Program Manager - Family Engagement

Job Details

Job Location:

Yakima, WA 98908

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

Salary Range: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

The Program Manager oversees coordination and implementation of family engagement and advocacy initiatives across Catholic Charities’ early learning services. This position ensures contract deliverables are met, supports core program design, and oversees the data reporting process for assigned programs. The Program Manager also supports statewide initiatives by partnering with Child Care Aware and other organizations to increase access to early learning programming, strengthen family voice and advance policies that support families and early learning professionals throughout Central Washington.

• Ensure effective implementation of initiatives, ensuring quality service delivery and monitoring program deliverables.
• Work with program staff to develop and oversee work plans to achieve all goals and contract deliverables within contract timelines.
• Create inventory tracking systems for federal reporting.
• Build, implement, and maintain communications systems to support data for reporting across the division.
• Establish communication and policy protocols with local partners to oversee and plan birth-to-five early learning services.
• Maintain and evaluate data collection methods, and track and report required data in the region to ensure meeting performance metrics and contract needs.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, training, and direct supervision to assigned staff.
• Review documentation, work products, timesheets, and mileage for assigned staff, providing additional training and support to meet quality requirements.
• Ensure adequate workforce capacity to meet contract and service requirements.
• Conduct monthly supervision meetings and annual performance evaluations.
• Participate in Early Learning Services leadership team meetings and represent a strong, united leadership role within the early learning division.

• Function as Family Access Manager to support coordinated recruitment & enrollment (CRE) efforts in collaboration with Childcare Aware of Washington (CCA).
• Assist with developing a framework to increase access to early learning programming and to support families in identifying and connecting with appropriate services to meet their needs.
• Lead professional learning community meetings as required.
• Collaborate and support integration of internal Catholic Charities systems.
• Provide leadership in the continued development of key Early Learning partnerships through representation and fostering of collaborative relationships with local, regional, and state early learning partners, stakeholders, agencies, councils and relevant coalitions as requested.
• Promote Family Engagement through in-person meetings, attendance at local early learning meetings and events at local, regional, and state levels for the early learning professional community in a positive and professional manner.
• Travel across Central Washington to support Coordinated, Recruitment and Enrollment and Advocacy activities.

Perform other duties as assigned.

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Standing, walking, bending, driving a motor vehicle, lifting, or performing other work requiring low exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis.

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Business Administration, Human Services or related field, required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

• Five years of progressive experience in Early Childhood Education or related field.

• Ability to build positive working relationships with stakeholders and external partner…