School Readiness Coordinator

Position Title: Head Start School Readiness Coordinator

Reports To: Education Services Manager

Salary: $62,000 annually

Full Time – Non–Exempt

Travel Required: 40%

The School Readiness team provides strategic leadership to ensure that child outcomes and family partnerships work in alignment to promote school readiness. This role bridges education services, family engagement, and data–driven decision making to strengthen classroom quality, increase family involvement, and ensure measurable progress toward School Readiness Goals. This position serves as a key driver of continuous quality improvement by transforming child outcome data and family engagement practices into coordinated strategies that enhance learning environments, strengthen family‑school connections, and advance the mission of Head Start.

The role will support tracking in‑kind and volunteerism as it pertains to family involvement to support the non‑federal share requirement for Head Start.

• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and annual review of School Readiness Goals
• Ensure alignment between curriculum, assessments, instructional practices, and family engagement strategies
• Guide education and family services teams in data‑informed planning and continuous improvement
• Serve as a strategic partner in agency‑wide planning and program development

• Oversee collection, analysis, and interpretation of child assessment and family engagement data
• Identify trends and gaps to inform classroom instruction, coaching, and family support strategies
• Develop user‑friendly reports and dashboards for leadership, Policy Council, and governing bodies
• Support staff in using data to individualize instruction and strengthen family learning supports

• Collaborate with Education Managers and Coaches to strengthen instructional practices and CLASS outcomes
• Align professional development and coaching with classroom needs and child outcome goals
• Support consistent, high‑quality implementation of curriculum and individualized learning plans

• Design and implement innovative family engagement strategies that support school readiness and lifelong learning
• Develop parent education workshops, home learning initiatives, and community partnerships
• Strengthen parent leadership development and participation in program governance
• Ensure culturally responsive practices that reflect the strengths and needs of enrolled families

• Ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards related to education, family engagement, and school readiness
• Lead internal monitoring and documentation reviews across education and family services
• Prepare program components for federal reviews and ongoing monitoring activities
• Maintain accurate and compliant records related to child outcomes and family engagement

• Partner with ERSEA, Health, Disabilities, and Mental Health teams to support whole‑child and whole‑family outcomes
• Serve as a key member of the program’s leadership team
• Promote a positive, collaborative organizational culture

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Family Studies, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in early childhood education, family services, or related leadership role
• Strong knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, CLASS, child assessment systems, and family engagement frameworks
• Demonstrated experience with data analysis, program evaluation, and continuous quality improvement
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills

• Head Start experience strongly preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Experience with program evaluation and strategic planning

• Strategic & systems thinking
• Instructional and family engagement leadership
• Data‑informed decision making
• Relationship building & collaboration
• Cultural responsiveness & equity‑centered leadership

• Bachelor’s…