Head Start Education Manager

Jefferson County CO•Arvada, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Head Start Education Manager is a member of the Jefferson County Head Start leadership team and shares responsibility for program-wide strategy, integrated service delivery, compliance, child safety, organizational effectiveness, and continuous improvement. The role provides strategic leadership for birth-to-five education and translates program data, research, and regulatory requirements into priorities, aligned systems, and measurable results for children and families. The Manager develops Education Supervisors as leaders who provide consistent, high-quality supervision, reflective coaching, performance feedback, and individualized support to teaching staff. The role strengthens the systems in which supervisors and classroom teams work, uses data to identify strengths and inequities, and coordinates with leaders across program areas so education decisions support the program as a whole. This is a full-time, standard position with a Monday-Friday schedule. It reports on-site to the Head Start Arvada location and requires occasional travel to assigned Head Start sites in Lakewood or Wheat Ridge. The hiring range is $106,436–$110,436 annually; compensation is determined based on education, experience, and skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, Public Health, or a related field.
Five years of work-related experience.
Three years of supervisory experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, except where specific qualifications are required.
Willingness to occasionally travel to assigned Head Start sites in Lakewood or Wheat Ridge.
For positions requiring driving on County business, a valid Colorado driver’s license is required within 30 days of hire or beginning service as an intern or volunteer.
Successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening, which may include criminal history, motor vehicle report, education verification, and/or references.
Must obtain a physical examination and tuberculosis test at hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
PDIS Level 5 or High.
Colorado Child Care Coaching Credential.
Current Colorado Child Care Licensing Large Center Director Qualification.

Responsibilities

Serve on the JCHS Leadership Team, contributing an education and child-development perspective and sharing accountability for the quality, compliance, sustainability, and effectiveness of the Head Start program.
Translate the strategic plan, Head Start grant commitments, community assessment, school readiness goals, and program priorities into measurable education objectives, implementation plans, and staff expectations.
Identify program-wide risks, trends, and opportunities, and lead or contribute to improvement efforts through implementation and evaluation.
Establish and maintain a cycle for collecting, validating, aggregating, disaggregating, analyzing, and using education data to guide decisions and measure progress.
Analyze child assessment data regularly, including subgroup analysis for children with disabilities and dual language learners, and integrate findings with other program data.
Use data findings to recommend and evaluate changes to teaching practices, curriculum implementation, professional development, coaching, staffing, resource allocation, program design, and services.
Provide strategic direction for developmentally, culturally, and linguistically responsive education services for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, including children with disabilities and dual language learners.
Ensure curriculum, teaching practices, learning environments, child assessment, individualization, and family partnership practices align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, Colorado requirements, school readiness goals, and applicable Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Directly supervise Education Supervisors through regular individual and team supervision, clear goals, timely feedback, and individualized professional development planning.
Build Education Supervisors’ capacity to supervise and coach effectively, make sound and timely decisions, address performance concerns, support staff well-being, and maintain accountability for classroom quality and child safety.
Model and teach observation-and-feedback cycles, reflective supervision, difficult conversations, documentation, goal setting, and follow-through for Education Supervisors.
Establish common supervisory expectations, tools, routines, and measures of effectiveness; evaluate supervision quality and impact using evidence such as feedback timeliness, coaching-goal progress, staff development, classroom practices, and child outcomes.
Maintain a monitoring system that identifies compliance and quality concerns early, prompts correction, addresses root causes, and establishes safeguards against recurrence.
Partner with program leadership on child safety systems, incident response, required reporting, and corrective actions related to classroom practice, staffing, supervision, or learning environments.
Prepare for and participate in federal, state, licensing, grant, and internal reviews; organize evidence, communicate findings, and lead assigned follow-up actions.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of Jefferson County Head Start’s mission, vision, values, goals, and operational needs.