Menstrual Health Education Programme Developer with Irise in Uganda

Deadline: 3 August 2015

Location: Uganda

Organization: Irise

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced young professional to contribute to work on a neglected women’s rights issue and to the growth of a small organisation. They will work in close collaboration with like-minded individuals in Uganda and play an active role in shaping the future of Irise. They must be passionate about the empowerment of women and excited about the challenges of working in a start-up.

Background:

Irise is a fast growing organisation dedicated to addressing inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), an issue identified by marginalised women and girls as a driver of gender inequality and disempowerment through an insidious impact on their ability to engage in education and make good decisions about their reproductive health. We found that 74% of girls in rural Uganda believe that period pain is a sign of illness and 43% believe it is harmful to run or dance during their period.

We believe that menstruation and puberty are the first steps in a girl's sexual and reproductive life and that access to information and support during this important period can give her the confidence to make choices about her own body throughout her life. We also aim to work with men and boys to help them understand and respect women's bodies.

Through creating a safe space to talk about menstruation we can address the systemic misinformation surrounding women's menstrual and reproductive health, ranging from doctor's advising that sex can cure period pain to the idea that menstruating women are dirty and can contaminate others and fears that hormonal contraceptives can cause deformed babies. We also break the silence surrounding other taboo issues and begin important dialogues about gender roles and girls’ rights.

We work to develop and deliver creative menstrual health education (MHE) that other organisations can integrate into their existing work. Our progress towards this goal is summarised below. 

• Over 1,000 East African girls are given the opportunity to ask anonymous questions about menstruation and a Menstrual Health Education Resource designed to answer these questions is developed and piloted in Kisumu, Kenya. 
• Baseline Data on girls’ knowledge on menstruation in Uganda reveals serious knowledge deficits. A tool for monitoring knowledge of menstruation is validated in Uganda.
• A programme attempting to engage medical students and local people in delivery of menstrual health education concludes that misinformation is systemic and that taboos and myths mean that more than factual information is needed.
• Irise launches a Menstrual Hygiene Toolkit which includes an updated Menstrual Health Education Resource. To date it has been shared with over 30 organisations and used in Nepal and Bolivia. 
• Two Irise trustees collaborate with Theatre for a Change to learn about their participatory teaching methods which have a good track record at achieving attitude and behaviour change around HIV/AIDs. 
• These teaching methods are applied to menstruation and piloted in Uganda. Preliminary data suggests that the teaching improves girls’ knowledge. Resources for training educators and teachers and delivering participatory teaching in schools and the community are developed.
• The teaching is delivered in schools as part of a research study to establish the effect of a Menstrual Hygiene Programme on school girls’ absenteeism.
• Irise develops a Menstrual Hygiene superhero cartoon to be shared with schools around Menstrual Hygiene Day 2015.

Role Description:

The individual will build on the existing work and experience of Irise International to develop a train the trainer course and other creative resources to support the delivery of menstrual health education in East Africa. The materials will be developed and piloted through our programme in Jinja and then promoted more widely so that other organisations can integrate them into their work.

The individual will help to establish a train the trainer programme and work in close collaboration with the our social enterprise Irise Uganda Ltd to ensure that communities receiving Easy Pads (reusable pads) are also able to access the information they need. They will work closely with the Menstrual Health Education Trainer based in our Jinja office as well as training and supporting other trainers and organisations.

Responsibilities:
Developing materials for a Train the Trainers course
Developing the content for other supplementary resources (e.g: resources for girls groups, men and boys and mother and daughter sessions in schools, interactive online resources and posters.)
Collaborating with a graphic designer to develop colourful and creative resources
Writing funding applications to support the running and expansion of the programme
Manage and train the Jinja office based MHE Trainer to help and support this work and encourage them to take increasing levels of responsibility for the programme
Deliver training and workshops to other organisations in collaboration with the MHE Trainer and the social enterprise
Train and support regional trainers to deliver MHE training to organisations in their areas
Collaborate with the Business and Sales Manager of Irise Uganda Ltd to ensure the education and product provision complement one another
Ensure relevant Monitoring and Evaluation data is collected by the team and from other organisations engaged in training.

