Casa Central
Base Pay Range
$80,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr
Position Summary Casa Central’s Early Learning Academy provides high quality, comprehensive early childhood education services for young children, ages birth to five, and their families. The Center‑Based Program Director is responsible for the operation of a comprehensive Early/Head Start and childcare program for children aged 24 months‑5 years of age, ensuring the agency’s goals and objectives are met and that an early learning environment meets the needs of each child and family enrolled.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee the Center‑Based Early Learning Academy Program in all content areas to ensure service delivery meets the agency quality standards while conducting regular staff meetings and executing annual program plans and objectives.
Lead the recruiting process for program staff and consultants while adhering to policies and guidelines of the agency and funders, and ultimately communicate, monitor, and track grants/contracts utilizing the RACI Matrix tools.
Ensure program compliance with guidelines and regulations.
Collaborate with the Early Learning Academy Leadership team to develop new strategies regarding program activities while ensuring clear and effective communication.
Provide overall oversight to the Center‑Based Early Learning Academy to ensure compliance with all areas within the Head Start Performance Standards, DCFS licensing guidelines, Preschool for All/Prevention Initiative Scope of Service, and other guidelines, as well as fiscal oversight, administrative compliance, and accreditation requirements.
Monitor program in all content areas to ensure service delivery meets the quality standards established by the agency, funders, and accrediting bodies, and ensure deliverables/indicators are delivered as agreed in executed contracts.
Collaborate with early learning leadership to ensure positive outcomes from monitoring visits, reviews, and assessments performed by funders, accreditation, and/or supporters.
Contribute to ideas and growth opportunities addressing program challenges that arise, and develop and implement strategies that enhance outcomes, recruitment, enrollment, awareness, and agency‑wide response to early learning programs.
Ensure communication is clear and effective to facilitate and increase engagement from stakeholders.
Communicate with content area managers to ensure site and personnel are responsive to program, child and family needs, providing follow‑up and improvement strategies for any deficiencies that surface.
Using the Performance Quality Improvement process, develop, create, manage, and execute annual work/program plans, goals, and objectives.
Provide reporting of program progress on goals, objectives, and activities according to established timelines.
Foster positive relationships and effective communication with parents, community partners, and staff.
Participate in the interviewing and selection of program staff and consultants, adhering to policies and guidelines of agency and funders.
Supervise the Education Coordinator and monitor all staff, including conducting scheduled performance appraisals and development of individualized professional development plans.
Conduct monthly staff meetings and ensure timely, ongoing communication with the team about agency and external partner updates.
Collaborate with Family Services to conduct parent meetings and activities, create and manage training schedules for staff according to individualized professional development plans to comply with funder requirement of 15 hours of professional development annually.
Maintain and monitor reporting systems as dictated by agency and funders.
Assist with collecting required documents (emergency consents, physicals, dentals, etc.) and ensure child and family needs are addressed to allow for goal attainment in development, health, nutrition, etc.
With the support of the Vice President of Children’s Services and input from the program’s Parent Committee, develop and manage a program plan, communication, and monitoring plan that responds to stakeholder needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
General Requirements Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required.
Will be subject to pre‑employment screening that includes a medical, lift and drug and alcohol screening, and aptitude and skills testing where applicable.
Education / Experience Minimum B.A. in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Work, or a related field with a minimum of 18 college credits in Early Childhood Development.
Must have a gateways director’s credential level 1 or above and experience with program administration, including reflective supervision and leadership of staff teams.
Language Skills Bilingual Spanish preferred.
Computer Literacy & Knowledge Skills Word processing; spreadsheets; internet skills; data entry skills; and managing Microsoft applications to facilitate communication.
Preferred knowledge of ChildPlus or other online database systems.
Mathematical Skills Basic mathematical skills are required.
Operating Environment and Working Relationships Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team, establish relationships with families from diverse backgrounds, understand community resources and capacity to develop community cooperation, and knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards.
Decision Making Authority Ability to solve practical problems, interpret a variety of instructions, and exercise discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.
People Management Utilize reflective practices to support volunteers, interns, and team members; strong interpersonal skills; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Remote Work / Technology Not eligible for remote work.
A personal mobile phone is required.
Physical Demands Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear; use hands frequently; lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
Work Environment Moderate noise level typical of a childcare setting.
Disclaimer The content of this job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required; it describes the general nature and level of work performed by the employee in this position.
