Director Of Intervention & Development

Brightside Academy is a recognized early childhood education provider offering a safe, supportive, and educational environment focused on child development at every stage. We offer state-of-the-art facilities with a nationally recognized curriculum.

With 30+ locations throughout Pittsburgh and Philadelphia PA, Brightside Academy believes that our employees are our best resources for our children and communities. If you have a passion for growth and development, can thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment, have worked in a capacity overseeing children for at least two years and are ready to excel in your career, we'd like to speak with you!

We offer highly competitive wages, and our team members enjoy a multitude of benefits such as

• Medical Plan options, * Dental/Vision Plan options, * FREE Short-Term Disability, * 9 Paid Holidays, * Up to 25 Paid Time Off Days, * 401(k) Traditional & Roth Plans with Company Match, * FREE Life Insurance coverage, * Additional & affordable Group Term Life Benefits, * Life Assistance Program, * Transit Benefits for commuting, * Child Care Discounts, * Team Member Discount Programs, * Travel & Identify Theft Assistance, * Credit Union Partnership, * Employee Engagement events, * Bonus opportunities, * Professional Development Educational Opportunities and Credentialing Assistance, * FREE CDA Certification training, * Various Professional & Personal Continuing Learning Opportunities and Career Advancement, * Support from all levels within the company, * Our continued efforts to making Brightside Academy a Great Place to Work

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Job Responsibilities for Director of Intervention & Development.

• Leads the design, development, and administration/implementation of programs, plans, systems, and procedures to cultivate a high impact in intervention services across the company.

• Manages and oversees programs such as:

• Academy visits to provide support for at-risk children

• Professionally develops, coaches, and provides feedback of intervention team, academy management and teachers.

• Provides instructional support and development by providing:

• In-class support, modeling, mentoring on inclusive practices and accommodations.

• Facilitates in-class coaching, technical assistance, training, guidance for Response-to-Intervention/MTSS, PIS, SEL and inclusive practices.

• On-going professional development in inclusive practices, mental health and wellness, social emotional learning support, best practices, developmental stages, screenings, and evaluations.

• Review and evaluation lesson plans/activities to ensure cultural, linguistical, and developmentally appropriate that includes levels of ability, interest, development rates.

• Makes informed decisions made based on the collection, analyzation, and reporting.

• Case management required that includes but is not limited to:

• Participates and implements individualized education plans.

• Ensure programming meets students individual needs

• Acts in liaison capacity for children, youth, and families.

• Attends meetings and trainings with program partners .

• Facilitates and monitors implementation of targeted scheduling for weekly visits.

• Communicates with field leaders weekly to provide compliance updates for academies regarding child development screening, referrals, monitoring, data collection, Intervention/PBIS/MTSS, practices, and reporting.

• Conducts formal and informal evaluations of site-based program compliance.

• Complete program specific site-visit reports to document planned scheduled weekly visits.

• Conduct routine needs assessments and other research necessary for completing academy self-assessments for programmatic improvement.

• Create and distribute internal technical assistance reports to regional staffing and leadership for the continuous effective communication, teaming, and systematic collaboration

• Coordinates with academy leaders, teaching staff, families, program partners and community-based stakeholders such as early intervention and behavioral health, to obtain and deliver necessary support and services.

• Collaborate with the Education/Quality Assurance Team to assist in-class teaching personnel in the provision of specialized programming and differentiated instruction.

• Encourage a continuous exchange of ideas and maintains positive relationships with parents, caregivers, and the Intervention team.

• Collaborates with family advocates and family engagement specialists

• Flexible work schedule is necessary to accommodate the responsibilities of this position with frequent travel including overnights.

Proficiencies for Director of Intervention & Development.

• Strong knowledge of instructional strategies and educational frameworks for the promotion of academic, behavioral social emotional skills of typically and atypically developing children including, but not limited to Response to Intervention, Multi-tiered Systems of Supports, SEL, Positive Behavioral Supports and inclusive practices, among other best practice

• Familiar with best practices in working with children with social emotional needs and/or unique and complex behaviors

• Strong knowledge of PA regulations, compliance policies and procedures for special education as guided by IDEA Part B, C and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• Possess friendly but stern disposition

• Ability to foster team building and to work effectively with others as part of a team.

• Adaptable and flexible.

• Highly organized with strong written, oral, interpersonal communication and presentation skills

• Possess excellent time management skills.

• Advanced knowledge of intervention strategies

• Advance knowledge of adult learning principles and family engagement

• Familiarity with early childhood educational screenings, assessments, and evaluations

• Experience in case management of IEPs

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Working knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education for children ages birth through five

• Solution focused and detail-oriented approach to problem solving, teaming and collaboration

• Works well independently and willing to think outside the box and be flex when completing tasks.

• Accurate reporting

Education/Experience for Director of Intervention & Development.

Master's degree in Special Education, Behavioral Health, or Early Childhood Education with five years leadership and five years' experience working with children/youth from low-income families with special needs and two years' experience managing or coaching others with a Special Education Certification is qualifying. PQAS Certification is a noted plus or the ability to obtain this certification within the first six months of employment is required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must have strong interpersonal and presentation skills with intermediate MS Office skills.