Person Specification:

Essential:
Experience of developing and delivering health education in Sub-Saharan Africa
A graduate with at least a bachelors degree in a relevant subject area
Knowledge and experience of teaching and training
Experience developing teaching or training resources
Experience of mentoring and training more junior staff

Desired:
Experience of living and working in East Africa
Knowledge and experience of women’s health in the context of public health
Experience of training adults in East Africa
Experience of the primary/secondary school setting in East Africa
Experience of writing funding applications
Experience of monitoring and evaluation
Previous work on Menstrual Hygiene Management

Benefits:
£500/month maintenance grant
Free accommodation in Jinja, Uganda (a room in a shared, furnished flat with cooking facilities, hot water and a fridge)
Initial 3 month contract (Aug-Dec) with the aim of extending to a 12 month contract based on the individual’s compatibility with the team and funding.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are right for the role to info@irise.org.uk making ‘MHHE Programme Developer’ the subject of the email.

Interviews will happen in the last week of July and the first week of August with the aim of communicating a final decision to candidates by Monday 10th August.

The successful candidate will start at the end of August/beginning of September.

Assistant or Associate Profession, Women's Spirituality Program, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA

Assistant or Associate Profession - Women's Spirituality Program

Posted on: February 12, 2015
Start date: July 1, 2015
Posted by: California Institute of Integral Studies

This is a half-time position

The Women's Spirituality program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) announces a half-time position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2015.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

California Institute of Integral Studies is an accredited institution of higher education that strives to embody spirit, intellect, and wisdom in service to individuals, communities, and the Earth. The Women's Spirituality graduate program at CIIS offers a transdisciplinary feminist and womanist approach to the study of spirituality and religion. Our curriculum incorporates scholarship from women's/gender studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, philosophy, and other related fields. We offer two degrees: an MA in Women, Gender, Spirituality, and Social Justice (WGS) and a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion with a Concentration in Women's Spirituality (WSE). We are the first MA and PhD program in the nation to integrate a study of the sacred feminine with an examination of contemporary social, political, and ecological issues. Faculty and students meet together to generate innovative ways to combine rigorous academic scholarship with the passionate pursuit of personal transformation, community healing, and social justice.

Our program is committed to resisting and transforming hierarchical systems that have been constructed on the basis of gender, race, class, religious identity, gender identity, ability, and nationality. Students are invited to examine issues of power and privilege within both spiritual traditions and societal institutions. They are also invited to view social and ecological justice work as forms of sacred practice. While we have an emphasis on the historical, political, and spiritual experiences of individuals and groups characterized as "women," we also recognize and include the experiences of other marginalized genders in our curriculum. We explicitly acknowledge the difficulties that arise from heteronormativity and transphobia in diverse spiritual traditions, and from dual or binary gender systems. We welcome individuals of all sexualities, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Courses are delivered in flexible formats, which include weekday, weekend, evening, and online courses. In addition to our residential option, we offer a semi-distance option that allows students to take up to 49% of their coursework online.

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Half-time CIIS core faculty members are responsible for teaching 9 units of graduate-level courses per year or their equivalent. Core faculty also advise students, serve on dissertation committees, and participate in CIIS faculty meetings and institutional committees. Core faculty are expected to stay engaged in academic production through publication, presenting at academic conferences, and other scholarly activities.

Because we are a relatively small program, all core faculty in the Women's Spirituality program are expected to contribute to administrative aspects of the program. The ideal candidate will have administrative experience in higher education and may be considered for the position of Program Chair when the position opens up. In addition, the candidate should have the ability to fill in for the current Chair during sabbaticals.

Candidates are to be conversant with current scholarship emerging from the fields of women's spirituality and women's studies and have research and teaching expertise in two or more of the following areas:

• Multicultural feminist spiritualities (e.g. womanist theory, theology/thealogy, Goddess studies).
• Contemporary feminist theory and its intersections with critical race theory, postcolonial and decolonial frameworks, and queer theory.
• Africana/African Diasporic, Indigenous, Latina/Chicana, and/or Asian and Pacific Islander frameworks and spiritualities.
• Ecofeminism, environmental justice, and related fields.
• Sacred arts, healing, and ritual.
• Women and world religions.
• An additional area of expertise related to our field (e.g. feminist psychology, gender-based violence, mythology, modern matriarchal studies).

