Head Start Director

ORGANIZED COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC.
HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START DIRECTOR
Supervisor: Executive Director
Status: Exempt
Terms of Employment: Regular Full Time

Job Goal:
To supervise the overall Head Start/ Early Head Start Program and integral components: and
ensure that programmatic operations are carried out effectively. Provide direction to Head Start
Policy Council in the Head Start Performance Standards.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Administrative Management
a. Promote the professional growth and development of content area staff.
b. Assist with and meet all fiscal funding source requirements in conjunction
with the Fiscal Officer through the use of comprehensive internal controls.
c. Assist in the development program budgets. and monitor expenditures to
ensure budget conformance.
d. Ensure that all reports and records are maintained accurately and promptly.
e. Attend regularly scheduled Administrative Team meetings.
f. Coordinate with other supervisors to provide supervision, leadership, and
direction including performance evaluations, training. orientations, attendance
record keeping. and other forms of assistance.
g. Attend all Board of Director meetings, policy council meetings, staff
meetings and submit monthly reports to the Executive Director and Policy
Council on Head Start Early Head Start activities.
h. Ensure that the operational responsibilities of the Policy Council are carried out
i. Supervise FSS I staff in program operations, to include using all agency policies
and procedures for developing staff skills for successful job task completion.
j Ensure license for each center license are current.
k. Conduct FSS I performance evaluation twice a year.

2. Operations
a. Ensure that all safety. legal. program, and licensing requirements are met.
b. Ensure that all area programs meet or exceed program standards.
c. Assist in securing Head Start/ Early Head Start facility space as needed.

3. Facility Procurement & Renovations
a. Assist Executive Director in securing space for program expansion.
b. Provide leadership in the developmcnt of building practices and
principles though our Head Start/ Early Head Start facilities.

4. Program Planning and Development
a. Maintain regular interaction with appropriate community agencies and leaders
as appropriate.
c, Participate as an Administrative team member in the development of plans to
meet Agency goals
d. Assist with completing the Community Assessment.
e. Assist with completing the Annual Self-Assessment.
f. Participate with Administrative Team members in establishing and maintaining
relationships with appropriate school districts and organizations within service
areas.
g. Promote and educate staff and board on Head Start Pertbrmance Standards being
implemented throughout the agency'.

Qualifications:
l. Bachelor's degree in ECE, Business/Public/Education/Health Administration or related
field. plus, live years non-profit experience of which two years' experience are in
managerial and supervision.
2. Two years of budget development responsibility.
3. Strong leadership skills.
4. Current physical examination and TB screen documentation upon hire.
5. Adequate means of transportation.
6. Head Start experience.
7. Community service experience.
8. Ability to coordinate and/or conduct training sessions.
9. Multi-cultural experience.

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