SEED (Supportive Environments and Experiences for Development) Support for SEED (Supportive Environments and Experiences for Development)

About the Program

The Supportive Environments and Experiences for Development (SEED) program is a national early childhood development (ECD) initiative coordinated by the Aga Khan Education Board for Canada.

SEED targets parents and other primary caregivers of Ismaili children from birth-to-four years of age. The purpose of the program is to support parents and families in their engagement and involvement in their children's learning and development during the early years.

Weekly group sessions enable experience-based facilitated sessions for parents / caregivers and their children and promote music and movement, early literacy, spirituality and faith-based, and school-readiness experiences.

SEED is based on the following principles :

• Being a parent may be the most important and most challenging role we play in a child’s life.
• Parents generally know more than anyone else about their child and what is best for their child.
• Engaged and involved parenting is essential for children’s learning and development.
• All parents can use extra information and support that can help them to make the best decisions about their child’s health, growth, education, and well-being.

The purpose of this program is to provide extra support and information to parents in this important and challenging role they play.

The program additionally aims to help parents to foster Ismaili Muslim values in their children from an early age.

About the Role

The SEED Centre Manager’s role is to provide overall coordination and management for the implementation of the SEED program in their Centre.

This includes the following responsibilities :

• Maintain ongoing positive rapport with families and volunteers within centre
• Maintain ongoing positive rapport with Jamati Mukhi-Kamadia Sahebs and IV leadership
• Maintain ongoing positive relationships with the ITREB Pre-Primary / BUI Program at your centre
• Work with ECD member and Regional Master Trainers to create the SEED centre and training schedules at the start of each academic year
• Communicate with families and volunteers the SEED centre and training schedules in a timely manner
• Work in collaboration with the ECD Member to ensure that the centre is implementing standardized regional procedures to ensure quality management and delivery of the program
• Ensure that family and volunteer attendance is completed at each session and then submitted via the national reporting process in a timely way
• Ensure that all families at centre have registered and fees are collected each term
• Responsible for the cleaning and organization of supply bins and report to the ECD member and Regional SEED Convener of any missing or used items so that they can be replaced as soon as possible
• Ensure the SEED space is treated appropriately and with reverence during the program activities
• Ensure the SEED space is cleaned up and left appropriately for other community services when the program ends

About You

• Demonstrated skill in leading teams, team building, effective problem solving and facilitating productive outcomes
• Maturity, reliability, flexibility, professionalism
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience and skill in working with children and families
• Previous experience with SEED (preferred but not required)
• Demonstrated project management skills and experience
30+ days ago