Early Childhood Program Leader

• Vision: Helping generations thrive, neighborhood by neighborhood
• Mission: Sharing God’s love by walking with children cradle to career, supporting their families, and engaging in neighborhood transformation
• Core Values: Christ Centered | Strategic Relentlessness | Nurturing Dignity | Excellence | Life Together
• Professional Standards: Donor-Ready | Respectful | Ethical | Accountable | Mission-Focused

Position Title: Early Childhood Program Leader

Reports to: Early Childhood Pathway Coordinator

Job Type/ Classification: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Salary: starting at $19, depending on education and experience

Position Summary : The Early Learning Program Leader (ECPL) is responsible for effectively supporting and executing Dream Center Evansville’s (DCE) early childhood programs and initiatives. The ECPL promotes positive early childhood development and kindergarten readiness for DCE’s early childhood population.

Principal Responsibilities

• Lead and/or assist the Early Childhood Pathway Coordinator with the following programs:
• Programs for children and their parents that promotes child development through creative play and parent engagement. The ECPL will plan and lead sessions with activities that help grow children's language skills, literacy skills, motor skills and math concepts. The ECPL will help parents connect the intentional play with extension activities they can do with their children at home.
• Eaglets - Preschool program that promotes school readiness through engaging activities and a structure that will prepare children for their transition into the school environment. Staff partner with parents to discuss their child’s progress and needs, and suggest ways that they can help to further prepare their child for kindergarten.
• Programs promoting parenting practices that grow the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of their children. In partnership with the Family Development Team, staff utilize curriculum to host parent cohorts focused on ensuring their children are receiving a strong start.
• Family Engagement : The ECPL will regularly engage with the families of DCE’s early learners to promote collaboration and support systems.
• Data Support: The ECPL helps collect relevant data on families and children in the early childhood programs, including but not limited to child development as measures such as Brigance. The ECPL provides regular reports regarding assessment data, goals, and interventions.

Job Specifications Requirements

• Preferred: 1 to 2 years of experience working with children in Early Childhood.
• Preferred: a basic familiarity with the Dream Center’s programs and services.
• Preferred: Experience working with individuals and families in low socio-economic situations.
• Demonstrated ability to connect and sustain relationships across socio-cultural boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in problem-solving on complex issues.
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced and data-driven environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with an interdisciplinary team.
• A basic knowledge and understanding of the needs of the community.
• Personal saving faith in Jesus Christ.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and expertise in group presentations.

Education

• Preferred: Child Development Associate (CDA) and/or Early Childhood Education Training

Conditions of Employment

• Must be 21 or over.
• Hold a valid driver’s license, and be comfortable to safely operate any of the DCE vehicles transporting students, including a 15-passenger van.
• Criminal background check must show no conviction of a felony or misdemeanor crime including, but not limited to abuse, drugs or alcohol, neglect, theft or fraud.

Dream Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Dream Center Evansville to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.

This job description is designed to provide guidelines and direction for accomplishing program, organizational, regional and individual goals and objectives. It covers the primary responsibilities and activities involved in the effective execution of this position. It is not meant to be all encompassing or all-inclusive.

Dream Center Evansville Statement of Faith

The Bible: We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by inspiration of God, contain all truth necessary for faith and Christian living (2nd Timothy 3:16).

God: We believe in one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

Jesus: We believe that Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Triune Godhead, eternally one with the Father, became a man by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man. Jesus, though sharing in our humanity completely, lived a perfect and sinless life. (John 6:35, John 14:6, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 1:15-20, John 1:1-3, Luke 22:66-71, John 5:14-18).

Salvation: All have sinned and the wages of sin is death. We believe that because of God’s divine love for us, Jesus Christ, by His suffering, the shedding of His blood, and His death on the cross, made a payment in our place for all human sin, and that this sacrifice is the only ground of salvation.