Head Start Center Based Supervisor

Lycoming-Clinton Counties Commission for Community Action (STEP), Inc. has been serving the community for over 55 years. As part of the Community Action Network, STEP has a long history of providing programs to support needs identified through its Community Assessment. Being a part of STEP, makes you part of something much bigger - people helping people and building stronger communities! Are you desiring to make a positive impact on peoples’ lives?

Summary Description:

Provide expert guidance and high-level support to education staff on best practices to support children’s growing competencies; monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implementation. Support teaching staff in the establishment and maintenance of positive and productive partnerships with families, community partners, and Head Start staff. Assure services comply with the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, and other applicable laws and regulations. Adhere to early learning and family support principles. Head Start program managers, staff, and families keep children safe by creating a culture of safety. Everyone contributes to an environment that allows people to speak up about safety concerns. They also make it all right to talk about mistakes and errors and encourage learning from these events. Children are safer when everyone works together to improve the strategies they use in homes, centers, and the community.

Requirements:

• Valid driver's license and vehicle with adequate insurance coverage available for daily use;
• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance, Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Clearance, National Sex Offender Registry check prior to hire; and Motor Vehicle Record check;
• Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse training completed within 90 days of hire;
• Physical examination prior to hire;
• Tuberculosis test prior to hire;
• Computer training and/or documented proficiency with popular word processing, spreadsheet, and database software; experience with and/or training in Microsoft Office products, particularly Word, Excel, and Access are preferred;
• Physical ability to perform essential job functions with or without any health restrictions, including the ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time, lift and carry up to thirty pounds; have unrestricted use of the upper and lower body, corrected or uncorrected hearing and vision within normal range, and a clear speaking voice; and, other abilities necessary to ensure child safety in the classroom, other group areas, and when in the community, such as, but not limited to the following:

o Ability to bend, squat, reach, kneel, and climb stairs;

o Ability to move from a sitting to standing position quickly, safely, and without difficulty;

o Ability to chase an eloping child;

o Ability to join the children’s active play including jumping and running indoors and outdoors;

o Ability to assist children with diapering, toileting, and change of clothing requiring lifting, bending, and squatting;

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field with coursework equivalent to a major in Early Childhood Education;
• Minimum of three years’ preschool teaching;
• Minimum of two years of experience observing, training, assessing, supervising, and evaluating adults, preferably in a preschool program; and,
• Minimum of two years’ experience observing, identifying, and assessing quality in early childhood environments, with special focus on curriculum implementation and individualized planning for children

A complete job description and application packet are available at the reception area of STEP's Main Office (2138 Lincoln Street, Williamsport) or at the Clinton County Community Center (124 East Walnut St., Lock Haven) and online at http://stepcorp.org. Review of completed applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

STEP Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.02 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person