EMPLOYER INFORMATION: Clifford Beers is a mental health clinic serving children and families. Our mission is to provide integrated services addressing mental, physical, and social determinants in order to improve health, resiliency and quality of life for children, families and communities. PURPOSE: The Pre-School Program Director is responsible for planning and implementing the parent involvement and parent education component of the early childhood program, as well as implementing child and family services including health nutrition guidance, counseling and special needs. The Pre-School Program Director/Teacher (Pre-school) works in conjunction with the Executive Director and Lead Teacher to assure compliance with the State of Connecticut Department of Health Licensing, NAEYC Accreditation Standards, and the City of New Haven School Readiness guidelines. The major areas of responsibility are to establish positive and productive relationships with families, formulate and implement the annual program goals for continuous improvement, conduct community outreach to increase program visibility, coach and observe the classroom staff to provide daily educational activities, and support program evaluation and accreditation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment by:
• Ensuring room design supports the goals of the classroom
• Ensuring snack program is healthy and nutritious, promoting healthy eating
• Ensuring the children\xe2\x80\x99s environment is safe and conducive to learning
• Ensure advancement of children\xe2\x80\x99s physical and intellectual competence and support children\xe2\x80\x99s social and emotional development and provide positive guidance by:
• Ensuring the teaching staff provide a balance between child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities
• Ensure physical equipment and materials for indoor and outdoor play promote children\xe2\x80\x99s physical development
• Ensure an integrated curriculum is provided that meets the needs of all children
• Ensure planned activities and implementing experiences that promote language and literacy development
• Increase enrollment
• Supervise Teachers including classroom observations, evaluations and provide professional development activities
• Ensure planning and implementation of hands-on activities foster positive self esteem
• Ensure planning and implementation hands-on activities foster social skills
• Ensure planning and implementation of culturally diverse experiences
• Ensure positive guidance techniques for teaching staff
• Ensure wide variety of creative and expressive activities
• Ensure communication with children is developmentally appropriate
• Staff evaluations, classroom observations, review of lesson plans, create professional development goals for program staff, regular meetings with staff, support their understanding of implementation of ELD\xe2\x80\x99S and its connection to curriculum and child assessment.
• To establish positive and productive relationships with families by:
• Coordinating annual family surveys, including processing survey results
• Formulating annual program goals based on family survey results, working with the Executive Director and Lead Teacher, then communicating and sharing information with families and staff
• Promoting communication with parents through a monthly newsletter
• Creating and managing family focused activities and events that occur throughout the year
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with families by creating an open dialogue with parents and lead teacher to assess needs and interests
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with other community organizations to maximize community resources for families
• Ensuring on-going, regular communication with families about: Their child\xe2\x80\x99s progress through parent conferences and daily exchange of information; Curriculum and program goals through meetings, workshops and written materials
• To ensure a well-run purposeful program responsive to children, families, staff and funding/administrative requirements by:
• Maintaining and submitting written plans on a weekly basis to both Executive Director and Lead Teacher
• Ensuring all required reports are accurate and submitted on time
• Maintain NAEYC accreditation
• Increase parent engagement
• Creating a parent handbook, update and communicate with parents through materials to ensure the safety and well-being of the children
• Providing monthly reports to Lead Teacher and Executive Director
• Comply with all School Readiness policies and quality components
• Reviewing budget with Executive Director and Lead Teacher, and assessing program supplies and materials needed
• To maintain a commitment to professionalism by:
• Promoting the Farnam Community\xe2\x80\x99s mission, philosophy and educational objectives
• Supporting Farnam Community\xe2\x80\x99s code of ethical conduct
• Engaging in on-going staff development to improve personal and professional skills, and ensure program compliance
• Supporting the professional growth and development of colleagues by sharing materials and information, and providing helpful feedback and encouragement
• Attend staff meetings, workshops and in-service training provided by agency, licensing, funding and accreditation partners
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree required, Master\'s preferred, with a minimum of two (2) years of relevant work, preferably in school or community center setting
• 2-4 years of experience in an office setting

COMPETENCIES: Must demonstrate the following competencies: Diversity and Inclusion: Foster an environment in which all members of the Clifford Beers community, from staff to partners and clients, are treated equitably and are able to contribute fully and meaningfully to the mission of Clifford Beers. Employees must make every effort to:

• Treat others with respect
• Practice cultural humility
• Elicit and welcome different points of view
• Be committed to advancing Health Equity and trauma-informed anti-racist activities, including but not limited to participating in training and collaborating in related workgroups

Integrity: Act ethically with honesty and consistency regardless of the situation. Employees must make every effort to:

• Be accountable for his or her own actions
• Make decisions based on what is better for the families and employees
• Build and maintain trust among co-workers and our families
• Uphold honesty in all actions

Excellence: Commitment to deliver outstanding practices in both managing the organization, service delivery, and collaborating with partners. Employees must make every effort to:

• Utilize data and research to provide the highest quality of care
• Regularly participate in professional development to stay abreast of most recent and progressive practices
• Promote continuous quality assessment and improvement

Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly and professionally both in writing, conversations, and in nonverbal communication with others. Employees must make every effort to: Oral Communication

• Speak clearly and in an organized manner that can be easily understood
• Express ideas concisely and respectfully
• Summarize or paraphrase his/her understanding of what others have said to verify understanding and prevent miscommunication
• Hold herself or himself accountable for pitch, speed, tone and volume of voice while speaking
• Show understanding of professional and cultural implications of body posture, stance, gestures, proximity to listener, facial expressions and appearance

Written Communication

• Write clear and concise sentences devoid of grammatical and spelling errors
• Tailor writing style to the audience of the message
• Write in a respectful and tactful manner

SKILLS:

• Must have warm, supportive attitude toward all children
• Must be reliable and dependable
• Must be flexible in receiving assignments or adapting to changes in the program
• Must be willing to accept supervision in order to improve work performance
• Skills to develop measurable goals and objectives, set priorities, monitor expenditures, and evaluate projects/programs
• Integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed with demonstrated passion for Farnam Community\xe2\x80\x99s mission and commitment to working collaboratively with a management team of senior professionals
• Interpersonal skills to work cooperatively and effectively with individuals and groups for diverse backgrounds
• Basic computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and an understanding of accessing resources via world-wide web
• An individual who is able to handle a variety of constituencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment with multiple priorities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license and reliable transportation

TRAVEL:

• This role may require travel throughout the Greater New Haven area each day

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• Must be physically able to perform the job of a pre-school teacher (e.g. able to lift children and/or equipment up to 40lbs; be able to stoop, bend, sit, and stand for extended periods of time.)
• 20% repetitive motions
• 10% sitting
• 60% walking, bending, standing, stooping, crouching or kneeling
• 10% using hands to type, write, or use controls

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Indoors, Environmentally controlled
• Close Physical Proximity to coworkers

As an organization committed to Anti-Racist practice, we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example- she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.) If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the interview process, please let us know. We are an equal opportunity employer who will welcome everyone to our team! Job Type: Full-time Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Haven, CT 06513: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

• Health insurance