Early Education Content Lead of Student Supports

Qualifications:

• Licensed Mental Health Professional
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Early Education or related field required
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in Early Education preferred
• Experience in providing intervention strategies required

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non Exempt
Reports to:
Director of Head Start and Director of Special Education

Job Goal:
To provide training, interventions, and guidance to the Head Start Early Education programs. To assist Head Start Early Education programs in achieving compliance with local State Regulation and Head Start Performance Standards.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing staff professional development through-planned-training-opportunities, following the State Regulation and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Provide support and interventions to Early Education staff
• Submit verbal/written reports to immediate supervisor(s) on the status of centers under their scope of responsibility a minimum of twice a month
• Collaborate as a member of Early Education Support Team
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with building and Head Start Early Education personnel
• Work with Head Start Early Education programs to ensure all programs are braided to facilitate quality assurance and required program components
• Submit an initial physical examination upon hire then every two (2) years thereafter
• Submit an initial tuberculin screening upon hire
• Perform and assist with other duties as assigned

Terms of Employment:
The Early Education Content Lead of Student Supports will be employed in a twelve (12) month position. The salary and the work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Required Testing:
Post offer employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required.

Work Environment/conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with risk of injury and/or illness. The employee may also occasionally work with cleaning chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud. Generally the job requires 5 % sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking.

Physical Demands:

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, reach, bend, crouch or crawl, squat, stoop, and kneel.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or hold, push, or move up to 50 pounds.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Director of Head Start and Director of Special Education using the Early Education Content Lead Evaluation.