Director Early Learning Center

Closing date:
November 15, 2026

Title: DIRECTOR EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Employee Type: Unclassified Staff

Department: LSUNO Human Development Center

Campus

Location:

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The Director serves as the strategic, instructional, and operational leader of the Early Learning Center (ELC), guiding its development into a nationally recognized, high quality early childhood model and lab school. This role ensures the integration of exemplary care, evidence based practice, research, and professional development in alignment with LSUHSC’s mission and vision.
The Director is charged with elevating the ELC’s current operations—including three classrooms serving infants through toddlers and a team of seven teachers—into a cohesive, high functioning program that reflects best practices in early childhood education. This includes strengthening teaching quality, establishing clear and consistent operational systems, ensuring regulatory and licensing compliance, and cultivating a culture of professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement.
A central responsibility of the Director is leading the implementation of the ELC’s new vision, coordinating space and operational transitions, and stabilizing daily functioning while driving long-term strategic growth. The Director will oversee staffing, coaching, and professional development; build strong partnerships with families, LSUHSC leadership, and the Advisory Board; and foster interdisciplinary collaboration that supports pediatric research, clinical training, and innovation.
This position requires a hands‑on, forward‑thinking leader with demonstrated success improving early learning programs, strengthening curriculum implementation, and building systems that ensure consistent, developmentally appropriate, and family‑centered care.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree
• Field of Study:
  Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Child Development or related field
• Years of experience:
  One
• Experience:
  
  Classroom experience in early care and education

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic.

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option.