Candidates should ideally have a Ph.D., college- or graduate-level face-to-face and online teaching experience, a record of publication, and expertise in the areas listed above. In addition, candidates should have experience teaching in a multicultural classroom (40%-50% of our students identify as people of color), strong facilitation skills, and a commitment to feminist pedagogy. Expertise in one or more methods of transformative dialogue (e.g. restorative justice, non-violent communication, or intergroup dialogue) would be particularly valuable.

Materials will be reviewed until the position is filled.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Our system only allows one upload per applicant per position. Please compile your documents into one upload.

To apply, please upload the following materials, as one document, to https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=12420851

1. Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae.
2. Include a teaching portfolio (statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and teaching evaluations).
3. List contact information for three professional references.

CIIS is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual and bicultural students, faculty and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).

Child Care Site Supervisor, YWCA Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Child Care Site Supervisor

Posted on: February 17, 2015
Posted by: YWCA Silicon Valley

Position: Child Care Site Supervisor

Department: Education and Empowerment

Accountable to: Jenniee Man, Child Care Director

Classification: Exempt, Salaried, management

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Accountability Framework

Responsible for being in compliance with child care licensing policies and procedures, corporate policies and procedures, and recommends improvements/changes to existing corporate policies to Director of Child Care. Follows operational procedures within area of work, and provides feedback on same to Director of Child Care. Receives support and supervision from Director of Child Care to ensure achievement of work in area of responsibility.

Purpose of Position

To ensure YWCA Silicon Valley delivers a high quality child care program through the delivery of high quality, culturally competent, research based STEAM curriculum.

A YWCA Child Care Site Supervisor must not fail to:

• Adhere to all licensing rules and regulations to ensure the safety and well-being of all children.
• To deliver care and curriculum in a safe and supportive environment.
• Participate in all training sessions
• Follow program and agency procedures and policies to maintain an organized and positive classroom experience for children.
• To be on-time and ready to engage with students in a timely and well-organized manner.

Competencies

• Integrity & Accountability
• Communication
• Cultural Awareness
• Team Work
• Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
• Client-Centered Service
• Flexibility
• Commitment to Learning

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Client Service:

Child-related responsibilities:

• Treats each child with respect and interacts with children in a caring, nurturing, and positive manner, including assisting with child cleanliness.

• Provides positive reinforcement and encouragement for children.

• Disciplines children in a fair and positive manner.

• Conducts and documents health, safety, and emergency activities.

• Assesses and monitors children's needs, and works to support positive development of each child.

Parent-Related Responsibilities:

• Informs parents of child's daily behavior, activities, growth, etc.

• Works cooperatively with parents and teachers to support needs of each child.

• Greets and treats each parent with professionalism.

Standards of Performance:

• Self-evaluation and performance appraisal is completed on time within a 10 month period.
• Adheres to service schedule as set up by Child Care Director
• Attends all related training, orientations, and professional development delivered by the YWCA. Can demonstrate compliance with and application of information delivered at training and orientation sessions.
• Attendance at all Child Care Team meetings
• Ensures that all services/programs are delivered and documented in an appropriate manner.

Program Administration:

• Plans, implements, and supervises delivery of a quality child care program in accordance with the philosophy, policies, and procedures of the YWCA of Silicon Valley and the State of California Department of Community Care Licensing.
• Has primary responsibility for the following administrative functions:

Budget:

- Developing and maintaining center budget with Child Care Director in accordance with YWCA goals and center capacity.

- Collecting, receipting, accounting, and banking all parent fees.

- Purchasing center supplies.

- Completing all documentation and accounting of center income and expenditures, including monthly financial reports

Marketing:

- Developing and implementing an annual marketing plan with Child Care Director.

- Anticipating enrollment patterns and conducting marketing to maintain enrollment.

- Writing and distributing and monthly parent newsletter.

- Conducting professional marketing via telephone and walk-in contacts.

- Conducting center tours.

Enrollment:

- Maintaining a current waiting list.

- Conducting parent orientations.

- Enrolling children.

- Maintaining complete enrollment records for all children.

Environment:

- Establishing and maintaining an age and developmentally appropriate center environment.

- Maintaining appropriate materials and equipment to conduct program.

- Conducting annual inventory and developing annual purchasing plans.

- Maintaining center cleanliness and maintenance.

Program:

- Working with staff, parents, and children to develop an age and developmentally appropriate center program.

- Working directly with children as needed.

- Supervising center staff in delivery of child care services.

- Maintaining center health and safety procedures.

- Maintaining appropriate child management techniques.

- Conducting annual evaluation of program.

Staff:

- Conducting regular staff meetings at a minimum of one meeting per month.

- Working with staff to plan and carry out the center program.

- Conducting appropriate coaching, counseling and documentation of performance problems along with Child Care Director

- Scheduling staff to meet YWCA and licensing requirements.

- Working with staff to develop annual and monthly performance objectives along with Child Care Director.

- Working with staff to create individual staff development plans along with Child care Director.

- Completing required documentation for all staff.

Customer Service:

- Communicating regularly and effectively with parents.

- Maintaining positive working relationships with parents, landlord, schools, parent advisory groups, staff and colleagues.

- Providing services which meet parents' and families' needs.

- Providing information on additional resources that may assist families.

Parent Involvement:

• Provides leadership for parent involvement through parents group, family events, fundraising, participation in program activities with children and other appropriate activities as directed by Child Care Director.
• Participates in management team meetings.

Professional Leadership:

• Demonstrates professionalism in leadership and management of center and in program implementation.
• Continues education through participation in a minimum of one conference, training, seminar or course related to child care program and/or center management each year, in addition to YWCA training's.

Standards of Performance:

• Responds to emails within one business day (YWCA assigned email account)
• Completes weekly/monthly enrollment updates
• Ensures that student information management, Licensing, agency and programs standards, policies and procedures are followed without fail.

Additional Duties:

• Advance the mission, vision and values of YWCA Silicon Valley
• Identify and pursue opportunities for personal and professional development
• Supervises staff as necessary.
• Interfaces with public in a professional manner.
• Deals with immediate Center problems and issues including but not limited to:

1. Parent Concerns.
2. Answering and returning phone calls
3. Health and Medical emergencies
4. Dealings with Child Care Licensing

• Purchasing Center Supplies with Director approval.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Infant:

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD, which must include:
  • Child Growth & Development
  • Child, Family & Community
  • Curriculum
  • Infant/Toddler Care & Development (3 units minimum)
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience with children under the age of five.
• Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

Preschool: 

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD, which must include:
  • Child Growth & Development
  • Child, Family & Community
  • Curriculum
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience in a child care center
• Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

School Age: 

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD and related fields, which must include
  • 3 units minimum in ECE/CD
  • 9 units may be in recreation, P.E., human services, psychology, or elementary education
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience in a child care center

Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment and passion for YWCA Silicon Valley mission
• Demonstrated understanding of client-centric practices, anti-oppression and feminist-based approaches and cultural humility.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to lift/carry 30 pounds.
• Ability to drive self/supplies/equipment to school sites

Special Conditions of Employment-Employee must have:

• Valid TB Test
• Valid CPR/First Aid Certification (or ability to become certified)
• Fingerprint and background check
• Ability to be certified in all mandated association training including but not limited to: child abuse prevention, blood born pathogen, and mandated reporting.

HOW TO APPLY

Please forward resumes to: resumes@ywca-sv.org

Manager of the Women in Entertainment Mentoring Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Los Angeles, CA

Mentoring of the Women in Entertainment Mentoring Program

Posted on: February 1, 2015
Posted by: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles

Partial Grant Funded Position

Reports to: Director of Programs

Position Description

The Manager of the Women in Entertainment Mentoring Program will oversee the planning and execution of all aspects of the program for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA). S/he will oversee and execute: (1) the recruitment and competitive application process for potential mentees, (2) develop and maintain relationships with school partners and liaisons, and liaise with the program partners, namely The Hollywood Reporter, as well as Loyola Marymount University (LMU), (3) screen the potential mentors recruited in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter, (4) provide guidance and match support to each mentor-mentee match throughout the WIE program, (5) collaborate with BBBSLA staff to provide college and career resources to the mentees throughout the year and execute associated scholarship program, and (6) coordinate the logistics of the WIE program execution.

