Program Support LLC Family Child Care Network and Department of Education (DOE) view family child care as a respected and valued profession within the early care and education system in New York City.
The primary role of the Education Director is to oversee all of the Network educational services for families and affiliated providers.
The Education Director is responsible for supporting educational services in family child care settings by providing guidance and professional learning on the implementation of an appropriate mixed-age evidence-based curriculum that supports children under 2 years, 2-year-olds, and 3-K for All services. In addition, the Educational Director is responsible for the supervision and mentoring of other educational staff and supporting coaching with providers, child assessments, authentic assessments, and serving special populations.
Create, review, and adapt appropriate curriculum supports that foster hands-on developmentally appropriate and relationship-based interactions with all children by affiliated providers.
Provide professional development training and coaching to improve instruction, scheduling, tracking and reviewing data from staff visits to provider sites.
Lead the education specialist team in assessing the quality of affiliated family child care programs.
Support all providers who are working toward the completion of a CDA certification, CDA application and renewal process, or other higher early childhood education degree.
Ensure that all affiliated provider home visits are documented timely on the HUB or other database that is required by DOE, and are aligned with the DOE’s Early Childhood Framework for Quality (EFQ).
Plan and supervise Professional Development Days for Program Support
Attend meetings and give reports at team meetings, leadership meetings and company wide meetings.
Support Family Child Care Providers and Program Support Team Members with respect and care.
Complete reports in a timely manner
Demonstrate kindness and professionalism.
Recruit providers and hire staff and other responsibilities as necessary.The Educational Director should have an MSED in Early Childhood Education, a New York State teacher certification, and at least two years of documented experience as a teacher in a program for children under six years of age.
This is a non-exempt salaried position which includes 40 hours a week. Must be available evenings and weekends. Able to work in the office and travel to programs to observe practices, coach and give feedback to Education Specialists.
The right candidate will work out of our Brooklyn office visiting and supporting family child care programs in Brooklyn and Queens.
