POSITION: Supervisor, EarlyON
REPORTS TO: Early Years Manager
Position Profile:
The Early Years Supervisor supports the Early Years program, in line with the program deliverables,
and CDRCP Ambition Statement, Strategic Plan and Guiding Values.
Major Responsibilities:
In compliance with expectations of funders.
Administration and Leadership:
- Provides leadership of Early Years team, including coordinating scheduling, role model
effective practices and adhere to organizational policies and procedures
- Supervision of staff utilizing a variety of techniques including coaching, modeling, active
listening, observing, questioning, and demonstrating to ensure program quality.
Supervison includes but is not limited to in-person and virtual delivery
- Facilitate meetings and discussions with team to reflect, plan and update practices and
programs
- Oversee the operations of EarlyON sites, including addressing site issues
- The incumbent is required to maintain all health and safety standards within the
workplace, including but not limited to adequate sanitation of site and program materials
and ensuring all programs are accessible, appropriate and safe
- Manages administrative duties to support the EarlyON team and program deliverables,
- Manages Early Years records and database by recording family registrations,
attendance records, resource lending records and the collection and analyzing of statistics
- Ensure use of current technologies for conducting day to day duties including
documentation, communications; and program promotions
- Early Years Manager delegate and support in efforts to meet funders mandate and
organizational and program deliverables
- Attends/leads committee meetings and professional learning opportunities.
Client, Community and Partner Support
- Develops and maintains active and effective communication and information networks
within the community and coordinate partner visits.
- Provide excellent customer service, acting as the first point of contact for community
members in the EarlyON programs
- Provides the team, partners and program participants timely, accurate and relevant
information and resources and supports with respect, cultural sensitivity, tact and
professionalism
- Meet program deliverables and key program indicators set by CDRCP and the program
funder
- Collaborate with partnerships that supports program planning, development and capacity
building of the EarlyON program, i.e. student placements
Knowledge Management, Skills and Abilities
- Visionary thinker demonstrating innovative practices
- Broad knowledge and experience in early learning, child development, family support
- Sound technical, and communications skills
- Committed to excellence in family practices, dynamics and learning
- Sound knowledge of all relevant legislation including standards, policies, procedures and
guidelines
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills to represent the interests
of CDRCP both internally and externally
- Strong analytical, problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolution and organizational skills
- Respect confidentiality
- Maintain strong awareness and understanding of CDRCP’s programs and services
- Maintain a sound knowledge of all relevant and pending legislation
Evaluation and Research
- Participate in the evaluation of the programs
- Monitor records and maintains program database
- Pull and analyze program statistics
Family Support
- Welcome families in the centre and provide orientation to new families and registration of
all visiting families
- Provide information, resources and referral, through the lens of Guiding Principles of
Family Support and HDLH to families
- Support families/caregivers by providing timely, accurate and relevant information and
referrals
- Ensure programs and sites are welcoming, inclusive, safe and clean for families
- Follows housekeeping duties/procedures such as cleaning, disinfecting and laundry to
ensure a healthy and safe environment for families
- Other duties as assigned.
Accountability:
- Maintains the operations of the Early Years programs including but not limited to on site,
at local parks and online
- Provides leadership in the Early Year’s team. Models appropriate Family Support
Principles interactions at all times. Mentors students and volunteers. Actively participates
as a member of the Early Years staff team.
Monitoring program supplies. Ensures physical sites and equipment maintained and
supplies are replenished within program budget.
Physical Effort/Environment:
- The incumbent works in an Early Years environment where many people come and go
with frequent elevated noise, where the incumbent participants in play and conversation.
- The incumbent will be expected to travel across all the territory that CDRCP covers to
attend to some job responsibilities. The ability to drive and move frequently from one
location to another is required.
- The position requires effective use of current technology, a computer and other standard
office equipment.
- The need to multi task a number of shifting priorities and the need to achieve the best
possible outcomes in short time frames may lead to increased stress levels.
- The incumbent may be required to work remotely, and should maintain working standards
in line with CDRCP’s Temporary Remote Working Policy.
- The incumbent may be required to engage in staggered shifts/breaks, rotating weeks in
the office, work remotely, and move workstations for enhanced health and safety
measures
- The incumbent is required to follow guidelines and directives regarding infectious disease
control
Problem Solving/Decision Making
- The incumbent works under the direction of the Early Years Manager and the Executive
Director.
- Complexity of the decision-making considered within the context of responding
respectfully and fairly when faced with challenging family or staff issues, while adhering to
policies, procedures, legislation.
Qualifications:
- Postsecondary education in the area of Early Childhood Education, and/or studies
related to Education with minimum 3 years progressive Supervisory experience in related
field
- Registered and in clear standing with the College of ECEs 2 -3 years’ family &/or child
care experience
- Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, problem solving, time management and
mentoring skills
- Knowledge of the principles/effective practices of quality early learning and child care
programs with diverse philosophies.
- Working knowledge of current technology including databases, social media, websites,
and internal approved platforms for communication
- Clear English verbal and written communication skills, second language an asset
- Acceptable Criminal Reference Check
- Ability to respect confidentiality and abide by all legislation
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Access to independent vehicle and G license
Job responsibilities are subject to change under the direction or assignment of the
Executive Director.
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