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About the Role

Early Childhood at Manny Cantor Center is building a vision for progressive education. We believe children learn through inquiry, exploration, and play within strong relationships and a sense of belonging. The Assistant Head of School partners with educational leadership and teaching teams to support the creation of rich, responsive, co-constructed curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Support teacher professional development by planning staff meetings, dialogue groups, and professional development.
• Facilitate regular meetings with teaching teams to discuss project work, documentation, and family communication.
• Observe classrooms to provide feedback, strategies, and coaching to teachers and teams.
• Support teachers in using documentation for reflection and planning, making children's learning visible.
• Align documentation with the DRDP assessment system.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to teachers, documenting professional development plans and coaching logs.
• Regularly check in with Early Childhood Leadership, Program Coordinators, Social Workers, support staff, Community Music Teaching Artist, and Community Studio Manager to ensure alignment and understand needs.
• Participate in parent meetings as needed.
• Participate in interviewing, recruitment, training, and development of teachers, assistant teachers, and support staff.
• Provide extended teacher training and orientation to new staff.
• Assist with planning and delivery of family events and projects in partnership with the Head Start Parent Policy Council, Admissions Manager, and Family Coordinator.
• Collaborate with other programs and departments within Educational Alliance and Manny Cantor Center.
• Serve as alternate Head Start/Early Head Start Director.
• Supervise assigned teaching staff, providing performance feedback, coaching, approving time off, and conducting annual evaluations.
• Maintain classroom compliance for DOH, DOE, and other regulatory requirements.
• Assist program staff, teachers, students, and parents with questions, concerns, and information.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education required
• Valid NYS Early Childhood teaching certificate required
• Knowledge of and experience in Reggio-inspired pedagogy and/or constructivist classroom practices
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills
• Organized with strong attention to detail and ability to develop efficient, internal systems and workflow
• Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience required
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience required
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as needed
• Passionate and warm collaborator, excellent communicator with proven success connecting and relating with students, parents, staff, and the community.
• Understand developmental milestones, appropriate practice and assessment for all age groups in the school.
• Team player with a passion for building relationships and fostering partnerships, both internal and external to Manny Cantor Center
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, highly efficient, and able to problem solve and follow through on open items to completion with minimal guidance
• Able to work on tight deadlines and pivot as necessary
• Demonstrated ability to handle stressful situations in a professional, warm and friendly manner
• Conversational in one or more Chinese dialects is a plus

Skills

• Reggio-inspired pedagogy
• Constructivist classroom practices
• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Organization
• Attention to detail
• System development
• Workflow development
• Supervisory skills
• Collaboration
• Relationship building
• Partnership fostering
• Problem-solving
• Initiative
• Efficiency
• Adaptability
• Stress management
• Chinese dialects (conversational)

Location

• Lower East Side

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience

Education Level

• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
• Valid NYS Early Childhood teaching certificate

Benefits

• Generous PTO Policy
• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Pension Plan
• 403(b) Retirement Plans
• Discount Perks for Movies, Broadway Shows, Amusement Parks, etc.
• Free Gym Membership to our MCC Fitness & 14th St Y Gym
• Discounts to programs at Educational Alliance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Reward

About the Company

• Educational Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• For further information about Educational Alliance, please visit https://edalliance.org

Equal Opportunity

• Educational Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.