District Manager

POSITION: District Manager

SUPERVISOR: Asst. VP of Child Development Services

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Under the supervision of the Assistant Vice President, Child Development Services, the District Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with all Head Start performance standards and requirements of all regulatory agencies at assigned Head Start and child development centers. Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation of educational activities; coordinating support services to meet program and family objectives; implementing a bilingual curriculum model; supervising and evaluating Head Teachers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: B.A. or B.S. Degree in the area of Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child/Human Development; or B.A./B.S. degree in related field with a minimum of 24 units in ECE/CD, plus 9 units in child care administration; or Bachelor?s Degree level of conceptual thinking obtained by a degree or equivalent life experience.. Must have or obtain the State of California Child Development Program Director Permit. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

EXPERIENCE: Three years experience directly working with preschool children.  Two years experience working in a center director (supervisory) capacity.

OTHER: Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills.  Ability to pass physical examination and a tuberculin skin test.  Fingerprint clearance required. Ability to get to all centers, meetings, and training.  Verification of insurance required for personal car usage.

BENEFITS:

In addition to a compassion driven workforce, ECS offers fifteen holidays a year, vacation, sick leave, medical, dental, and 401 (k) with a discretionary profit sharing and match component.

ABOUT ECS:

ECS (Episcopal Community Services) with over 400 employees, maintains forty programs addressing homelessness, unemployment, addiction, mental illness, domestic violence, and children's care and education in San Diego and Riverside Counties?  See www.ecscalifornia.org for more information.  The Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION

PROCEDURE: Send application and updated qualifying documents to:

Episcopal Community Services Head Start

Attn: Job#06-30ML

Fax (619) 228-2851

Email: jobs@ecscalifornia.org

Place Job#06-30MON in fax or e-mail header.

 

DEADLINE:August 4, 2006

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