About the Women in Entertainment Program (WIE Program)

Launched in 2009 in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the WIE Program offers a select group of young women from some of Los Angeles' most vulnerable communities an unprecedented opportunity to receive one-to-one mentorship from the most successful women in the entertainment industry. The WIE Program launches annually at the Power 100 Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by THR. Mentors and mentees meet twice a month for a calendar year at the offices of their mentors. Transportation is coordinated by BBBSLA. Individualized professional support is provided to each mentor, mentee and family throughout the length of each match to support the development of each relationship, and the safe and positive growth of each young woman participating in the program. College preparation programming, including SAT preparatory courses, college and career preparation seminars, and a college day at LMU's campus, are coordinated for the WIE mentees throughout the year. Thanks to the generosity of Lifetime through A&E Networks, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, each young woman is awarded a $10,000 scholarship to support their pursuit of higher education upon completion of the WIE Program.

ESSENTIAL JOB ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential job activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage all aspects of the WIE program in collaboration BBBSLA leadership.
• Act as liaison with program partner, THR, for all WIE program activities.
• Responsible to recruit, interview and select mentee participants working in conjunction with high school partners and The Hollywood Reporter annually.
• Responsible to screen all potential WIE mentors annually.
• Responsible for maintaining WIE program data systems reflecting goals, completions, and overall progress.
• Manage WIE scholarship grants in collaboration with BBBSLA staff to ensure all obligations are met.
• Responsible to help build strong and productive working relationships with entertainment executives represented in our WIE program.
• Collaborate with BBBSLA staff to bring college and career preparation resources to the WIE mentees throughout the WIE Program to ensure readiness for higher education and access via the WIE Scholarship Program.
• Through scheduled in-person and telephone contact, ascertain that the elements of child safety, match relationship development, positive youth development and volunteer satisfaction are fulfilled and that potential problems and barriers are identified and addressed as early as possible. Promptly notify supervisor regarding concerns, which may negatively influence the match.
• Document and monitor all elements of match support and supervision.
• Ensure high-level proficiency and good judgment in applying child safety and risk management knowledge, policies and procedures throughout all aspects of job function.
• Develop strategic interventions to identify and strengthen match relationships that require extra support to continue to grow.
• Establish, monitor and meet goals for match length and customer satisfaction. Utilizing SOR and YOS to assess match impact on youth development.
• Conduct exit interview with all parties at match closure. Assess reasons for match closure and re-match potential Bigs and Littles that are approved to remain active.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing on all media and entertainment opportunities, and video or other story telling opportunities.
• Share with development and/or marketing staff any potential partnership relationships as discovered through volunteers' and parents' employers and affiliations.
• Identify and promote re-engagement of mentors and mentees as Bigs, board members, donors and in other volunteer capacities.
• Participate in all Agency staff and team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by agency leaders.
• Customer/Client Focus—Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of fellow staff, volunteers, children, parents and agency partners; talks and acts with them in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationship with customers/clients and gains their trust and respect; views her/his role as adding value to the experience of volunteers and children in their match relationship; builds parental support for the match; deals effectively with diversity; demonstrates high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
• Priority Setting—Spends her/her time and the time of others on what' s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
• Organizing—Marshals resources to get things done; orchestrates multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently, identifies informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.
• Listening—Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out, can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees; understands child safety issues and is vigilant in recognizing signs of problems.
• Interpersonal Savvy—Relates well to all kinds of people; builds appropriate rapport; listens carefully to all points of view builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; capable of diffusing difficult situations comfortably; doesn't show frustration. Ability to mediate and create middle ground understanding.
• Approachability—Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra efforts to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the needs and interests of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener.
• Commitment to Task – Willing and able to pursue goals with commitment and to take pride in accomplishment. Willing and able to take action to achieve goals and strives to exceed goals.
• Results/Outcome Oriented – Is motivated by results; can be counted on to meet and exceed goals successfully; bottom-line oriented; pushes self for results; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process and progress.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred in related fields: Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, Education, or related fields along with significant life experience working with at-risk youth and low-income communities.
• Must be familiar with the Los Angeles area, community and public schools.
• Ability to work with youth from a variety of different backgrounds.
• Must be able to develop/maintain effective partnerships with community constituents, corporate executives, non-profit groups, and private individuals.
• Demonstrate solid experience in program coordination for 3-5 years
• Must have Customer/Client Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of fellow staff, volunteers, children, parents and agency partners.
• Must have a high level of organization and excellent time management skills.
• Must have excellent public speaking skills and written presentation skills.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including weekend and evenings.
• Must be willing and able to work with diverse populations
• Must have English/Spanish fluency.
• Must have transportation, valid CA driver's License, and evidence of automobile insurance.
• Must demonstrate advanced computer literacy with MS Office programs

