Head Start Director

Child Care Associates is seeking strategic, innovative, mission-focused candidates for
the Head Start Director position. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced
candidate who is well-versed in Head Start and Early Head Start programs to lead the
work of impacting early learning by guiding the program design, creating data-driven
improvements, and leading a talented team within a regional nonprofit in the 13th largest
city in the nation. Successful candidates are collaborative and inclusive leaders who
have the personality and skills to effectively drive program impact.

Regional support for young children has increased over the past 5 years, creating an
opportunity to propel CCA’s services and the early learning system to new levels of impact and
quality. Because of CCA’s longevity, size, and history of achievement, it has the potential to
become a model for the early learning field at the local, state, and national level. The Head Start
Director will support CCA leadership as the organization develops this potential. Head Start and
early education are deeply supported as a greater good and the Head Start Director is a
celebrated and appreciated role.

The Position
As a senior leader in the organization, the Head Start Director plans, designs, implements, and
evaluates the framework, systems, and procedures to ensure excellence in delivering CCA’s
early childhood education programs throughout North Texas. Guiding program oversight, the
Head Start Director commits to providing an inclusive culture, distributing responsibilities
equitably, and fostering creativity in a collaborative environment that delivers ongoing
transformation. The Director will lead, train, and develop a team ensuring that Head Start
Performance Standards as well as best practices in early education are well-known and
supported across the organization. The Director of Head Start will collaborate in the community
with leaders and stakeholders to deliver the message of the lifelong impact and social
significance of early childhood education on health, economics, and behavior.

Specifically, the Head Start Director will have three areas of focus:

1. Leadership, Management & Communication – Demonstrate leadership in an early education nonprofit including building strong management teams and systems as well as a building clear and transparent communication across the Head Start program and agency.
2. Program Operations - Oversee programs, including operational and financial management, evaluation, assessment, and ongoing process improvement. 
3. Internal and External Relationship Building, Cultivation, and Stewardship - Cultivate meaningful working relationships with staff, public leaders, community agencies, and school district personnel. Build, lead, and inspire a diverse team of committed professionals.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field; doctorate degree a plus! 
• Minimum of three (3) years previous experience as a Head Start Director with experience in supervision of staff, fiscal management, and administration. (Significant experience as a Deputy Director in another Head Start program of scale may be considered).
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaboratively leads teams with open, transparent communication.