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ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: IBA empowers individuals and families to improve their lives and achieve socio-economic mobility through high-quality affordable housing, education, financial and resident empowerment and arts programs.JOB SUMMARY: The Early Education Director is responsible for overseeing the daily management and operations of the program ensuring program objectives are met, guide the overall direction of the program and our mission fully integrated. As part of Boston's UPK (Universal Pre-K) the PS Program Director will focus on program administration, credential compliance, monitoring and managing administrative aspects of the program that includes supervising teachers, meeting regulatory requirements, accreditation, budget, contingency changes, and the commercial kitchen achieving goals and budgetary compliance. Reports to Chief Program Officer ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Program Management and Child DevelopmentProvides direct management and oversight of the program, and coordination of schedules.Develops and implements guidelines and policies to ensure compliance with funding, government regulations, grants, and alignment with the organization's mission.Monitors documentation and evaluation according to Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards, and manages licensing.Manages the waiting list and enrollment process.Prepares necessary management reports as required by Finance and other stakeholders.Ensures daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth, and develop language and literacy skills through developmentallyOversees classroom spaces.Oversees internal commercial kitchen operations including managing the weekly food menu.Oversees Development, plans, and implements a dual-language program curriculum, assessment, and instructional models that conform to proven best practices.Accesses, documents, and monitors the developmental needs of individual children regularly, ensuring health, safety, education, and social development.Ensures that there is daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth, and develop language and literacy skills through developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum.Staff Development and SupervisionSupports and advances program staff in meeting their professional development and program goals by identifying courses and training opportunities for educators.Maintains a commitment to professionalism as established by the NAEYC.Maintains a system for addressing concerns as outlined in the IBA policy and procedures manual.Recordkeeping and Data ReportingMaintains records and data on each child's progress and development.Prepares written reports prior to parent conferences and provides copies for the child's permanent records.Oversees accurate data entry for program and client information into Salesforce, EEC waiting list, UPK, and other databases.Family and Community EngagementEstablishes high standards of customer service and fosters positive, productive relationships with families and other agencies to support the program.Schedules and conducts formal individual parent-teacher conferences at least three times per year.Communicates regularly with parents and family members to build mutual understanding, consistency for children, and facilitate information sharing.Other Administrative TasksParticipates fully in the organization's annual events, including Three Kings Day, Membership Drive, Board Election, Festival Betances, and other community-related activities.Participates in additional duties as directed and required.QUALIFICATIONS:Able to successfully pass full EEC Cori background check.Bachelor's Degree in Early Education or related field, Masters degree preferred including 21 college credits in Child Development or early childhood education and at least 3 college credits in one of these areas of specialization: staff supervision, curriculum design ("Teaching Strategies Gold", preferred), child assessment, and mentoring and coaching, program evaluation.Five years minimum of experience teaching in early childhood education.EEC Director II Certification.Bilingual, Spanish-English required.Three years minimum Supervisory experience required.Experience in partnership management and development.Excellent communication and presentation skills for various audiences and levels internally and externally including parents and community.Strong administrative, organizational skills and attention to details.Ability to work autonomously and in a team setting.Effective at working with others to reach common goals and objectives.Conveys complex ideas through brief, simple materials.Experience with program evaluation, data collection and analysis.High degree of computer literacy experience and competencies using technology i.e. Microsoft Office products (word, excel, powerpoint), Outlook, video meeting platforms i.e. Zoom and data base software applications i.e. Salesforce.com is required.Good character, mature judgment and a strong sense of responsibility and dedication.Highly positive and enthusiastic style; capable of motivating others.Strong project management skills, able to successfully lead complex projects and deliver results on time. Compensation and Benefits IBA is proud to offer very competitive $110,000-$120,000 salary, commensurate with experience, and a robust benefit plan that includes an 80/20 premium cost share for comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance; a generous HRA provided by the company ($10,000 or $20,000 based on single and family coverage) and other built in supports that significantly reduces or eliminates out of pocket medical expenses. We offer a 403b plan with annual employer contribution, and generous paid time off and free parking (limited availability).Workplace CultureIBA is located in Boston's historic South End in an ethnic and culturally rich Latin and broadly diverse IBIPOC community. IBA management and staff represent the community. The majority of staff are BIPOC and Spanish bilingual. Our commitment to inclusion, equity and empowerment is inherent in IBA's mission, imbedded in our values and demonstrated in the ways we work together to achieve mission impact and outcome goals. If you would like to join us here is how to apply: To submit an application, please use this link: https://ibaboston.isolvedhire.com/