Manager Child Assessment Jobs in Columbus, OH (NOW HIRING)

• Maintains professionalism and integrity at all times in the classroom, staff/program meetings, trainings, and with any parts and partners of the YMCA Head Start program and OSU-EHS partnership
• Maintains confidentiality and adhere to the YMCA and Head Start Code of Conducts.
• Actively monitor professional development goals and annually required hours. Attend and complete all EHS required trainings and orientation.
• Supervise and implement the program in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and the policies and philosophy of the YMCA.
• Completes duties as required by the Child and Adult Care Food program.
• Maintain prompt hours, follows procedures for absences, and ensure teaching team is aware of activities and roles and responsibilities in case of absence.
• May be assigned additional duties based upon program needs and areas of developing expertise.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:

• Responsible for creating a safe and engaging environment and positive experiences that is inclusive for all children served based upon DAP, curriculum, head start standards, and state and local regulations.
• Plan and provide individualized learning experience for the children using data collected from initial assessments, observations, and family input.
• Collect and analyze ongoing child assessment data to ensure children are meeting and/or exceeding school readiness goals and development milestones.

• Provide and promote positive teacher-child interactions by offering children appropriate affection, verbal praise, and acceptance while providing clear and consistent expectations for behavior; sets firm limits with positive phrasing and actions when necessary.

• Maintain clean and organized learning space.
• Meet the needs of children in all developmental levels, to include children with special needs and abilities.
• Communicate effectively and regularly with Co Lead teacher to ensure specific tasks are completed accurately and timely to include assigning primaries and designating roles and responsibilities in the classroom.
• Implement CACFP programing by acting as a role model to children to promote family style meals and healthy eating practices.

RECORD KEEPING & REPORTING:

• Collects, records, and maintains all necessary information and documentation as prescribed.
• Conduct initial assessments of each child directed by program and EHS partners.
• Timely completion and input of all child outcome data into MTS on a weekly basis.
• On-going monitoring and record keeping of each child's progress towards achieving School Readiness goals.
• Record children's daily routines such as pottying, eating, and sleeping habits.
• Update Individual Needs form, cot/crib arrangements, formula in take as children move to the next stages of development.
• Complete documentation as required by the Child and Adult Care Food program.
• Monitor attendance daily and communicate any absenteeism concerns with advocate or center manager.
• Complete all health, safety, and sanitation process as per standards and regulations.
• Submit monthly reports as prescribed by center manager.
• Review home activity inkind forms for accuracy and submit to center manager.
• Inventory supplies and materials needed in classroom and submit to center manager.

PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS:

• Promote parents as their child's 1st teacher by sharing child's developmental levels, establishing learning goals collaboratively, and provide home activities to extend classroom learning.

• Build rapport with families through positive and professional interactions.

• Promote volunteerism in the classroom and participation in family engagement activities.

• Schedule and attend HV and PTC to gather information about the child needs and to share child's progress to school readiness goals.

• Collaborate with other content areas and community reps to refer, gather resources, and work collaboratively.

SUPERVISION:

• Work with teaching team to develop and provide consistent routines, transitions, and individualized attention for primaries throughout each day.
• Supervise all indoor and outdoor activities while maintaining ratio requirements at all times.
• Ensure each child is within sight and sound and accounted for at all times
• When center manager is not at the center, may be designated as person in charge to handle all emergencies and have access to all records according to ODJFS.