Senior Manager, CREATE - ELC

Description

About Us:

• If you’re looking for an opportunity to transform the lives of poor and homeless men, women, and children in your community, we may have a job for you.
• Since 1972, Metropolitan Ministries has been providing life-changing solutions for those who are homeless and at risk of becoming homeless in Tampa Bay.
• We are a grassroots, donor, and volunteer-fueled community nonprofit. At Metropolitan Ministries, we serve families in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Hernando counties with compassion, practical help, and a willingness to make a huge difference. 

What we offer: 

· Salary: $50,000 - $53,000  

· Group health, vision, and dental coverage at affordable rates, along with family coverage if you choose to purchase it.

· Preventative care is 100% covered (free) on all plans.

· PTO is offered to full-time and part-time employees. 

· 11 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays annually. 

· Option to participate in the 401K plan with employer match. 

· $15,000 in employee Life Insurance paid for by Metropolitan Ministries.

· Employee Assistance Program

· Option to participate in supplemental group insurance plans at affordable rates.

· Tuition reimbursement program

· Training and career development.

· Discounted membership at the YMCA.

Job Functions:

Lead the CREATE Early Childhood program, including day-to-day operations, staff supervision, and coordination with Head Start. This position also focuses on the parents, teachers, and staff, providing them with training and tools to support the learning and development of all children.

Essential Responsibilities:

Administration

1. Program Oversight of the early childhood program. Where there are improvements needed, develop and implement programs/processes to address the needs.
2. Assess program quality, parent involvement, staff development, education component, and performance guidelines.
3. Coordinate in-service training, facilitate team meetings, and ensure the team attends other meetings as assigned.
4. Conduct or delegate with follow-up inspections of classrooms, work areas, grounds, playground, and transportation to ensure safety, orderliness, sanitation, and cleanliness of facilities, staff, and child file audits.
5. Coordinate, track, and report with follow–up tracking of data needed for grant compliance, Early Learning Coalition requirements, and parent volunteer hours.
6. Guide the team in training, program implementation, documentation, and outcomes reporting.
7. Responsible for the School Readiness voucher process
8. Ensure all new enrollees have school readiness
9. Assess for scholarship need or payment
10. Collect and receipt all payments weekly
11. Track payments and distribute reminders and late notices as required
12. Collect monthly attendance from CREATE and Head Start and submit for school readiness and MM monthly reports

Quality Program

1. Lead quality improvement initiatives such as Quality Counts and Accreditation Process.
2. Ensure that all staff have acquired their yearly continuing education credits (CEUs) to remain in good professional standing.
3. Ensure child and staff records are current and compliant with licensing and accreditation.
4. Provide direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring for the CREATE–ELC teachers.
5. Provide and/or coordinate teacher training to increase effectiveness and ensure the highest quality program.
6. Act as the liaison between CREATE – Early Learning and Head Start to ensure a collaborative and quality partnership.
7. Meet personal goals and actively contribute to the achievement of team and organizational targets/goals as stated on the KPI and in the annual plan. Attend required staff meetings and on-going trainings. Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

A minimum of an AA degree in an education, health or social services related field or 10 years' experience in childcare field. Director’s credentials required. Direct experience working with children and parents required.

Skills Requirements:

Must work effectively with children and parents, representing and communicating their status and progress to small groups and professionals within a network comprised of the school district, Metropolitan Ministries service providers, and applicable and related medical social service providers in the surrounding community. Must be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team framework; strong interpersonal and supervisory skills; strong oral and written communications skills; dependability; demonstrates maturity and sensitivity t