Head Start Education Supervisor

Head Start Education Supervisor

The Head Start Education Supervisor is responsible for services provided to low-income children and their families to become self-sufficient and prepare for the public-school system. This includes direct supervision of teaching staff. Observes and provides assistance to teaching staff in the classroom with planning developmentally appropriate activities. Ensure assessment information is being uploaded to appropriate database(s). Provides in-classroom coaching and mentoring to teaching staff on best practices. Provides support to teachers on the implementation of all aspects of lesson planning. Ensure teacher compliance with all childcare licensing standards. Provides resource sharing to provide quality programming. Develop daily classroom coverage plans to ensure licensed teaching staff are meeting on-going ratio demands. Mentor staff and volunteers interested in becoming a qualified teacher.

This is a full-time, standard position that operates on a five-day work week (Monday-Friday August through May) and requires work to be completed on-site.

Hiring Range : $56,000 - $60,000 USD. Compensation will be determined based on education, experience, and skills. This will be a ten-month working position (stretch) that will be paid for twelve months. Annual compensation noted above is based on an 8-hour day and full days worked in a full academic year (August May). Any position that starts mid-years will be prorated accordingly. Staff that are fluent in a language other than English may be eligible for additional compensation of $3,000 annually for use of bilingual skills.

Jefferson County offers a generous benefits package that supports your personal and professional life. Benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement matching, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement and more. For more information, click here for our Total Rewards summary.

Essential Duties

• Provide on-going coaching using the Practice Based Coaching Framework for Lead Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and substitute teachers to ensure that the Head Start Performance Standards and Policy and Procedures, as well as implement best practices in early childhood education consistently in the Head Start classrooms. Will collaborate to identify and implement intensive coaching plans to meet Head Start performance standards.
• Ensure compliance with the following : Teaching Strategies; Observation tool for teacher rating); Results Matter; Colorado Department of Education; Child Care Licensing. Provide ongoing evaluation of data outcomes to determine areas of strengths and weaknesses. Create improvement plans as needed.
• Teach in classroom as needed. Maintain teaching credentials. Maintain TS Gold teacher inter rater reliability.
• Supervises staff in area of responsibility. Administers and makes recommendations for routine personnel matters affecting subordinates, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, granting leave, appraisals, and taking corrective action. Conducts performance evaluations and communicates short- and long-term goals and objectives. Submits personnel records and reports as required by the County. Assists and advises subordinates as necessary, resolves problems as non-routine situations arise, and ensures adherence to established policies, procedures, and standards. Communicates changes in policy and procedures to direct reports and implements them as directed.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Research shows that women and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box in the posting. If you are reading this and hesitating to click "apply" for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Offer of employment contingent on review of child abuse neglect database, fingerprint results, criminal background, sex offender registry, motor vehicle record check, and education verification. Must have a valid driver's license, if you are from out of state, you must obtain a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of hire date and you must not have any major violations, nor more than one DUI, DWI, DWAI conviction in the past three years. Willingness to occasionally travel to assigned Head Start Sites (Arvada or Wheat Ridge). In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. All Jefferson County Employees must apply through their internal profile.

Perjury Statement : Any applicant who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement of any material fact or thing in the application is guilty of perjury in the second degree as defined in Section 18-8-503, C.R.S., and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.

About this Recruitment : At Jefferson County, we're always looking to connect with passionate, caring professionals who believe in the mission of Head Start and early childhood education. While we don't have any current job openings for this role, we expect to have opportunities for the fall school year and we'd love to get to know you ahead of time. As positions become available, we will reach out to schedule first round interviews with the intended hire date of August 18, 2025. Candidates will be notified when positions become available and if other candidates were selected for the role. We hope you'll consider applying for the chance to be part of this amazing program!

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must submit an online employment application by 11 : 59PM on the posted cut-off date. To view the status of your application, please log into your candidate portal. For more details on the recruitment process, please visit FAQs.