Executive Director of Education

Job Details

Job Location:

9728 KENT ST - ELK GROVE, CA 95624 Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage :
Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day Job Category:
Education

Job Title:

Executive Director of Education Department:
Department of Education

Reports to:

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Location:

Wilton Rancheria Tribal Office, Elk Grove, California Employment Status/Level: Full-Time, Exempt

The Executive Director of Education provides strategic, administrative, and programmatic leadership for education services serving Wilton Rancheria Tribal Citizens from early learning through postsecondary education, workforce development, and lifelong learning. The position designs, implements, evaluates, and continuously improves culturally responsive programs that promote academic achievement, career readiness, family engagement, Tribal history, language, cultural values, youth leadership, and community well-being. The Executive Director is accountable for departmental planning, fiscal stewardship, compliance, staff leadership, partnerships, and clear reporting to Tribal leadership and the community.

• Provide executive leadership for the Department of Education and translate Tribal priorities, the Department vision, and approved budgets into annual operating plans, measurable program objectives, timelines, staffing plans, and service standards.
• Design, administer, monitor, and evaluate educational programs and services for preschool, K-12, postsecondary, adult learners, and Tribal Citizens pursuing career, vocational, or entrepreneurial goals.
• Lead educational support services, including Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Student Success Team (SST) assistance, tutoring, home school support, student success planning, case management, and referrals
• Oversee the Higher Education Scholarship and Adult Education Assistance Programs.
• Oversee career and workforce planning services, including career and personality assessments, education and training pathways, transition and advancement counseling, employment readiness, trade and graduate school guidance, and coordination of appropriate business start-up resources.
• Lead the rollout and phased implementation of the Boys and Girls Club and other youth-centered programming.
• Lead family and community engagement through educational gatherings, graduation recognition, backpack distribution, summer and year-round activities, speaker series, cultural education, language activities, and other approved events.
• Develop the Youth Leadership Initiative to build leadership skills, elevate youth voices, encourage service and stewardship, and strengthen connections among youth, families, culture, lands, and Indigenous worldviews.
• Plan and oversee the Small Business Assistance initiative.
• Promote Wilton Rancheria cultural values, history, language, traditions, and community priorities throughout Department programs, curricula, partnerships, communications, and events. Coordinate with cultural knowledge holders and appropriate Tribal departments when developing content.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with Tribal Citizens, students, parents and guardians, schools, colleges, training providers, Tribal colleges, community partners, contractors, and public or private agencies.
• Maintain regular communication with Tribal youth, postsecondary students, adult learners, and families to identify needs, monitor progress, connect participants to resources, and support completion of educational and career goals.
• Provide or coordinate college, vocational, and career guidance, including application planning, college essays, admissions processes, financial aid referrals, transition support, and post-graduation career planning.
• Develop, manage, and monitor the Department budget. Review expenditures, forecasts, fiscal reports, scholarship and assistance commitments, contracts, professional services, supplies, facilities, events, and other program costs. Submit proposed budgets and amendments through the established administrative and Tribal approval process.
• Oversee grants and sponsored programs. Ensure grant-funded activities remain aligned with approved scope and requirements.
• Plan and administer contracts, professional services, rental space, equipment, software, transportation, and facility-related needs.
• Establish systems for record keeping. Protect confidential and sensitive information and ensure records are retained and handled in accordance with Tribal policy and applicable requirements.
• Develop performance measures and reporting methods to evaluate participation, service quality, academic support, student progress, program outcomes, community engagement, and progress toward Department goals. Use findings to recommend program improvements and resource adjustments.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports, presentations, budget narratives, policies, procedures, correspondence, outreach materials, and program information for the CAO,…