Hands-On History Regional Program Manager; Northern

The Hands-On History Regional Program Manager (Northern Colorado) reports to the Hands-On History Program Director and oversees school break camps at three to five Northern Colorado locations. Their duties include developing engaging activities, supervising seasonal camp teams, ensuring a safe environment, managing budgets, and maintaining compliance with school-age child care licensing regulations. They also communicate with parents, coordinate with program sites, and ensure the program supports children's social and emotional growth.

Hands-On History is a collection of engaging and exciting educational programs. They provide participatory history and culture-based offerings for students ages 6 to 12 when school is not in session. Offered at multiple locations across Colorado throughout the calendar year, each program’s curriculum focuses on hands-on, experiential-style explorations. It provides interactive classes with themes and topics specifically tailored to each community.

• Recruit, hire, train, retain, and supervise qualified, caring camp staff for regional sites. Ensure every staff member feels well-trained, supported, and genuinely valued; a confident, care-for-team is what makes HOH possible.

• Ensure compliance with state childcare licensing rules and maintain a safe and secure environment for children. Supports Camp Directors in handling sensitive, emergency, behavioral, and/or medical situations when they arise. Handles escalations as needed.

• Develop engaging activities grounded in history and personal geography.

• Manage program budgets, enrollment records, and family communication. Oversees logistics, compliance, operations, and inventory management for the programs they support.

• Visits camps to observe operations, provide support, give feedback, and implement change; will need to travel to camps and may lead a camp in an emergency or if the Director is vacant.

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This position is advertised in line with the Governor’s executive order, focused on skills-based hiring practices that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the job and aligns the hiring process accordingly. Skills-based hiring reduces potential barriers for applicants and allows for reduced bias in the hiring process by providing a direct description of skills that are unique to the duties assigned to the position with a recognition that the applicant may have developed these skills through education, training, or past experiences.

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with a major area of study in Child Development, Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Special Education, Family and Human Development, Family Studies, Special Education, Outdoor Education, Recreation, or Human Services.
• An Associate’s degree or sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited college or university AND three (3) months (455 hours) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the age of four (4) who are not related to the applicant.
• Twenty-one (21) months (3,185 hours) of verified experience in the care and supervision of four (4) or more children over the age of four (4) who are not related to the applicant AND either six (6) semester credit hours in applicable coursework OR completion of forty (40) clock hours of training applicable to…