Program Director, Child Development Center
Listed on 2026-08-20
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Education / Teaching
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Management
Education Administration
Program Director, Child Development Center
Position Title Program Director, Child Development Center
Campus
Campus WVMCCD District (All Campuses)
Position Summary Information
Definition
The Child Development Center is seeking a talented individual to fill the position of Program Director, Child Development Center. The program director will plan, organize, and direct the activities of the child development center.
ABOUT THE DISTRICT
Santa Clara County, home of the Silicon Valley, is a world-renowned center for high technology and an important business and financial center. It is also the Bay Area’s most populous county, with almost 2 million residents, and the site of California’s third largest city, San Jose. West Valley and Mission Colleges serve an area of approximately 350,000 residents. The West Valley-Mission Community College District is one of the largest employers in Santa Clara County.
The District is composed of two colleges:
West Valley College in Saratoga and Mission College in Santa Clara. Together they enroll more than 17,375 students with diverse backgrounds. Courses are taught during day, evening, and weekend hours, in addition to online courses and distance learning. More than 1,525 faculty and staff work for the District, which has a budget exceeding $. The service area includes the cities of Santa Clara, Saratoga, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno;
and parts of San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, and Santa Cruz County.
Applicants who possess the knowledge, skills, and life experiences to address the cultural and educational needs of a culturally diverse student population are encouraged to apply.
Assignment
This is a classified administrator position with an anticipated start date of September 2026. This is an exempt, management position and is not subject to overtime.
Salary and Benefits
- Initial hire range: $162,554–$173,121 annually (Administrative Salary Schedule, Range 15, Steps A-C).
- Annual salary step increases to maximum of salary range, $202,653 (Administrative Salary Schedule, Range 15, Step H).
Benefits include:
- Additional compensation: $2,000 for doctorate added to base salary annually, to be prorated on a monthly basis.
- Employer-contributed medical, dental and vision for employee, spouse and/or dependents.
- Employer-paid long term disability for employee.
- Employer-provided life insurance.
- 14 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday annually; paid non-workdays between Christmas and New Year.
- 22 days vacation leave accrued annually (25 days after 5 years).
- 12 days sick leave accrued annually.
- Personal necessity leave and personal business leave.
- Professional development and renewal leave.
- $1000 longevity award annually after 10 years of service and $1,500 longevity award annually after 15 years of service.
- CalPERS retirement.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:
- Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in child development programs, including one year of supervisory responsibility.
- Education: Equivalent to a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in child development, education or a related field.
AND
Understanding of, and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of early childhood education and development.
- Pertinent local, state, and federal rules, regulations and laws, including licensing and enrollment requirements.
- Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.
- Principles and practices of research analysis and management.
- Principles and practices of budget development, implementation, and monitoring.
- Principles and practices of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
- Principles and practices of work safety.
Ability to:
- Organize, implement and direct child development center operations/activities.
- On a continuous basis, know and…
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