The Program Director is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The position directs, administers and manages the day-to-day program operations. Responsibilities include direct and indirect staff supervision, budget and fiscal assets management, and building, leading, and managing team support and performance. The Program Director provides leadership to all program centers as well as compliance with donor and Head Start policies and procedures.
As a front line representative of Save the Children, the Program Director is required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.
As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all child safeguarding obligations.
- Lead in the design, development, execution, promotion, and reporting aspects of the program's services to families, children, the community, and other partner
- Lead the management team and make timely and appropriate management decisions; develop and implement short and long-range goals and objectives; monitor the program’s overall effectivene
- Guide, direct and authorize the implementation of major plans, standards, and procedures consistent with the established policies approved by the Board and Policy Coun
- Develop and implement procedures and controls to promote communication and effective information flow within the organization, enabling program goals to be obtained efficiently.
- Review overall program operations regularly and convey information and outcomes to the SC-HS Leadership, Board, and Policy Coun
- Ensure all program activities are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing agency operation
- Establish and maintain relationships and collaborations with public schools, community agencies, and partners.
- Assist with preparation and development of program budgets and federal/state grant submissions.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
- Ability to perform medium to heave physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.
- Ability to clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employmen To drive agency vehicles (if applicable), must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the Save the Children Head Start insurance carrier and have a Motor Vehicle Record acceptable to Save the Children Head Start. Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.
- Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible supervisory/management experience including working with boards and advisory committee
- Previous Head Start management experience requir
- Good communication and skills (open, honest, objective, good listener, with team management approach to clear goals and objectives).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook