Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related human service field with at least 18 credit hours in Early Childhood Education., Minimum of 3 years of center-based or home-based early childhood experience, preferably in Head Start/Early Head Start., Supervisory experience is preferred., Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are preferred..

Key responsibilities:

Supervise and manage the performance of Home Visitors and staff, including hiring, training, and personnel actions.

Maintain and monitor documentation related to professional development, home visits, and lesson plans, and generate reports for management.

Assess staff training needs and coordinate appropriate professional development opportunities.

Provide training and technical assistance on lesson planning, goal setting, and developmental screenings for families and children.

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Program Supervisor – Early Head Start Home-Based Services position is responsible for the oversight and supervision of a team of Home Visitors to ensure that strength based, family centered home visiting services meet the needs of high-risk expectant parents and families with children birth to 36 months and/or birth through 5 years of age as they implement Early Head Start home-based services for families in Kane County. This position ensures compliance with contract, funder, accreditation, and program model standards and may provide backup coverage and/or direct services to program participants.

At Brightpoint, we believe that quality early intervention services can build the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Families count on us to help put their children on the path to a better future—and keep them there with early childhood education that reinforces children’s social and emotional growth and stability.

Responsibilities include:

Supervises, manages workload, and monitors performance of Home Visitors and other staff as assigned. This includes hiring and training staff, implementing the organization’s personnel policies and practices, approval of timecards, performance appraisals, performance improvement plans, leaves, promotions, salary changes, terminations, and documentation of all personnel actions.
Maintains and monitors documentation (i.e. professional development activities, weekly home visit documentation, tracking sheets, lesson plans, etc.) and creates reports for the management team as required.
Assesses professional development needs of staff, arranges appropriate training, and alerts home visitors to in-service training programs and other training opportunities available through the agency and in the community.
Provides training, technical assistance, and feedback on the development of lesson/home visit plans, goal planning, and individualization activities geared to meet the needs of expectant parents and children zero to three years old, as well as on developmental screenings conducted by the Home Visitors.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or in a related human service field with a minimum of 18 credit hours in Early Childhood Education.
Three years’ center-based or home-based early childhood experience required; Head Start/Early Head Start preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation required.

Job details:

Compensation: Salary range is between $45k-$56k; offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, flexible paid leave that accrues based on tenure; 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match, (more benefit details here).
Location: Hybrid (remote/in office); Offers 1-2 days work from home flexibility. Home office will be at the Brightpoint Child & Family Center.
Schedule: Full-time, salary; general business hours with some flexibility required for occasional evening and weekend hours related to program activities.
Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).