Education Manager

Training and Research Foundation | Full-Time, Exempt | Orange & Riverside Counties, CA

Shape the future of early childhood education across Orange and Riverside Counties. Training and Research Foundation (TRF) is looking for an experienced, hands-on education leader to guide and manage our Education Specialist, Site Supervisors, and Site Directors, and elevate classroom quality across every program site.

If you love coaching people as much as you love getting the details right — licensing compliance, curriculum quality, classroom observations — this role puts both to work every day.

Why TRF

• Direct, visible impact on children ages 0–12 across multiple program sites — not a desk job removed from the classroom.
• Real leadership scope: you’ll manage the Education Specialist, Site Supervisors, and Site Directors across our sites.
• A leadership team that trusts you with real authority over staffing, coaching, and site performance.
• Mission-driven work with a nonprofit deeply rooted in the communities it serves.

What You'll Do

• Lead people. Directly manage the Education Specialist, Site Supervisors, and Site Directors — serving as the primary point of accountability and support across all program sites.
• Raise the bar on quality. Conduct classroom observations and assessments (CLASS, ERS, ITERS) and translate the findings into real coaching, not just paperwork.
• Grow our people. Coach and develop your team through ongoing mentoring, staff development, and performance management.
• Guard compliance. Keep programs aligned with Title 22, Title V, CDE, CDSS, and state licensing requirements, and help shape the policies that keep us there.
• Build capability. Deliver training and guidance to staff, parents, and the community on child development topics that matter.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field, plus a minimum of 24 ECE units. (Master’s degree or bilingual ability a plus.)
• Current CTC Site Supervisor Permit (Program Director Permit preferred).
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience, with direct experience using ASQ, CLASS, DRDP, and Environmental Rating Scales (ITERS, ECERS, SACERS).
• Experience supervising educators serving children birth–12 in state and/or federally subsidized ECE programs.
• A steady, resourceful, people-first approach — someone who can hold teams accountable while still being genuinely kind and supportive.

Good to Know

• Requires clearance of a criminal background check (FBI, DOJ, CAI), a physical exam, TB test, and required immunizations.
• Mandated Child Abuse Reporter training must be completed within 14 days of hire.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Compensation: $76,000 to $79,000