Community Development Manager manages the economic development lending activities to support or subsidize improvements in the community. Ensures company visibility is established in the area and promotes relationships with groups, agencies, and organizations in the community to identify lending and other business development opportunities. Being a Community Development Manager evaluates the current and future credit needs of the community and develops a strong understanding of the local issues and needs. Actively monitors public programs that support community development initiatives. Additionally, Community Development Manager initiates policy changes or enhancements to ensure compliance with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and other regulations. Makes recommendations to expand and develop lending programs. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Community Development Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Community Development Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Education and Early Childhood Development content area is an integral part of the larger system of services provided by Head Start/Early Head Start. It plays an important part in supporting the goals of the program. This position is responsible for the education and early childhood development portion, as well as being responsible for services to children with disabilities according to the Head Start Performance Standards. This includes working to develop an early childhood education curriculum and providing educational resources for staff and parents, ensuring compliance with performance standards and recognized best practices in the field of early childhood education, working to develop appropriate placement, ensuring compliance with performance standards and recognized best practices in the field of early childhood education and special education.
The position ensures the education, child development services, and disabilities services provided are supported by staff and/or consultants with training and experience in field(s) related to theories and principles of child growth and development, early childhood education, social, human, or family services so that needed services for children with disabilities can be individualized and secured. This position could involve provision of direct services in the disabilities area only if the individual is licensed, certified or registered as such in the state of service.
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Current minimum qualification is one of the following:
1. A baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education; or
2. A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and coursework* equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with experience in an early childhood setting teaching preschool-age children.
A. Teaching Credentials: licensure or certification by the state for Pre-K teachers recognized by the local school district or state education agency as qualifying teachers to teach pre-school children in that school district or state if the individual also has experience in an early childhood setting teaching pre-school aged children. This typically requires a bachelor’s degree plus licensure or certification.
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B. *Coursework: No less than 18 credits within the bachelor’s degree in courses that focus on child development, early childhood education and curriculum, early childhood teaching and assessment, psychology, family development, health and physical development, mathematics, science, and children’s literature. Such courses may have been taken in various departments, such as Education, Home Economics, Music, Art, Library Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation, Psychology, Family Studies, and others.