Lab School Site Coordinator

Location : 1200 N Dupont Highway, Dover

Job Type : Professional

Job Number : 2024-00113

Division : CHESS

Opening Date : 02 / 01 / 2025

General Description of the Position

Delaware State University's Early Childhood Education Lab School is home to the youngest members of our learning community. From an early start, we ignite and nurture an enduring spirit of curiosity, creativity, community, and confidence. The theme of "Learning through a Global Lens" reflects a focus on Awareness of Cultural Diversity and Perspectives, Awareness of the Connectedness to the Planet, Awareness of both Differences and Sameness, and Awareness of Self and Sense of Belongingness (Guiding Principles).

Housed within the Education Department in the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, at the direction of the Department Chair, the Site Coordinator works alongside the Director to coordinate and supervise the Early Childhood Lab School learning program and operations, including actualizing the philosophy of the Lab School, complying with state licensing and other requirements, preparing and implementing policies and procedures, managing school operations, and other related work as required.

The Lab School is scheduled to move into a state-of-the-art facility within the Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC), currently under construction and scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025. This position is accompanied by a posting for the Lab School Director and poises the leadership with a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a school from the ground up, building upon the Lab School's long-standing legacy, while championing for progressive new approaches.

Essential Functions & Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential Functions

The Site Coordinator will lead in these areas :

Lab School Learning Program

• Engage daily with staff to maximize collaboration, retention, program quality and growth.
• Collaborate with the center Director to ensure the curriculum is following state and DSU requirements and being skillfully implemented.
• Guide staff in the implementation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Collaborate and coordinate with DSU students, faculty, and volunteers to ensure smooth programmatic operations.
• Co-designing the curriculum changes, aligning to the "Learning through a Global Lens" curriculum, and ensuring an aligned teaching approach and staff training.
• Co-design Designing the learning spaces (furniture, materials, etc.) to match the learning program in the new state of the art facility.
• Observe teachers in practice and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Develop and maintain classroom environments and curriculum working in collaboration with ECE staff to create a warm, interactive, intellectually stimulating, physically challenging, and emotionally secure program based on individual children's and families' specific needs, including language and cultural values which reflect and support the ECE instructional program.
• Facilitate positive intrapersonal relationships with families through positive dialogue, regularly scheduled meetings, and accessibility.
• Partner with parents from enrollment and throughout their time in the lab school to foster authentic engagement with them to meet the educational needs of children.

Support Lab School Site Coordinator in Daily Operations and Administration

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The individual in this job must possess these skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualification Standards

Performance Standards & EEO Statement

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the early learning quality criteria per the Delaware Department of Education and DelaCare licensing requirements.

2. Successful completion and quality of work according to established guidelines and timelines.

3. Reliable attendance and work results.

4. Positive interaction and working relationship with internal and external customers.

5. Demonstrated knowledge of the DSU core values.

EEO Statement

Delaware State University is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community. The University is dedicated to enhancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruitment and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The University is committed to achieving a diverse faculty and staff and encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply.

Equal opportunity employer / program'' and "auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities''.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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