SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Early Childhood Senior Program Manager (ECSPM) provides development, leadership and management of all Early Childhood Programs. The ECSPM will work alongside the Senior Program Development Manager to collect data, train staff, and offer intentional coaching to facilitate high level programming in the Early Childhood area. The ECSPM will also be responsible for leading and coaching their team of direct reports and collaborating with other agency departments and resources to problem solve and develop strategies to more effectively connect and build positive relationships with staff, teams, partners and stakeholders.
General Duties:
- Train, coach and mentor Early Childhood staff in SEL best practices and program quality expectations.
- Work alongside the SPDM and Staff Development Specialist to manage annual training and conference events for Early Childhood staff.
- Perform regular assessments to ensure compliance, program quality and appropriate developmental support for all children in the programs.
- Ensure that all site leadership meets or exceeds all policies and procedures mandated by all internal and external agencies.
- Maintain relationships with Key Stakeholders.
- Be available to community groups for public events that pertain to children and families.
- Learn, model and promote emotional intelligence skills.
- Attend all required trainings and meetings.
- Perform all other job responsibilities as assigned.
Staff Management:
- Supervise and support Center Directors.
- Complete annual and mid-year performance appraisals and employ coaching strategies on both personal and programmatic goals.
- Promote high expectations levels with corresponding recognition for excellence and achievement.
- Model and employ coaching strategies to empower staff members to have ownership over their personal areas of expertise and problem-solve efficiently.
- Monitor team’s action plans and facilities resolution of all issues to reach project goals.
- Manage and communicate ongoing changes in tasks, goals or performances for the team.
Program Development:
- Observe, assess and evaluate Early Childhood fidelity and compliance.
- Collect and translate data into Site report cards in order to build action plans based on evaluations, feedback, and site observations.
- Monitor and evaluate a program’s overall success in implementing Early Childhood programming.
- Assign resources to meet objectives and monitor progress.
- Prepare reports on program performance, best practices, and developmentally appropriate learning activities.
Administrative:
- Work with Associate Director of Programs to establish and monitor the budget for each Early Childhood program, including licensed and contract programs.
- Prepare and provide reports as required, and maintain regular data collection including school readiness assessments.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
- Requires daily standing, sitting, bending, and stooping (sitting will be limited to about 5% of your day)
- Requires normal range of hearing and vision.
- Requires the ability to lift 40 pounds.
- Requires reliable transportation and the ability to travel and visit programs regularly.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Ability to work odd schedules, evenings, and weekends when necessary (flexibility is important)
- Local travel required.
- Remote and office work required.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
- Exposure to childhood diseases.
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- Self-Awareness: Ability to fully understand the impact emotions have on performance, assessment of strengths and weaknesses, relationships, and others. Demonstrates self-confidence, initiative, motivation, optimism and flexibility.
- Self-Management: Ability to manage behaviors, thoughts, and emotions in a conscious and productive way. Models the ability to implement self-control in assessing frustrations and failures and models resilience and courage. Understands personal responsibility in different aspects of life and work, and what is needed to fulfill that responsibility.
- Social Awareness: Ability to understand and learn about the diverse perspectives of others. Includes listening, honoring other views, assessing impact of words, and the desire to serve others in effort to meet their needs appropriately and professionally.
- Relationship Skills: Ability to build relationships which model caring, concern and healthy conflict. Demonstrates positive methods of collaboration and conflict resolution. Ability to positively lead and inspire others and integrate such models personally. Demonstrates ability to support positive work culture, which encourages results from others.
- Responsible Decision Making: Ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms; the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions; and a consideration of the well-being of oneself and others.
