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Educare/Head Start Program Director
at Puget Sound Educational Service District in Seattle
The Educare Early Learning Center will open its doors in February, 2010, in the new Greenbridge development in White Center, just south of Seattle. Educare is a national collaboration of state‐of‐the‐art programs serving at‐risk families with young children from birth to five years. There are 10 Educare Centers nation‐wide, each based on public/private partnerships that include Head Start, school districts, and philanthropists.
Educare centers provide full‐day full‐year child development and family support services aimed at preparing children for kindergarten and life. The Educare Center will provide early caregivers and parents from the surrounding community and region with hands‐on professional development to improve early learning for all children, and will provide a platform for demonstrating the outcomes that can be achieved by high quality comprehensive services. Educare is part of The White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), designed to maximize school readiness for every young child in White Center through parent‐driven culturally appropriate services.
WCELI is working to accomplish this ambitious goal by building a system of integrated child development and parent support for children, their families and their community. Educare and WCELI are supported by public funding and private philanthropy, including Thrive by Five Washington and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Description of Position: The Educare/Head Start Program Director is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive services to children enrolled in Educare and Head Start at multiple sites in the White Center/Burien area. The Program Director supervises program managers and provides leadership for more than 50 highly qualified and diverse staff who provide child development, family support, and health services to over 230 children and their families. The Program Director facilitates participation and collaboration with WCELI, Highline Public Schools, other community organizations, and Educare’s national Bounce Learning Network. The Program Director is the primary liaison with PSESD’s other Head Start and early learning programs, and assures compliance with Head Start, Educare, and other performance standards and regulations. The Program Director reports to PSESD’s Assistant to the Superintendent for Early Learning who is the Educare/WCELI Executive Director.
Qualifications: Masters Degree in child development, human services, administration or related field and two years relevant experience is required; a Bachelors Degree in these fields or a related area with more extensive and progressively responsible work experience may be substituted. Experience in early learning program development, management, supervision, professional development, and budget planning and implementation preferred.
Salary: $79,754‐‐$90,234 per year, depending on experience. Excellent Benefits/retirement package.
First Close: December 28, 2009
For more information, including complete job descriptions, and to complete our online application, visit www.psesd.org.
ESD Job Lines: 425‐917‐7616, 253‐778‐7616, 1‐800‐664‐4549 x7616.
Educare centers provide full‐day full‐year child development and family support services aimed at preparing children for kindergarten and life. The Educare Center will provide early caregivers and parents from the surrounding community and region with hands‐on professional development to improve early learning for all children, and will provide a platform for demonstrating the outcomes that can be achieved by high quality comprehensive services. Educare is part of The White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), designed to maximize school readiness for every young child in White Center through parent‐driven culturally appropriate services.
WCELI is working to accomplish this ambitious goal by building a system of integrated child development and parent support for children, their families and their community. Educare and WCELI are supported by public funding and private philanthropy, including Thrive by Five Washington and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Description of Position: The Educare/Head Start Program Director is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive services to children enrolled in Educare and Head Start at multiple sites in the White Center/Burien area. The Program Director supervises program managers and provides leadership for more than 50 highly qualified and diverse staff who provide child development, family support, and health services to over 230 children and their families. The Program Director facilitates participation and collaboration with WCELI, Highline Public Schools, other community organizations, and Educare’s national Bounce Learning Network. The Program Director is the primary liaison with PSESD’s other Head Start and early learning programs, and assures compliance with Head Start, Educare, and other performance standards and regulations. The Program Director reports to PSESD’s Assistant to the Superintendent for Early Learning who is the Educare/WCELI Executive Director.
Qualifications: Masters Degree in child development, human services, administration or related field and two years relevant experience is required; a Bachelors Degree in these fields or a related area with more extensive and progressively responsible work experience may be substituted. Experience in early learning program development, management, supervision, professional development, and budget planning and implementation preferred.
Salary: $79,754‐‐$90,234 per year, depending on experience. Excellent Benefits/retirement package.
First Close: December 28, 2009
For more information, including complete job descriptions, and to complete our online application, visit www.psesd.org.
ESD Job Lines: 425‐917‐7616, 253‐778‐7616, 1‐800‐664‐4549 x7616.
Published at 07-12-2009
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