Kawerak, Inc

Recruitment for Child Development Family & Culture Manager. JOB TITLE: Child Development Family & Culture Manager. The Child Development Family and Culture Manager will be part of the Management Team and work closely with all Child Development Managers to provide consistent leadership and management program wide.. The Child Development Family and Culture Manager is responsible for family services and culture and language oversite in our Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership programs.. The Child Development Family and Culture Manager will support all aspects of program operation as applicable to ensure the delivery of high quality, culturally responsive and respectful programming in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and State of Alaska Child Care Licensing Standards as applicable.

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Recruitment for Child Development Family & Culture Manager

Location: Nome or Any Head Start Community

DIVISION: Education, Employment & Supportive Services

DEPARTMENT: Head Start

JOB TITLE: Child Development Family & Culture Manager

POSITION STATUS: Regular, Full Time

EXEMPT STATUS: Non-exempt

PAY SCALE GRADE: 14-15-16 ($37.95-$49.51 DOE)

REPORTS TO: Head Start Director

The Child Development Family and Culture Manager will be part of the Management Team and work closely with all Child Development Managers to provide consistent leadership and management program wide. The Child Development Family and Culture Manager is responsible for family services and culture and language oversite in our Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership programs. Knowledge of available family services and knowledge of local culture and language are essential. The Child Development Family and Culture Manager will support all aspects of program operation as applicable to ensure the delivery of high quality, culturally responsive and respectful programming in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and State of Alaska Child Care Licensing Standards as applicable.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work closely with all Child Development Managers to provide consistent leadership and management program wide.

Lead with implementing the goals and objectives of the Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership programs while following established Policies and Procedures, Head Start Performance Standards, and State of Alaska Child Care Regulations.

Be a member of the management team and participate in manager meetings as scheduled.

Recruit, hire, supervise, support, evaluate and discipline assigned direct reports.

Maintain and monitor the work and annual professional development plans of direct reports to meet minimum education requirements and develop professional skills.

Support/review/approve the hire recommendations, supervision, evaluations, discipline actions and annual professional development plans from direct reports for the direct reports they are responsible for, in a timely manner.

Responsible for further developing and overseeing all family services and engagement.

Responsible for gaining general understanding of family needs and supporting families with accessing available resources.

Responsible for the oversite of culture and language development and implementation in student classrooms with the long term goal of operating Alaska Native Language Immersion classrooms program wide.

Maintain, understand, submit, and respond to monthly productivity and data reports for self and direct reports for ongoing monitoring and improvement purposes and for monthly Policy Council reporting, periodic Board of Director reporting, annual Program Information Reports (PIR), grant reporting and other program reporting as applicable.

Lead core staff meetings and child care leadership team meetings on a rotating basis and participate in all staff meetings.

Participate in Policy Council meetings on a rotating basis.

Partner closely with the child care leadership team in supporting the existing child care program and child care expansion in our Head Start facilities.

Become a Child Care Associate.

Review and approve assigned fiscal reports on behalf of the director.

Monitor assigned budget line items and give budget analysis and projection input to the director for planning and decision making on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis as assigned.

Collaborate and coordinate services with partners to ensure compliance with performance standards. Develop MOA/MOU’s and contracts if necessary.

Provide new initiatives input and be responsible for implementation of new initiatives as assigned.

Address applicable program complaints.

Advocate for services on behalf of children and families at the federal, state, regional and local levels.

Contribute to the planning and leading of the Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Care annual pre-service training.

Follow Head Start Child Abuse and Neglect Policies, Standards of Conduct, Confidentiality Policies and report suspected cases of child abuse/neglect.

Act for other managers and director as needed.

Other duties as assigned by the Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Rural Development, Education or Early Childhood Education, Human Services/Social Work or related field preferred, plus four years of related work experience. Candidates without a Bachelors Degree must actively be working to obtain their degree within a reasonable timeframe.

Two years experience in supervisory or management position required.

Computer, keyboarding and office skills required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows and Internet skills required.

Must possess strong oral and written communication, organizational and budgeting skills.

Must be flexible, open minded, a team worker, and willing to explore and lead new initiatives.

Must be willing and able to travel.

This position is aCovered Position subject to all requirements of the Alaska Barrier Crimes Act AS 47.05.310-47.05.390, 7. AAC 10.900-10.990, and to the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, 25 USC 3201-3211 (ICPA). A background check clearance is required, including fingerprints, and the employee’s name will be submitted to the Background Check Unit of the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and entered into their central registry. Barrier Crimes Act and ICPA requirements apply and must be complied with at all times in order to remain in the position.

Native Preference per Public Law 93-638   Approved (8-5-2021)

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