Site Director

Salary:  BS $29.00/hour

              MA $31.00/hour

FLSA Status:  This is an Exempt position. 

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
This position works 240 days per year, 8 hours per day. Schedules may vary due to work assignments and projects.

Department: Early Learning

Location: Avondale Head Start Site, Cedar Hill Head Start Site, or Daisy Head Start Site

SUMMARY:
Chattanooga Head Start is a grant-funded program, and is subject to reapplication every 5 years. 
The Site Director is responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the assigned site and the supervision of the Education Staff, Site Clerk, and Volunteers.  In addition to ensuring a developmentally appropriate curriculum for children in assigned classrooms, the Site Director is responsible for observing, monitoring, supporting, and training teaching staff in these duties and responsibilities.  An important function of this position is to develop positive and productive relationships with enrolled families. The Site Director will ensure that documentation on children and families is submitted and maintained in a timely manner.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides daily leadership and supervision of site staff; acts as a liaison between components; conducts site meetings and provides information, solves problems, and plans and evaluates the site activities to ensure smooth operations.
• Monitors each classroom to ensure a safe, healthy, and cognitively oriented environment. Monitors all health procedures and active supervision, and transition procedures.
• Monitors and supports all Disability and Mental Health Services to ensure comprehensive care is provided to children with special needs.
• Monitors, observes, and provides feedback to classroom staff to ensure appropriate implementation of the curriculum to support the development of individual children, socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically. Monitors lesson planning and individualization of children's development through the ongoing assessment instrument.
• Supervises education staff, site clerk, and volunteers, conducts orientation and training of staff and parents, and completes performance appraisal on assigned personnel.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports, exercises administrative direction over the record-keeping and reporting for the site's operations.
• Demonstrates work habits which comply with agency personnel policies and procedures, completes special assignments from the immediate supervisor or the Head Start/EHS Director. 
• Supervises children as a fill-in for educators to prevent classroom closure and/or undue hardship on-site. 
• Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field required.
• Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.
• Any combination of equivalent experience and education to perform the essential functions of the position will be considered.  

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES:

• Early Childhood classroom experience 
• Head Start/Early Head Start Experience
• Experience training adult learners

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS:  None. 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Knowledge of:

• Early Childhood Development
• Early Childhood Best Practices
• Appropriate Early Childhood Environments
• Head Start Performance Standards
• State of Tennessee Child Care Licensing Requirements

Skills in:

• Ability to present a positive image of the organization to members of the community
• Ability to effectively train and instruct center staff in necessary elements such as, curriculum, lesson planning, adult/child interaction, developmentally appropriate practices, etc.
• Successful experience in developing and maintaining a cohesive team
• Supervision and coordination of staff efforts to achieve goals and objectives
• Experience successfully working with culturally diverse staff and clients
• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Proficient use of computer applications, including word processing, data entry into web-based software applications, and email communication 
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement position requirements
• Ability to solve problems with tact, good judgment, and in a respectful manner

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 
Positions in this class typically require: walking, standing, reaching, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 

This position is classified as Medium Work in accordance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, which require all staff—regardless of job function—to support the health and safety of children. This may include the direct supervision of children and/or the ability to respond promptly and effectively during emergencies at a Head Start center.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Safety Sensitive: N 
• Department of Transportation - CDL: N
• Child Sensitive: Y

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
This position is subject to pre-employment screenings, which include a background check, drug screening, lift test, TB screening questionnaire and/or TB skin test (as determined by initial results), complete physical examination, Hepatitis B titer, and fingerprinting. Ongoing requirements include a physical reexamination on an annual or bi-annual basis and fingerprint clearance every five years.

The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.