Disability Services Manager jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

Description

Company: Pathfinder Services

Location: Huntington, IN

Category: Childcare & Education

Starting Wage: $43,680 - $54,433/yr based on experience

Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30a-4:30p (40hr)

Job Code: KK094

As the Early Head Start (EHS) Education & Disability Manager, you'll ensure the day-to-day compliance of the Head Start Program Performance Standards, NAEYC, and Indiana Child Care Licensing for EHS programming. Your role empowers EHS Teachers to deliver high-quality services, overseeing curriculum implementation, professional development, mental health services, and assessment monitoring. Utilizing EHS program software, you'll track mandatory information to demonstrate compliance during monitoring reviews.

Your responsibilities include maintaining accurate records of educational, staff, and mental health requirements, utilizing program data to enhance service quality for EHS families, and ensuring compliance with academic standards and licensing regulations in each EHS Classroom. Directly supervising EHS teaching staff, you'll collaborate with First Steps of Indiana and the Bowen Center to facilitate referrals and services for children with suspected disabilities or mental health challenges.

Working closely with the administrative team, you'll ensure comprehensive services for children in EHS and develop individualized Child Action Plans for referred children. Additionally, you'll liaise with EHS teachers, parents, and training providers to support the implementation of educational programs and ensure compliance in the absence of the ELC Administrator-EHS Director. Furthermore, you'll commit to ongoing professional development, maintaining 20 hours of annual training in Early Childhood Development.

Pathfinder Services is dedicated to strengthening communities by enabling people with disabilities or economic challenges to achieve autonomy, inclusion, and stability.

Benefits: (if applicable)

• Competitive pay and paid training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth opportunities
• Paid Time Off/ Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer Paid - Basic Life, STD, LTD
• 403(b) Retirement Plan - Employer match up to 5%

Pathfinder Perks – We Care About YOU:

• Virgin Pulse Wellness Platform Incentives available to all employees
• Employer-Sponsored Financial Benefit through PayActiv
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free Sessions for employees and Immediate household members
• The Free Pathfinder Kids Clinic provides healthcare for babies, children, and adolescents in the community who have minor illnesses.
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Person Center Thinking Training
• Verizon Wireless Discount
• YMCA Discount

Requirements

Preferred Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in early childhood education with experience in supervision and working with infants and toddlers.
• Must be at least 18 years old; must be at least 21 years old to work independently with infants and toddlers.
• Basic language, written, and computer skills necessary for communication and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to support people with disabilities.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule if needed.
• Ability to speak, hear, and read the English language.
• Essential physical skills: be able to run, squat, stoop/bend, kneel, climb stairs, be able to lift up to 50 pounds, push and pull against potential resistance.