oversight of Teaching Strategies and curriculum implementation as well as organizing training for staff and parents in the area of child development by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Primary

• Ensures that Performance Standards in Child Development content area are met.
• Updates child development work plan and procedures annually.
• Assists in preparation of budget for content area.
• Assists teachers in purchasing classroom supplies and equipment.
• Assists in interviewing of new HS/EHS staff and make recommendations regarding personnel actions for staff.
• Ensures that staff and program reflect cultural diversity.
• Coordinates the delivery of services with other Specialist to ensure integrated services.
• Meets with Site Managers monthly.
• Works closely with Technology Specialist to ensure that Teaching Strategies is being used appropriately in classrooms and provides feedback on staff progress.
• Uses Child Plus management reports to monitor Child Development content area and responds appropriately to the reports.
• Assesses the training needs of child development staff and coordinates appropriate pre-service and in-service training.
• Ensures that child development staff meets the educational requirements and other mandates.
• Provides information to the Director of Children and Family Services that will assist them in the overall management of their respective service areas.
• Works closely with all staff and parents in achieving and maintaining NEAYC accreditation and Five Star License.
• Provides training for parents and staff on child growth and development.

Secondary

• Conducts annual self-assessment in the Child Development content area in conjunction with Specialists, parents and others.
• Attends monthly management Team Meetings.
• Serves as Advisor to CDA candidates.
• Attends all pre-service/in-service training.

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Additional Skills/Abilities*

• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to work effectively on a management team
• Strong skills in supportive supervision
• Ability to motivate and inspire staff
• Ability to model professional behavior and performance
• Strong written and oral skills
• Ability to collect data
• Ability to analyze and evaluate program progress
• Ability to develop and implement improvement plans
• Strong record-keeping and reporting skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to fulfill speaking engagements and to present reports and information to the Policy Council and Board of Directors

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Education and early childhood development*
Ensures that the education environment is developmentally and linguistically appropriate, recognizing that children have individual rates of development as well as individual interests, temperaments, cultural backgrounds, and learning styles.
Ensures that the education environment supports the development of all children’s social and emotional development, cognitive, language skills, and physical skills.
Provides a program of services for infants and toddlers, which encourages the development of a secure relationship between children and their caregiver, and supports their social, emotional and physical development.
Implements a curriculum that recognizes the need for individualized activities, integrates the educational aspects of all program areas, helps to develop children’s facility in social relationships, enhances each child’s understanding of self, and provides for the development of cognitive skills.
Involves parents in the development of the program’s curriculum and approach to child development and education, and participates in staff-parent conferences and home visits. Ensures parents have opportunities to observe their children and to share these assessments with staff to plan learning experiences.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Preferred Master’s Degree in Early Childhood (MS). Required Bachelor’s (B.S.) Degree in Early Childhood or a related field a from four-year college or university; a CDA Credential; and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Employee must pass an annual physical, TB screening, submit to random drug screenings, and meet agency residency requirements. When filling vacant positions, in the event residency requirements cannot be satisfied, the agency will open the applicant pool to qualified candidates outside of the agency’s service areas. – New Language
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Incumbent must demonstrate a working knowledge of adolescent and adult training concepts, desktop computer, printer, VCR, copier, fax, and phone
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Incumbent is required to have a Child Development Associate Credential and state issued driver's license.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
SPECIFICATION
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA) expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Union County Community Action, Inc. (UCCA)’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Job Type: Full-time

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