Description

POSITION SUMMARY: Oversees a team of School Readiness Coaches, ensuring the effective implementation of educational programs aimed at preparing students for academic success. This role involves coordinating training initiatives, providing guidance and support to coaches, and monitoring program outcomes to enhance student readiness for school. The supervisor plays a pivotal role in promoting professional development among team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and aligning coaching strategies with organizational goals to optimize student outcomes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures School Readiness Coaches gain and maintain CLASS reliability for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-K.
• Supervises School Readiness Coaches to ensure that classroom staff are coached with fidelity for the chosencurriculum, to support CLASS outcomes and the utilization of character development curriculum.
• Monitors CLASS scores and maintains communication with coaches to ensure mentoring is consistent.
• Analyzes and ensures Teachstone and TSG tools and platforms are being used to fidelity.
• Ensures the curriculum plan and Scope and Sequence Calendar is maintained and edited when needed.
• Certifies that coaches disseminate a consistent message to the education staff to ensure uniform adherence to processes and procedures across all sites.
• Consults and provides feedback to Senior Program Manager in regards to classroom materials and set-up.
• Conducts classroom observations in both EHS and HS classrooms to support coaches and the education team.
• Develops, implements and monitors adherence of measurable School Readiness goals and objectives to support and assure program success; utilizes Creative Curriculum and TS Gold to assure individualized instruction and improve classroom practice.
• Ensures coaches model and/or co-teach effective teaching strategies that teachers are expected to adopt in their classrooms to support and increase school readiness.
• Provides support to Education team in the aggregation and analysis of child outcomes.
• Leads Outcomes Summit 3 times a year to ensure data and tracking is consistent.
• Establishes positive, supportive and reciprocal relationships with families, children, and community resources.
• Models and demonstrates respectful relationships with others that can be emulated by all staff in their work with families and children.
• Participates in weekly and monthly staff meetings for case conferencing and reflective supervision.
• Support classrooms with curriculum and low performing sites, VPK assessments where applicable, to maintain and regain compliance with VPK standards.
• Provides training for staff as needed.
• Facilitates School Readiness Coaching meetings at least monthly with agendas and sign in sheets.
• Meets bi-monthly with Education Manager to review documentation and reports.
• Attends Project Spotlights, staff/parent conferences and MDAT’s as needed.
• Acts as an advocate and role model for Head Start families. Assists in the recruitment of children for the program.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the annual training plan, including pre-service, in-service, T/TA, and ongoing training requirements.
• Attends and actively participates in training programs, staff meetings, and other meeting/trainings.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff and agency information.
• Maintains effective working interaction with coworkers and outside contacts that will enhance the operation of the Head Start program.
• Organizes and prioritizes all assignments as directed. Submits reports, documents, and files as directed.
• Participates in community activities that enhance Head Start programs as directed.
• Participates in ongoing monitoring, Community Assessment and Self-Assessment and performs reasonable related functions.
• Participates in regular safety, storm and fire drills.
• Uses and follows the policies/procedures of Head Start, federal, state and local regulations/laws, and federal regulations/laws including the Head Start Performance Standards, applicable transmittal notices, and other administrative orders/directions.
• Uses and follows the policies/procedures of Mid Florida Community Services, Inc., including but not limited to Personnel Policies, Occupational Health and Safety policies, payroll policies/practices, etc.

NON-ESSENTIAL/SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

Performs any additional duties as directed or assigned by supervisor, management staff, program director or Mid Florida Community Services, Inc. management staff. This description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.

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