Center supervisor

DUTIES:

-Assure quality educational services by regularly observing classrooms, providing feedback, providing early childhood education resources information and guidance to staff.

-Communicate effectively by checking in with teachers on a daily basis to troubleshoot and evaluate needs, facilitate centre education staff meetings, provide written materials.

-Provide ongoing support for improving the educational programming ensuring that all implementation practices are appropriate.

-Participate in the recruitment of the teachers and center staff.

-Find substitutes for classrooms to maintain required ratios at all times. Substitute in the classroom if other subs cannot be found.

-Support teachers in the implementation of developmental screenings, home visits and conferences.

-Participate in program planning by leading on center planning, offering suggestions for improvements, engaging in discussions and implementing new directions.

-Identify and prepare request for needed materials, equipment and supplies to enable staff to complete their job responsibilities.

-Submit all receipts and purchasing documentation to the project coordinator
-Establish and maintain work schedules that meet program goals and objectives.

-Recognize and share teacher’s accomplishments and foster positive staff morale.

- Provide appropriate feedback and support to enhance job performance.

-Monitor time, attendance and leave requests for completeness and accuracy of supervised employees. Confer with staff as needed, regarding regular and punctual attendance.

-Communicate emerging educational and CP issues to the project coordinator on an ongoing basis, and submit regular monitoring report summarizing the updates in the centre.

-Submit all reports in a timely manner. Follow through on insufficient progress on performance standard compliance.

-Support Project Coordinator in updating donor reporting related to center activities.
Develop and review the performance evaluation form with teachers and center staff.

-Develop professional development plans for staff and monitor progress.

-Assist staff in the identification of resources to support professional development needs, including information, training, activities, community resources, etc.

-Regularly observe in classrooms, review children’s files and team with teachers to assess and support curriculum implementation. Assist in supervising and training classroom substitutes and volunteers.

-Review and monitor weekly lesson plans in advance of implementation and provide feedback.
-Work in compliance with and respect of the principles of Child Protection and confidentiality, working with refugee and host communities with sensitivity

-Identify key protection threats and health issues affecting the children and raise them to the project coordinator.

-Identify safety issues and follow-up with the project coordinator on the safety and security of the chosen location.

-Identify children requiring case management and ensure safe referral to case management agencies or service providers.
-Handle tracking, reporting on activities and filing

-Assist in the closing of files by ensuring that all child development information is complete and organized according to the file checklist.

-Attend all meetings as required, both individual and group. Identify and attend meetings, conferences, and trainings which relate to job description and promote professional development.

-Collect and share data on the activities organized and ensure that all the relevant forms are duly filled.

-Ensure all project means of verifications (MOV) including registration sheets, attendance -sheets, evaluation documents… are in place.

-Support teachers in administering monitoring tool once per round/cycle.

-Support teachers in administering agreed upon performance tools once per cycle.

-Enter all project related MOV into the system

-Capable of dealing with children who have experienced war distress (education in emergency preferable)

-Knowledge on Child Protection and Psychosocial Support Programs

-Excellent organization and time management skills

-Ability to work flexible schedule,

-Good interpersonal skills and ability to create and work as a team.

-Creative and able to come up, embrace and coordinate innovative thinking, and problem solving skills.

-Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children

-Knowledge of English

-Computer proficiency

-Position requires availability and willingness to work outside regular office hours occasionally.

- Position requires willingness and ability to continue to function during a crisis situation, including during a World Vision response to a manmade or natural disaster.