Early Head Start School Readiness Administrator

The Office of Children’s Affairs (OCA) supports Denver Agencies, the community and its service providers in ensuring all children and youth have basic needs met, are ready for kindergarten and have the opportunity to succeed academically and professionally.

Current programs of OCA include the on-going development and implementation of strategies to increase access to nutritious food; high-quality childcare and afterschool programs; maternal and child mental health; early learning and literacy resources; youth transportation, mentorship, cultural experiences and pathways to post-secondary education and careers. 

We are a small team of highly motivated, passionate people. We are driven and flexible. We deeply believe in the mission of our work. We are humble, mindful, and accountable to the people of Denver and to each other. We are respectful of our relationships. Before we act, we listen with empathy and learn with openness. We are dedicated to deliver structural, systemic change for our community; we must think about the world as it could be rather than marginally improving the world as it is. We are locally driven and community centered.

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The hiring range for this position is $90,000.00 - $105,000.00/year, based on experience and education.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field three days a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days.

Denver Great Kids Head Start (DGKHS) is hiring for an Early Head Start School Readiness Administrator. This Administrator reports to the Head Start Executive Director and is responsible for planning, coordination, consultation, evaluation, support, review, oversight and reporting on school readiness programs and

initiatives of DGKHS to achieve established educational targets as measured by children’s performance on Teaching Strategies Gold Child Outcomes assessments, and other indicators. The Early Head Start School Readiness Administrator serves as a technical consultant to the delegate agencies and demonstrates effective leadership, teaming and facilitation skills to engage partners in planning activities that result in goal  advancement and increased child outcomes.

• Ensure all children transitioning from Denver Great Kids Head Start have the cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills, knowledge, and physical development to succeed in school and in life
• Develop policies, procedures and practices for Early Head Start that support children, families and pregnant women. Develop and implement culturally responsive programs, initiatives and training sessions that provide opportunities for Head Start parents to more effectively support the school readiness activities of their children. Promote positive relations with community stakeholders by participating on various committees that advocate school readiness initiatives or activities for Head Start families

Data Collection and Analysis:

• Review and analyze delegate agency child outcomes assessment data and provide recommendations to Head Start Executive Director for implementation strategies to improve overall performance
• Complete and submit required reports to Executive Head Start Director, Executive OCA Director, Management Team, Governing Body, Policy Council

Training/Technical Assistance

• In partnership with DGKHS team members, parents and other stakeholders, determine overall training needs and provides training, mentoring, and consultation to delegate agency education staff, as needed, using Spanish language skills.
• Under the direction of the Head Start Executive Director, develop city-wide training opportunities that support goals for education programs. Attend trainings and participate in professional development opportunities to keep abreast of best practice strategies and programming for school readiness

Program Monitoring

• Perform on-going monitoring of Head Start classrooms to ensure that facilities, materials and supplies promote and support early learning and are safe and meet Head Start program performance standards as well as state and local licensing requirements.
• Perform observations in Head Start classrooms and develop assessment reports on teacher-child interactions
• In conjunction with delegate agency staff, develop improvement plan that promote school readiness activities in accordance with the established school readiness plan
• Provide authoritative guidance and direction to delegate agencies who serve EHS per the Head Start Program Performance Standards
• Provide consultation and programming to delegates Conduct program monitoring on both EHS and HS Provide coaching to delegate agency EHS and other HS staff and monitor coaching logs Conduct classroom Observations of HS and EHS programs Initiate and participate in education staff meetings across all delegate agencies Participate in all DGKHS content area meetings Reviewing all data- comp template Maintain EHS budget and participate in budget meetings Participate in DGKHS education training sessions

To be successful in this role, you thrive on providing service to the public with demonstrated experience working with diverse communities. You provide training along with coaching with empathy and understanding. You also enjoy working as a team player who meets deadlines and provides deliverables as a representative of OCA.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Bilingual skills, preferably Spanish. Strong communication skills written and verbal
• Experience working in an Early Head Start program
• Working knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards
• Classroom Assessment and Observation System Reliable experience
• Training and presentation skills to diverse audiences

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in a related field based on a specific position(s).
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years’ experience performing full performance professional level duties within a specialized, functional area. (This does not include clerical experience.)
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

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This posting is expected to stay open until August 21st. Please submit your application as soon as possible no later than August 21st at 11:59 p.m. MST.

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