Manager - Education

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of educational services across all Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms.
• Serve as the program's lead instructional leader and coaching coordinator and provide supervision and support to Education Supervisors.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive coaching system that promotes continuous quality improvement, instructional excellence, and positive child outcomes.
• Facilitate professional learning communities, teacher collaboration meetings, staff development activities, and educational trainings.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, and instructional support for newly hired teaching staff.
• Lead implementation and monitoring of curriculum, assessment systems, school readiness goals, and educational initiatives.
• Maintain required educational records, reports, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, Vermont Child Care Licensing Regulations, NAEYC standards, Public Pre-K requirements, and other applicable regulations.
• Attend trainings, conferences, meetings, and professional development activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field is required.
• A Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership, Child Development, Special Education, or a related field is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of supervisory and leadership experience in an early childhood education setting is required.
• Head Start and Early Head Start leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development, assessment systems, school readiness initiatives, coaching practices, and early childhood instructional practices is required.
• Strong knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and Vermont Child Care Licensing Regulations is required.
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff, providing coaching and mentoring, leading professional development, and implementing continuous quality improvement systems is preferred.
• Experience preparing for and participating in federal monitoring reviews is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, support continuous quality improvement efforts, and build effective educational teams is required.
• Successful completion of all required background checks is required.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: $63,000.00 - $66,500.00 (compensation is typically dependent upon experience)
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance