Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Supervisor - Agassiz, Canada - Seabird Island Band

Seabird Island Band

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Agassiz, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Summary

The Head Start Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve Program (AHSOR) Parents and Tots Programs.

To ensure the curriculum planning, organizing, and implementation the Head Start programs, while implementing the main 7 components:

Health, Nutrition, Parent and Family Involvement, Stó:lō Culture and Halq'émeylēm language, Social Support, Education and Special Needs into all aspects of the program.

The Head Start Supervisor will also need to provide at home programming for families in need with the home visitor programs as requested.

Role:

The Head Start Supervisor's role will be to align all actions to support the agency's mission by ensuring all policies and procedures demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior.

Success profile

What does it take to be successful working at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

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Relating to Others: the ability to coordinate personal insights and knowledge of others into effective actions; the
ability to make use of accurate interpersonal skills in interacting with others.
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Practical Thinking: the ability to make practical, common-sense decisions; to see and understand what is happening in
a commonsense way.
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Frequent Interaction with Others: the job requires a strong "people orientation", versus a task orientation. The job
will comfortably deal with multiple interruptions on a continual basis, always maintaining a friendly interface with
others.
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Ethical: Maintains and promotes individual and organizational integrity and values in conduct of all activities.
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Human Awareness: the ability to be conscious of the feelings and opinions of others; to value others as people
instead of just their organizational role or value.
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Leading Others: the ability to organize and motivate people to get things accomplished in a way that everyone feels a
sense of order and direction

Work that matters

Are you looking to start a career where you'll make meaningful connections within the community? Our team is passionate about supporting our community.

Seabird Island is located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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Benefits and perks

Extended health and dental benefits,
Accrued vacation and sick time,
Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
Collaboration with an interdisciplinary teaching team,
Equitable hourly rates in accordance with collective agreements, and
Casual dress code
Pension plan with matching employer contributions.

What you'll do

Guide and facilitate activities of the children, including daily activities, field trips, selecting and arranging equipment and materials in the classroom.
Provide information on the Head Start program to the community.
Assist children in development of social and selfhelp skills, and sound nutritional practices.
Attend staff training and meetings, and board and parent meetings as required.
Ensure program compliance with codes of all provincial and local licensing agencies and grant requirements.
Attend case management meetings and consultations as necessary.
Observe children and provide suggestions for behavior management and education programming to meet the individual needs of all children.
Arrange and facilitate regular meetings with staff and provide mandated training and updates to policies and procedures.
Establish and monitor regional systems and services that ensure program quality and compliance with Head Start Performance Standards.
Participate in and assist with community events.
Provides Monthly reporting to Early Childhood Education Director.
Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Director, Executive Director, or Chief & Council

What you bring

Education

Early Childhood Education Certificate and current license to practice is required.
A Degree or Diploma in Early Childhood Education is an asset.

Experience/Skills

Experience training, directing and supervising staff.
Ability to handle stressful and sensitive situations in a professional manner.
Have knowledge and experience in the philosophy and practices of Head Start.
Experience working with children in an Early Childhood setting.
Ability to develop and maintain a warm, caring, responsive relationship with children.
Ability to establish and maintain supportive and collaborative relationships with families and staff.
Ability to maintain a positive professional and nonjudgmental attitude.
Physically able to perform all assigned tasks.

Requirements:

Food Safe Level
Level 1 First Aid with CPR Certification
Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.