Center Director

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• Required – High School diploma, GED, or equivalency. Associate’s degree is preferred.
• Ability to obtain State Center Director certification within the first three weeks of employment.
• Completion of a Child Development Certificate (CDA) in the age group most prevalent in the center you will lead. If not completed on the first attempt, you may retake the course at your own expense within 60 days of the unsuccessful completion. Failure to successfully complete the certificate may result in separation from employment.

• Required – Experience supervising staff in a licensed childcare center or home. Experience with early childhood programs is preferred.

• Ensure staff, consultants, contractors, and volunteers protect the physical and mental health and safety of our children and no child is left alone or unsupervised while under our care in your facility. (HSPPS 1302.90)
• Hire, train, manage, and evaluate program personnel to support individual staff professional development and continuous program quality improvement. (HSPPS )
• Manage the delivery of high-quality program services that comply with state and federal standards through implementation, monitoring, and feedback of program policies and procedures. (HSPPS )
• Monitor compliance of recordkeeping systems for all physical and electronic program files, including personnel, client, accounting, and incident records, and ensure confidentiality. (HSPPS )
• Ensure center staff (including contractors) follow appropriate practices to keep children safe, including reporting suspected or known abuse and neglect, maintaining appropriate supervision, and adhering to conduct standards. (HSPPS 1302.47, 1302.90)
• Track and monitor child outcomes and quality assessment results on a center-wide basis, including compliance with positive adult-child interactions measured by the CLASS Pre‑K instrument. (HSPPS 1304.16)
• Support staff development, including completion of minimum training requirements specified in state and federal standards, continuing professional development, and staff wellness initiatives. (HSPPS 1302.92)
• Monitor and address attendance for each assigned child to include direct contact with parents and intensive case management. (HSPPS 1302.16)
• Engage families in a partnership that identifies needs, interests, strengths, goals, and services that support family well‑being, including safety, health, and economic stability. (HSPPS 1302.50, 1302.51)
• Meet with families to establish Family Service Plans (FSP) and review progress, evaluate/revise goals, and provide resource referrals based on urgency and intensity of identified needs and goals. (HSPPS 1302.52, 1302.53)
• Coordinate new and existing community referrals to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort or services. (HSPPS 1302.52, 1302.53)
• Ensure physical and electronic child files are current and organized.
• Monitor facility to ensure it is free from physical and environmental hazards.
• Report incidents within the time frames designated in program policy and protocol.
• Establish weekly staff meetings to ensure effective command, control, and coordination.
• Prepare and submit reports prior to deadlines.

• Provide timely communication as the first point of contact for the Head Start center for center personnel, support staff, families, and community partners.
• Analyze program, financial, and child data and make program development recommendations to program leadership.
• Participate in program efforts and events designed to inform, recruit, and engage families with eligible and/or enrolled children in the service area.
• Ensure teachers generate and document in‑kind contributions from parents and others and other allowable costs applied toward the non‑federal share requirement.
• Support development of grant applications, budgets, and required reports in accordance with INK and Office of Head Start timelines and criteria.
• Perform other job duties as…