Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator (bilingual English/Spanish)

About Masa

Masa partners with Mexican and Latin American immigrant children, youth, and families in the South Bronx to develop strong learners and leaders who fully contribute to the larger community. We envision a community that is civically engaged, empowered, and educated.

Masa’s community-led, integrated model engages the entire family, grounded in a deep commitment to strengthening literacy, leadership, and power for Mexican, Central American, and Indigenous People. Masa fosters a culturally responsive learning community in which families engage with direct service and advocacy programs to dismantle barriers to success.

About the Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator

The Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator will play a leadership role in planning and implementing Masa’s early childhood programming serving children ages 14 months to 4 years. The primary component of this programming is the ParentChild+ home visiting model which works with parents and caretakers of young children in their homes to promote each child’s growth and development by planning and implementing developmentally appropriate experiences focused on learning through play. The Program Coordinator supervises 2-4 Early Learning Specialists, volunteers and interns. In addition, the Early Childhood Program Coordinator will oversee the PreK playgroup and all ECE programming initiatives at Masa.

This position is full-time, exempt, and ideal for a skilled manager with a background in early childhood education, and experience working with parents and/or young children between the ages of 14 months and 4 years. The Program Coordinator must be comfortable engaging with parents and caretakers using a strengths-based approach and possess the ability to relate to parents/caretakers as peers and equal partners in helping prepare children for life success. Experience with, and deep understanding of, the unique needs of immigrant children, youth and families and experience working with children with special needs is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Program Implementation and oversight

• Lead recruitment of families and engage Early Learning Specialists in outreach efforts, including designing a year-round outreach strategy that allows for rolling-admissions of families into our programs
• Establish strong community relationships, including the execution of community events
• Effectively oversee the day-to-day implementation of the ParentChild+ program model and PreK playgroup, including regular team meetings to address opportunities and challenges
• Review and create curricular materials that are community facing and accessible for parents and caretakers to execute independently, including designing and facilitating community education workshops for families in our programs
• Ensure families receive individual case management support, referrals to additional services, and community education workshops, as needed
• Oversee the program budget, track program expenses, and ensure program materials are purchased, inventoried and available for use in a timely manner
• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with partner community organizations, especially as it relates to referring families for additional services and partnering on community events
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, events, and trainings, and represent Masa in external meetings as part of special initiatives and partnership agreements

Team mentorship and development

• Provide mentorship to program staff, volunteers, and interns; model desired behaviors and lead weekly planning and supervision meetings with staff
• Lead recruitment, programmatic onboarding processes for new hires, and ongoing professional development support for staff and volunteers
• Engage Early Learning Specialists, interns, and volunteers in continuous learning and training to improve their practice and to meet the developmental needs and supports of children and families enrolled in our programs

Administration and data management

• Fulfill all record-keeping and data-management responsibilities in Salesforce and Daisy, including daily review of notes from home visits
• Update program manuals, trainings, and maintain all files organized
• Stay abreast of and ensure all programmatic and operational components of programs are compliant with NYC laws and meet contractual obligations
• Lead on grant reporting; lead programmatic and financial reporting to donors and stakeholders
• Prepare for and lead any program site visits from external agencies/funders

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish required
• B.A. in education, social work or related field OR 3+ years of early childhood education experience; MA in Early Childhood Education highly preferred
• Possess a strong knowledge base of early childhood education and child development
• 2+ years leading and operationalizing programs, including supervising and mentoring a team
• 3+ years of experience working with new immigrants, especially youth and/or children of immigrants
• Comfortable working independently; self-driven
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, from parents to other CBOs
• Clear understanding of client confidentiality; strong sense of responsibility
• Excellent administrative, organizational and communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft, Google, and database management; familiarity with Salesforce a plus

Physical demands:

• This position is in-person at Masa’s office, and requires significant local travel to families’ homes as well as other settings (e.g. schools, Masa community events, etc.)
• Light to moderate carrying of program materials is required (15-40 lbs)
• Work schedule will include occasional evenings and weekends

Compensation:

$67,000-$75,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Bilingual in English and Spanish is required.