Education Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field
• A minimum of 3 years of direct teaching experience.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be comfortable using digital platforms to create printed materials for program use.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with others.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage workload well.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be able to travel to multiple schools in diverse communities.
• Must be able to read and write English proficiently.
• Must regularly operate a word-processing system and therefore must be able to read, produce and transmit data on such a system.

Responsibilities

• Conducts quarterly meetings with key stakeholders at external agencies, 4 meetings annually.
• Monitor Education services across external agencies through unannounced and announced site visits to ensure compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Monitors child database systems for quality assurance and to intentionally plan areas of support.
• Work with direct supervisor on a yearly professional development plan.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes the steps necessary to develop skills and set challenging goals.
• Provide training and technical assistance to external agencies, as needed.
• Monitor Education services across external partnering agencies to ensure compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Assess program quality and make recommendations for program improvements to ensure compliance with funding requirements and quality programming for children.
• Represent Chicago Commons at applicable meetings and maintains a liaison with community, neighborhood institutions, and other relevant organizations.
• Travel to various Chicagoland neighborhoods to complete unannounced and announced site visits in alignment with established monitoring schedules.
• Develops improvement plans and tracks ongoing progress to ensure system enhancement.
• Provide training and technical assistance, as needed.
• Establish systems and create tools to help ensure accurate recording keeping and compliance.
• Monitor child database systems and provide support with producing quality observations, assigning educational objectives and improving child outcomes.
• Promote continuous quality improvement and quality assurance efforts for the agency.
• Monitor developmental screenings and ensure timely referrals.
• Provide oversight and support of coaching model and ensure implementation across agencies.
• Develop and disseminate information and resources related to early childhood to support teachers, classrooms, and program quality improvement efforts.
• Create tools and protocols that will assist partnering agencies in carrying out duties, implementing changes, and remaining in compliance.
• Plan relevant training opportunities and meetings.
• Work collaboratively team members and external agency staff to meet the needs of children and families.
• Assess classroom equipment and materials regularly.
• Support site-based staff in completing annual self-assessments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• background and drug screening process upon hire
• benefits package