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Position Summary Casa Central’s Early Learning Academy provides high quality, comprehensive early childhood education services for young children, ages birth to five, and their families. The Center‑Based Program Director is responsible for the operation of a comprehensive Early/Head Start and childcare program for children aged 24 months‑5 years of age, ensuring the agency’s goals and objectives are met and that an early learning environment meets the needs of each child and family enrolled.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee the Center‑Based Early Learning Academy Program in all content areas to ensure service delivery meets the agency quality standards while conducting regular staff meetings and executing annual program plans and objectives.
Lead the recruiting process for program staff and consultants while adhering to policies and guidelines of the agency and funders, and ultimately communicate, monitor, and track grants/contracts utilizing the RACI Matrix tools.
Ensure program compliance with guidelines and regulations.
Collaborate with the Early Learning Academy Leadership team to develop new strategies regarding program activities while ensuring clear and effective communication.
Provide overall oversight to the Center‑Based Early Learning Academy to ensure compliance with all areas within the Head Start Performance Standards, DCFS licensing guidelines, Preschool for All/Prevention Initiative Scope of Service, and other guidelines, as well as fiscal oversight, administrative compliance, and accreditation requirements.
Monitor program in all content areas to ensure service delivery meets the quality standards established by the agency, funders, and accrediting bodies, and ensure deliverables/indicators are delivered as agreed in executed contracts.
Collaborate with early learning leadership to ensure positive outcomes from monitoring visits, reviews, and assessments performed by funders, accreditation, and/or supporters.
Contribute to ideas and growth opportunities addressing program challenges that arise, and develop and implement strategies that enhance outcomes, recruitment, enrollment, awareness, and agency‑wide response to early learning programs.
Ensure communication is clear and effective to facilitate and increase engagement from stakeholders.
Communicate with content area managers to ensure site and personnel are responsive to program, child and family needs, providing follow‑up and improvement strategies for any deficiencies that surface.
Using the Performance Quality Improvement process, develop, create, manage, and execute annual work/program plans, goals, and objectives.
Provide reporting of program progress on goals, objectives, and activities according to established timelines.
Foster positive relationships and effective communication with parents, community partners, and staff.
Participate in the interviewing and selection of program staff and consultants, adhering to policies and guidelines of agency and funders.
Supervise the Education Coordinator and monitor all staff, including conducting scheduled performance appraisals and development of individualized professional development plans.
Conduct monthly staff meetings and ensure timely, ongoing communication with the team about agency and external partner updates.
Collaborate with Family Services to conduct parent meetings and activities, create and manage training schedules for staff according to individualized professional development plans to comply with funder requirement of 15 hours of professional development annually.
Maintain and monitor reporting systems as dictated by agency and funders.
Assist with collecting required documents (emergency consents, physicals, dentals, etc.) and ensure child and family needs are addressed to allow for goal attainment in development, health, nutrition, etc.
With the support of the Vice President of Children’s Services and input from the program’s Parent Committee, develop and manage a program plan, communication, and monitoring plan that responds to stakeholder needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
General Requirements Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required.
Will be subject to pre‑employment screening that includes a medical, lift and drug and alcohol screening, and aptitude and skills testing where applicable.
Education / Experience Minimum B.A. in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Work, or a related field with a minimum of 18 college credits in Early Childhood Development.
Must have a gateways director’s credential level 1 or above and experience with program administration, including reflective supervision and leadership of staff teams.
Language Skills Bilingual Spanish preferred.
Computer Literacy & Knowledge Skills Word processing; spreadsheets; internet skills; data entry skills; and managing Microsoft applications to facilitate communication.
Preferred knowledge of ChildPlus or other online database systems.
Mathematical Skills Basic mathematical skills are required.
Operating Environment and Working Relationships Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team, establish relationships with families from diverse backgrounds, understand community resources and capacity to develop community cooperation, and knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards.
Decision Making Authority Ability to solve practical problems, interpret a variety of instructions, and exercise discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.
People Management Utilize reflective practices to support volunteers, interns, and team members; strong interpersonal skills; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Remote Work / Technology Not eligible for remote work.
A personal mobile phone is required.
Physical Demands Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear; use hands frequently; lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
Work Environment Moderate noise level typical of a childcare setting.
Disclaimer The content of this job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required; it describes the general nature and level of work performed by the employee in this position.
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