Head Start Assistant Site Supervisor- New Columbus Park Program

The Head Start program at Columbus Park serves 34-36 Head Start preschool students and their families. Columbus Park is a stand-alone program located inside The Housing Authority’s property management offices. The role of the Head Start Assistant Site Supervisor is to provide leadership, oversight, and family advocate responsibilities for the program. The Assistant Site Supervisor/Family Advocate ensures that the Head Start Program Performance Standards of excellence are followed and that all safety regulations related to licensing and mandates are in compliance. This position bears the responsibility of supporting enrollment, ensuring that the Head Start program meets funded enrollment and is marketed in our community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

+ Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 24 hours of college credit in early childhood education (experience may serve as a substitute for educational requirements). + A minimum of 5 years of early childhood education center director experience (experience in early childhood may serve as a substitute for center director experience). + Knowledge or familiarity with the Head Start program. + Knowledge of State child care licensing standards as well as standards of other regulatory bodies preferred. + Effective, supportive supervisory skills, including the ability to assist personnel in developing self-direction. + Successful completion of required background checks and submission of an initial physical and TB screening

Agreement to participate in the Family Development Credential to meet Family Advocate requirements, if applicable.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Familiarity with community resources

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.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects/children of at least forty pounds; use stairs; move quickly from one space to another; spend time on the floor with infants/toddlers, spend extended time outdoors in a variety of weather conditions; visual ability requires mono and color vision.