Teacher and classroom support for Head Start Program

Under the supervision of the Education Manager oversees and directs the planning, organizing, and implementation of education services for children. These services contribute to the increased social competence in children and the recognition and enhancement of parents as the primary educators of their children.• Monitor and implement the curriculum for Early Head Start and Head Start classrooms. • Support and supervise all classroom practices, room arrangement, lesson plans, daily schedules, routines, and transitions to assure their adherence to program policies.• Supervise and monitor a child’s on-going anecdotal record-keeping, assessments, home visits, and conferences in COPA and Teaching Strategies Gold.• Provide CLASS observations for the classrooms.• Assists teaching staff in understanding and interpreting child observation data and establishing appropriate individual child goals based on knowledge of child development.• Assists teaching staff in developing a system which offers parents opportunities for enhancing their skills as first educator for their children using home learning activities, family nights, planning educational activities and providing opportunities to volunteer, attending training etc. • Work cooperatively with other component coordinators to plan education services integrated with health, mental health, dental health, nutrition, parent involvement, and social services.• Assist individual staff members in identifying their training needs, and improving their knowledge and abilities.• Complete and submit required reports to immediate supervisor in a timely and accurate fashion.• Support and assist site director with evaluating the performance of teaching staff.

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, the P/T Program Specialist acts as a specialist in the administration of educational programs.• Secure and maintain relationships and communication with external partners for WEOC’s programs.• Support and train each vendor individually. • Troubleshoot online learning platforms with students.• Collaborate with Administrators to coordinate program needs and ensure communication with external partners is accurate. • Run weekly Business Program Meeting with participation from Academic Affairs/Student Affairs/Faculty to share information and swiftly manage challenges, utilize team business programs meeting for departmental constructive input.• Secure and maintain relationships with external sites for student internship and externship placements for WEOC programs.• Visit external sites and meet with our site supervisors.• Observe students in workforce setting, meet with students to discuss progress and goals for future employment. • Make program modification recommendations to Administration based on student experience and site supervisor suggestions. • Develop spreadsheets to track student and vendor progress and information.• Develop and maintain digital records for easy access to student information and progress. • Provide outcome data as needed.• Assist in the planning and implementation of program orientations, business program meetings, and related administrative tasks to ensure the effectiveness of the programs.• Encourage communication and teamwork across departments to assist student participation and success.• Monitor programmatic outcomes and support corrective action for programs not meeting objectives, work closely with faculty and students on corrective measures and student goals.

Manages training that will be conducted for Health Information Technology Analysts and Community Health Workers to quickly develop a workforce available for employment. (1.3 Million Dollar Grant Award) Responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Curriculum planning• Manage training focusing on analytics and familiarization with clinical looking glass software.• Faculty recruitment• Student recruitment• Supervision of faculty and support staff• Provide workplace – based training materials• Provide electronic remote and on-site training capability to ensure students can be trained both locally and remotely through conference and educational center spaces• Maintains calendars and schedules of all Bronx RHIO training courses• Prepares student and instructor course schedules• Oversees project computer lab• Proctors exams

Project Management for Administrative Operations of the Health Information Technology Consortium Education Project (HITECH). Led by Tidewater Community College. (1.2 Million Dollar Grant Award)• Maintains calendars and schedules of all HITECH Bronx Community College Campus and external site classes• Prepares HITECH student and Instructor schedules• Oversees project computer lab• Generates all HITECH monthly reports• Supervises assigned direct reports• Proctors exams• Manages distribution of certificates, transcripts and vouchers• Maintains communication with all HITECH personnel on campus and external site

Served within a New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) approved Early Intervention Program that specialized in home, community & center-based care for children at risk of developmental delays or disabilities.• Recruited qualified Early Intervention professionals including licensed Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational & Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Nutritionists, Social Workers & Audiologists as well as certified Special Education Teachers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired; Teachers of Speech, Learning & Language Disabilities.• Screened Service Coordination, Special Education Teacher, Clinical (Speech) Fellows & Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant applicants for full or part-time staff positions.• Conducted orientations for new contractors & staff members reviewing key agency policies, procedures, software systems & forms.• Ensured that all contractor & staff records were in full NYS DOH compliance.• Participated in community outreach activities; Represented the agency at allied health job fairs & college fairs• Assisted in agency Open House events helping promote new service lines within the Queens Office.• Facilitated a structured College Internship Program for the agency with St. John's University & St. Thomas Aquinas College.• Reported to the Executive Director, providing detailed weekly reports addressing productivity goals, strategic plans & applicant status updates.