Head Start Director

Head Start Director

Oneonta, New York

About Us:

Opportunities for Otsego is one of 1,000+ Community Action Agencies across the nation that are actively fighting the "War on Poverty" based on President Lyndon B Johnson's ideal. Since 1966, Opportunities for Otsego has focused its attention on specific problems affecting the greater Otsego County community, mobilized resources, and developed solutions to unlock opportunities for low-income individuals and disenfranchised families.

Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of three and four year old children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. Early Head Start programs promote healthy pregnancy, enhance the development of very young children, assist with coordinating children's medical and dental visits, and guide parents through the choices that lead to a healthy family.

OFO's Head Start program is seeking a highly qualified professional to lead our Head Start Program.

Salary Range: $81,000 - $89,000 annually

Pay Range Guide:

• Standard Start Rate - education and experience meet job requirements
• Advanced Start Rate - education and experience exceed job requirements (subject to approval)

Benefits available to our Head Start Director:

• Health, dental, vision, and other optional benefits
• Generous holiday schedule
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions on eligible plans
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Local, state, and national training and certification opportunities
• Eligibility for our Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (more information available via our website)

No Relocation Assistance Available

Most Important Responsibilities of our Head Start Director:

• Direct programming and operations for Head Start and Universal Pre-Kindergarten
• Ensure compliance with program requirements, standards and operations with the NYS Office of Children and Family Services, HHS Administration for Families and Children, NYS Department of Health and other funding sources
• Establish and maintain a system for overall supervision and the effective operation and coordination of daily programming
• Prepare program funding proposals
• Prepare and manage program budgets

Requirements of our Head Start Director:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Management, or Administration and five years' experience in budget management, administration and supervision of staff; OR
• Master's degree in Education, Management, or Administration and two years' experience in budget management, administration and supervision of staff;
• Valid, unrestricted New York State driver's license

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Pay Range: $1,584.22 - $1,742.64 per week