Head Start Education Manager (Readvertised)

Head Start Education Manager Readvertised

Supervisor Head Start Director Opening Date: January 5th, 2026 Closing Date: Until Filled

Salary: $25.00/hour, DOQ

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participates in interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, evaluating, and monitoring all classroom staff. • Maintains and monitors staffing at appropriate child-to-staff ratio. • Assists classroom staff with the implementation of ChildPlus, Teaching Strategies Gold, and the Creative Curriculum. • Assists all classroom staff in the completion of required educational requirements, such as home-visits and parent-teacher conferences. • Maintains classroom compliance with Federal, State, local standards, and the Head Start Program Performance Standards relative to reporting assessments, data, and systems management. • Assists with ERSEA and child portfolios per the Head Start Program Performance Standards. • Responsible to ensure all classroom staff complete a Professional Development Plan as identified in the Head Start Program Performance Standards. • Provides ongoing training and professional development to support staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities. • Supports all teaching staff in their day-to-day operations, such as classroom observations, feedback, and best practices in ECE. • Ensures all educational staff, educational consultants, and/or educational contractors have sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to fulfill the duties of their assigned roles. • Develops educational plans with classroom staff to obtain proper credentials and degrees per the Head Start Program Performance Standards. • Develops and maintains memorandums of understandings for any educational services needed. • Establishes partnerships with Local Education Agencies to create and maintain school readiness plans per the Head Start Program Performance Standards. • Willingness to complete training and certification in CLASS, as well as perform required CLASS observations. • Provides supervision over the Coach/Mentor in ensuring the individual receives all required training and support to successfully perform their job. • Assists the Family Services Advocates, Local Education Agencies, Disabilities & Mental Health Coordinator, Health Coordinator, and families in transition plans for all children. • Assists with the development and/or revision of policies and procedures to ensure compliance. • Practices confidentiality for all families, children, and staff. • Ensures all classroom staff have adequate knowledge and understanding of their role as a mandated reporting, including the procedure for filing a report of suspected child abuse or neglect.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education. • Minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching. • Masters degree preferred. • Must maintain CPR and First Aid certification.