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend and drive. Job requires frequent verbal and computer communication. Computer, telephone and fax use are frequently required.

Working Location: Location is based on a percentage of where work time is spent. Indoors--85%. Travel (local) – 15% - job requires local travel to communities, corporations and educational institutions. Occasional out-of-state travel to applicable approved conferences.

Hours and Benefits: Full-time Exempt position (40+ hrs/week). Typical work schedule: Mon-Fri, 10am – 7:30pm, occasional evening and weekend work required. Benefits include PTO, medical, dental, Life, LTD and vision insurance and matching 403(b) participation.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles is an Equal Opportunity Employer

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your cover letter and resume to careers@bbbsla.org

Child Care Site Supervisor, YWCA Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Child Care Site Supervisor

Posted on: January 30, 2015
Start date: February 16, 2015
Posted by: YWCA Silicon Valley

Accountability Framework

Responsible for being in compliance with child care licensing policies and procedures, corporate policies and procedures, and recommends improvements/changes to existing corporate policies to Director of Child Care. Follows operational procedures within area of work, and provides feedback on same to Director of Child Care. Receives support and supervision from Director of Child Care to ensure achievement of work in area of responsibility.

Purpose of Position

To ensure YWCA Silicon Valley delivers a high quality child care program through the delivery of high quality, culturally competent, research based STEAM curriculum.

A YWCA Child Care Site Supervisor must not fail to:

• Adhere to all licensing rules and regulations to ensure the safety and well-being of all children.
• To deliver care and curriculum in a safe and supportive environment.
• Participate in all training sessions
• Follow program and agency procedures and policies to maintain an organized and positive classroom experience for children.
• To be on-time and ready to engage with students in a timely and well-organized manner.

Competencies

Integrity & Accountability

Communication

Cultural Awareness

Team Work

Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence

Client-Centered Service

Flexibility

Commitment to Learning

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Client Service:

Child-related responsibilities:

• Treats each child with respect and interacts with children in a caring, nurturing, and positive manner, including assisting with child cleanliness.

• Provides positive reinforcement and encouragement for children.

• Disciplines children in a fair and positive manner.

• Conducts and documents health, safety, and emergency activities.

• Assesses and monitors children's needs, and works to support positive development of each child.

Parent-Related Responsibilities:

• Informs parents of child's daily behavior, activities, growth, etc.

• Works cooperatively with parents and teachers to support needs of each child.

• Greets and treats each parent with professionalism.

Standards of Performance:

• Self-evaluation and performance appraisal is completed on time within a 10 month period.
• Adheres to service schedule as set up by Child Care Director
• Attends all related training, orientations, and professional development delivered by the YWCA. Can demonstrate compliance with and application of information delivered at training and orientation sessions.
• Attendance at all Child Care Team meetings
• Ensures that all services/programs are delivered and documented in an appropriate manner.

Program Administration:

• Plans, implements, and supervises delivery of a quality child care program in accordance with the philosophy, policies, and procedures of the YWCA of Silicon Valley and the State of California Department of Community Care Licensing.
• Has primary responsibility for the following administrative functions:

Budget

- Developing and maintaining center budget with Child Care Director in accordance with YWCA goals and center capacity.

