Infant Toddler Specialist

SUMMARY: 

Responsible for the care, education and development of the infants and toddlers and supervision of the Infant and Toddler staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contributes to the development of the overall agency and center education plan.
• Develops and maintains a quality program that meets the needs of children, families and staff.
• Including planning, organization and evaluation the Birth-Three program and integration of the components.
• Assures the recruitment of eligible children and maintaining a wait list.
• Recruits, interviews, selects and trains and supervises all Birth to Three staff including student teachers, volunteers and interns.
• Supervises the maintenance of classroom equipments
• Establishes and maintains and effective working relationship with families and the community.
• Conducts weekly staff meetings with agenda and minutes, plans and implements regular in-service meetings.
• Assures classroom team is creating an atmosphere in which children develop socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically.
• Maintains accurate up to date records, assists in developing and monitoring program budget for the Birth-Three program.
• Plans and conducts parent meetings.
• Provides administrative coverage of the center as assigned or arranged
• Recruits and arranges for voluntary services of professional personnel and local community residents.
• Other Duties as assigned.

REPORTS TO:     Early Childhood Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.A. in Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or University or a B.A. in a related field with 18 credit hours in Child Development and 3 years of experience in an early childhood setting.
• Must possess an Infant Toddler credential level 5, an Erikson Institute infant/toddler certificate or equivalent.
• Must possess proficient MS Office skills.
• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to interact with administration, staff, consultants, regulators and funders.
• Must be able to work in a demanding environment and be able to multi-task.