Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens · 6 hours ago
Program Manager ECE - Full Time; 5442-208-A
Queens, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$77K/yr - $83K/yr
3+ years expCatholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services for over 125 years. The Program Manager is responsible for supervising all functional areas of the Early Childhood Development program, ensuring smooth operations, and facilitating parent involvement.
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Responsibilities
Oversees all day operations in conjunction with staff from each Functional Area (Education, Social Service, Administration, Health and Nutrition, Safety & Facilities, Disabilities, etc.) plans strategies, implements procedures, provides ongoing evaluation, and performs consistent monitoring of the program’s overall performance based on observation and review of documentation
Ensures that all staff work cooperatively to provide a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and creatively
Completes and submits reports (CACFP, End of the Month’s, Outcomes, Reports, etc.) according to established timelines, upgrades records, responds to parents and families’ request for services and conducts home visits
Interacts with staff, parents, and community to keep lines of communication open among these functional areas in order to ensure that the program is providing appropriate services
Encourages parents in their role as their children’s primary teachers by acting as resource person (i.e. disseminating information, actively listening to parents, offering suggestions, etc.)
Sets standards for the quality of the program by helping staff to understand, meet and exceed the Federal Performance Standards and other measures of quality as per Federal Head Start, including but not limited to the performance outcomes and intake/enrollment processes
Designs work schedules for staff incorporating specific timelines for the task accomplishment
Maintains a roster of active volunteers to ensure proper coverage of all classrooms according to the Department of Health regulations
Ensures client fees are collected, deposited, and recorded in an accurate, timely, and up-to-date manner (Child Care Site)
Ensures staff health records (annual medical exams) are up-to-date as required by the Department of Health
Ensures facility is healthy, safe, and secure at all times by conducting daily walk-through and completing a NYC Children’s Services Health and Safety Inspection (Facilities) Checklist at least three times per year
Responsible for hiring, discipline, and discharge of staff in accordance with the Agency’s policies and Collective Bargaining Agreements
Provides immediate supervisor with a detailed written weekly schedule and informs him/her of any unplanned changes/conflicts in this schedule as soon as they arise
Notifies immediate supervisor and program site in the event of an unplanned absence (illness, personal emergencies, etc.)
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
M.A. /M.S. degree in Early Childhood Education required
NYS Certification - birth-grade 2 or N-6 required
Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a preschool setting required
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, & crawling
Occasional running
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed
Preferred
Supervisory experience preferred
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred
Benefits
Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement Savings with Agency Match
Transit
Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.
Company
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, older adults, and those struggling with mental illness.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
TD Charitable Foundation
2022-03-08Grant· $0.25M
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