Assistant Director, Head Start Program Design and Effectiveness

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans To learn more, visit: https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications must be submitted by: 3/7/2025 5:00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan Paid Time Off: 24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Under administrative direction, the Assistant Director, Head Start Program Design & Effectiveness plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the activities and staff of the Program Design and Effectiveness unit; manages consultative program development and support to ensure children are school-ready and prepared to transition to kindergarten; establishes overall external monitoring procedures and minimum expectations for delegate agencies; and ensures the Head Start and Early Learning division achieves its primary responsibility of countywide and regional planning, resource development, monitoring and accountability, and training and technical assistance for delegate agencies in program design and management and delivery of interdisciplinary services.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• Applicable laws, codes, and regulations including federal and state program regulations and policies that apply to the management and administration of Head Start/Early Head Start and California Department of Education funded programs
• Principles and practices of program management 
• Business operations and administrative practices
• Concepts, capabilities, and applications of management systems
• Desktop computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software 
• Principles and practices of human resources management and organizational development
• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS applications
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements
  
  

Competencies:

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• Analyzing and Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data
• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Presentation Skill – Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Leadership – Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Managing Performance – Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Business Process Analysis – Defining, assessing, and improving operational processes and workflow
• Managing Change – Addressing key factors that influence successful organizational change
• Organizational Design and Structure – Establishing organizational structure and clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Organizational Systems Thinking – Comprehending the organization as a system of integrated and interdependent functions
• Political & Organizational Savvy – Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: A bachelor's degree with major coursework in business administration, public administration, social services or a field closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association as recognized by the Council for Higher Education. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 

Experience: Five years of experience managing business, administrative, and operational services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources, including two years of supervisory experience specifically in Head Start. 

Additional Requirements: A master’s degree in one of the areas listed above is preferred. A valid California driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. 

Selection Process

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Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of Training & Experience Evaluation (T&E), Technical Project, and Structured Interview.

Contact

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Additional Information

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Pending PC Approval: February 20, 2025

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified.  For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

Salary : $137,172 - $169,932