Assistant Director; HS​/EHS

Assistant Director HS/EHS

Level: Management

Location:

CLC Maple Ave - Stamford, CT 06902

Education Level: Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education

Salary Range: $80,000 - $88,000 per year

Job Shift: Day, 35 hours per week

Job Category:
Education Administration

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) has been Stamford’s leading early childhood education provider for more than 120 years, serving over 800 children annually. Through early learning, health, nutrition, and family support, CLC helps children build strong foundations for lifelong success.

CLC’s work strengthens families, supports the workforce, and contributes to a more equitable community. We are a mission‑driven organization committed to high‑quality service, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

The Assistant Director will support the HS/EHS Director with strategic leadership, manage day‑to‑day program operations, oversee education functions, and supervise education staff and consultants.

• In the absence of the Head Start Director, manage day‑to‑day operations of the HS/EHS program in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Support the Head Start Director with implementing and managing compliance controls, ensuring all federal, state, and local regulatory and program compliance requirements are met, including health and licensing inspections and monitoring visits.
• Collaborate in the development of programs, grants and grant reports (local, state, federal), quarterly and annual reports, Community Assessment, PIR, and Self‑Assessment.
• Coordinate with the Head Start Director to plan, resolve challenges, monitor quality, and implement a system of continuous improvement.
• Effectively communicate with parents and staff, addressing concerns and maintaining a high level of professionalism.
• Schedule case conferences, staff meetings, parent meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Prepare and submit requisitions for classroom supplies and materials; maintain an inventory, forecast needs, and manage the budget.
• Oversee implementation of innovative children’s programming and educational enrichments, curriculum, and assessment of all HS/EHS children.
• Update all organizational policies, procedures, and forms related to educational services.
• Responsible for onboarding new Head Start/Early Head Start education staff, including review of policies & procedures, curriculum implementation and lesson planning, completion of required regulatory and CLC training, active supervision, and culture of safety.
• Coordinate CLASS observations, be a CLASS reliable observer, and/or maintain reliability on an annual basis.
• Organize and plan professional development training throughout the school year, including annual pre‑service training.
• Train, mentor, monitor, supervise, and evaluate education staff; effectively communicate agency and program expectations.
• Participate in recruitment and hiring of teaching staff, and assist in developing individualized professional development plans for all teaching staff.
• Provide regular ongoing monitoring of metrics and analysis of data, ensure data integrity in the internal data system, generate and analyze child outcomes data (Fall, Winter, Spring), and track progress of program goals throughout the school year. Review children’s records for ongoing monitoring and accuracy.

• Implement a coordinated approach that ensures the full and effective participation of all children with special needs and their families.
• Work in collaboration with the family services staff to ensure that at least 10% of children enrolled are children with disabilities, and attend community recruitment fairs to recruit children with special needs.
• Work closely with the HS/EHS education team to ensure that special needs children are fully included in all learning opportunities, and families are empowered as advocates.
• Establish a formal agreement, and facilitate referrals to the LEA and PartC agencies for children with disabilities or suspected disabilities with parental consent.
• Follow up on Birth to 3 and pre‑K special education referrals, and ensure that all…