- Collecting, receipting, accounting, and banking all parent fees.

- Purchasing center supplies.

- Completing all documentation and accounting of center income and expenditures, including monthly financial reports

Marketing

- Developing and implementing an annual marketing plan with Child Care Director.

- Anticipating enrollment patterns and conducting marketing to maintain enrollment.

- Writing and distributing and monthly parent newsletter.

- Conducting professional marketing via telephone and walk-in contacts.

- Conducting center tours.

Enrollment

- Maintaining a current waiting list.

- Conducting parent orientations.

- Enrolling children.

- Maintaining complete enrollment records for all children.

Environment

- Establishing and maintaining an age and developmentally appropriate center environment.

- Maintaining appropriate materials and equipment to conduct program.

- Conducting annual inventory and developing annual purchasing plans.

- Maintaining center cleanliness and maintenance.

Program

- Working with staff, parents, and children to develop an age and developmentally appropriate center program.

- Working directly with children as needed.

- Supervising center staff in delivery of child care services.

- Maintaining center health and safety procedures.

- Maintaining appropriate child management techniques.

- Conducting annual evaluation of program.

Staff

- Conducting regular staff meetings at a minimum of one meeting per month.

- Working with staff to plan and carry out the center program.

- Conducting appropriate coaching, counseling and documentation of performance problems along with Child Care Director

- Scheduling staff to meet YWCA and licensing requirements.

- Working with staff to develop annual and monthly performance objectives along with Child Care Director.

- Working with staff to create individual staff development plans along with Child care Director.

- Completing required documentation for all staff.

Customer Service

- Communicating regularly and effectively with parents.

- Maintaining positive working relationships with parents, landlord, schools, parent advisory groups, staff and colleagues.

- Providing services which meet parents' and families' needs.

- Providing information on additional resources that may assist families.

Parent Involvement

• Provides leadership for parent involvement through parents group, family events, fundraising, participation in program activities with children and other appropriate activities as directed by Child Care Director.
• Participates in management team meetings.

Professional Leadership

• Demonstrates professionalism in leadership and management of center and in program implementation.
• Continues education through participation in a minimum of one conference, training, seminar or course related to child care program and/or center management each year, in addition to YWCA training's.

Standards of Performance

• Responds to emails within one business day (YWCA assigned email account)
• Completes weekly/monthly enrollment updates
• Ensures that student information management, Licensing, agency and programs standards, policies and procedures are followed without fail.

Additional Duties:

• Advance the mission, vision and values of YWCA Silicon Valley
• Identify and pursue opportunities for personal and professional development
• Supervises staff as necessary.
• Interfaces with public in a professional manner.
• Deals with immediate Center problems and issues including but not limited to:

1. Parent Concerns.
2. Answering and returning phone calls
3. Health and Medical emergencies
4. Dealings with Child Care Licensing

• Purchasing Center Supplies with Director approval.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Infant:

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD, which must include:
  • Child Growth & Development
  • Child, Family & Community
  • Curriculum
  • Infant/Toddler Care & Development (3 units minimum)
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience with children under the age of five.
• Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

Preschool: 

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD, which must include:
  • Child Growth & Development
  • Child, Family & Community
  • Curriculum
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience in a child care center
• Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

School Age: 

• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in ECE/CD and related fields, which must include
  • 3 units minimum in ECE/CD
  • 9 units may be in recreation, P.E., human services, psychology, or elementary education
  • Administration/Supervision (3 units minimum)
• 4 years' experience in a child care center

Willingness to become certified in First Aid and CPR

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment and passion for YWCA Silicon Valley mission
• Demonstrated understanding of client-centric practices, anti-oppression and feminist-based approaches and cultural humility.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to lift/carry 30 pounds.
• Ability to drive self/supplies/equipment to school sites

Special Conditions of Employment-Employee must have:

• Valid TB Test
• Valid CPR/First Aid Certification (or ability to become certified)
• Fingerprint and background check
• Ability to be certified in all mandated association training including but not limited to: child abuse prevention, blood born pathogen, and mandated reporting.

HOW TO APPLY

Email cover letter and resume to resumes@ywca-sv.org