Director - CARE Hub and Wee Care

Utah Valley University•Wee Care Center, UT

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About The Position

The Director provides leadership, supervision, and direction for full-time and part-time staff, managers, and student employees across the CARE Hub and Wee Care Center. The Director addresses personnel issues, grievances, and corrective actions in accordance with university policy; facilitates staff development and organizational capacity-building; and represents the university in committees, partnerships, and initiatives related to basic needs, childcare, and student family services. The role cultivates campus and community relationships to advance student success and secure resources. The Director formulates the vision and long-range strategy for integrated basic-needs and student-parent support services. Responsibilities include establishing and assessing learning outcomes, assessment frameworks, childcare sustainability, and evaluation strategies connected to student persistence and completion. The Director interprets, authorizes, and oversees implementation of applicable university policies, state and federal regulations, and accreditation standards, ensuring compliance with childcare licensing, CACFP, CCAMPIS, grant requirements, and institutional risk-management standards. The position administers and oversees institutional, auxiliary, and federally funded budgets, including budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting, and audit preparation. The Director also performs other duties or projects as assigned to accomplish Student Development & Well-Being goals and objectives.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field, such as higher education administration, public health, social work, education, human development, public administration, or a related discipline.
Five years of progressively responsible leadership experience related to the position, which may include higher education, human services, childcare administration, student affairs, or public service.
Demonstrated experience managing professional staff and complex programs.
Demonstrated experience with budget administration and resource management.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and implement policy and procedure within a complex organizational environment.
Advanced knowledge of student basic-needs systems, student success frameworks, and the impact of foundational supports on student retention, completion, and workforce participation.
Advanced knowledge of higher education administration, including student development theory, program design, assessment, and institutional-level evaluation.
Knowledge of federal and private grant administration, including compliance, reporting, and stewardship of high-risk funding sources.
Knowledge of data-informed decision-making, outcomes assessment, and translating data into actionable institutional strategies.
Knowledge of community-based partnerships, public-private collaboration, and systems-level approaches to student and family support.
Executive leadership skills directing multi-function, multi-level teams in complex operational environments.
Strategic planning and organizational development skills, including designing, implementing, and assessing long-term initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
Strong financial management skills, including budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, and oversight of institutional and grant-funded resources.
Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, proposals, and briefings for senior leadership, funders, regulators, and community stakeholders.
Skill in interpreting and applying policy, regulatory requirements, and institutional guidelines with sound judgment and consistency.
Skill in building and sustaining collaborative relationships across campus units, external agencies, and community partners.
Presentation and facilitation skills for audiences including staff, students, senior administrators, funders, and community leaders.
Ability to provide vision, direction, and leadership for institution-wide initiatives spanning multiple functional areas.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in significant matters affecting university operations, compliance, and student welfare.
Ability to lead and support professional staff through change, growth, and increased organizational complexity.
Ability to balance competing priorities, manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, and maintain organization and accountability.
Ability to analyze complex information, identify trends and gaps, and develop strategic responses to evolving student and institutional needs.
Ability to represent the university professionally in sensitive situations requiring diplomacy, confidentiality, and sound decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Experience overseeing licensed or regulated operations, including compliance with state, federal, or accreditation standards.
Experience administering federal or large-scale grant funding, including compliance, reporting, and audit processes.
Experience leading multi-unit or cross-functional teams in a complex organization.
Demonstrated success building campus and community partnerships that advance institutional priorities.
Experience using data and assessment to inform strategic planning and institutional decision-making.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, supervision, and direction for full-time and part-time staff, managers, and student employees across the CARE Hub and Wee Care Center.
Address personnel issues, grievances, and corrective actions in accordance with university policy.
Facilitate staff development and organizational capacity-building across multiple functional units.
Represent the university on committees, partnerships, and initiatives related to basic needs, childcare, and student family services.
Cultivate campus and community relationships to advance student success and secure resources.
Formulate vision and long-range strategy for integrated basic-needs and student-parent support services.
Establish and assess learning outcomes, assessment frameworks, childcare sustainability, and evaluation strategies tied to student persistence and completion.
Interpret, authorize, and oversee implementation of university policy, state and federal regulations, and accreditation standards applicable to basic-needs and licensed childcare operations.
Ensure compliance with childcare licensing, CACFP, CCAMPIS, other grant requirements, and institutional risk-management standards.
Administer and oversee institutional, auxiliary, and federally funded budgets.
Lead budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting, and audit preparation.
Perform other duties or projects as assigned to accomplish Student Development & Well-Being goals and objectives.