Education Manager

Metropolitan Family Services • Chicago, IL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring an Education Manager for its Midway office. The role supports Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool for All, and Prevention Initiative programs by implementing program policies and standards, monitoring educational services, and supporting teaching staff. The Education Manager works with staff, parents, and partner teams to promote children’s educational, developmental, health, and social needs. The position requires travel between sites and driving for work using a personally owned vehicle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development, or a related field.
• Professional Educator License (PEL).
• English as a Second Language endorsement or enrollment in a program.
• Special Education Approval or enrollment in a program.
• At least 3 years of early childhood education experience with increasing levels of administrative responsibility.
• At least 1 year of the required experience at the supervisory level in an early childhood setting or licensed day care center.
• Ability to pass all screenings and criminal background checks.
• Ability to drive for work using a personally owned vehicle and travel between sites.
• Competence in the principles of Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool for All, and Prevention Initiative.
• Ability to coach and mentor teachers and provide technical assistance to support compliance.
• Understanding of current principles of developmentally appropriate practice, bilingual education, inclusion, disabilities, and cultural competency.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in early childhood education, child development, or a related field.
• Experience teaching preschool-age children.

Responsibilities

• Implement policies, procedures, and standards for Early Head Start, Head Start, Preschool for All, and Prevention Initiative programs.
• Conduct ongoing program monitoring, including quarterly classroom observations, file and lesson-plan reviews, and follow-up on program data.
• Monitor, train, and provide technical support to classroom teachers on curriculum implementation and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Support educational services in accordance with program plans, policies, procedures, performance standards, requirements, and regulations.
• Review and compile required education and disabilities reports and documentation in collaboration with supervisors, program managers, and teaching staff.
• Work with early childhood staff and parents to integrate children’s medical, dental, health, social-service, mental-health, and special-needs considerations into classroom environments and curricula.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings as needed.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, orienting, and providing ongoing professional development to teaching staff to ensure compliance with funding-source requirements.
• Monitor data and generate reports for the Director of Early Learning and Head Start Oversight Board as required.
• Ensure children’s screenings and assessments are completed within required time frames and recorded in program electronic recordkeeping databases.
• Meet with teaching teams or cohorts and develop and track professional development plans for teaching staff as warranted.
• Participate with staff and the Policy Council in designing and implementing the annual program self-assessment.
• Help develop and implement procedures for transitioning children into and out of early childhood programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield medical coverage.
• Guardian dental coverage.
• VSP vision coverage.
• Employer contributions of $2,000 to individual and $4,000 to family HSA accounts, prorated to benefits start date.
• Free Teladoc general medicine and behavioral health services for team members.
• Ascensus 401(k) plan with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on the first day of eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager