Director - CARE Hub and Wee Care

Utah Valley University; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Valley University in Orem seeks a Director for the CARE Hub and Wee Care Center to lead basic needs programs, childcare services, and family support initiatives. You will supervise staff, secure resources, and represent the university in partnerships to advance student success.

The role requires a Master's degree and at least five years of progressive leadership in higher education or related services, with budget oversight and policy implementation responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution in a related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
• Experience managing professional staff and complex programs.
• Budget administration and resource management experience.
• Ability to interpret and implement policy within a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, supervision, and direction for staff across CARE Hub and Wee Care Center.
• Formulates vision and long-range strategy for basic needs and family services.
• Interprets and oversees policy, regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Administers budgets and oversees grants and resources.
• Performs other duties to support student development and well-being goals.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Financial management

Communication skills

Policy interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Director - CARE Hub and Wee Care

Salary: $68,258.00 - $80,304.00 Annually

Job Type: FT Exempt Salaried Staff

Job Number: FY2706730

Closing: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

Location: Wee Care Center

Division: VP Student Affairs

Position Announcement

If you are committed to working with students to reduce barriersand increase opportunities that mitigate the effects of scarcity,supply resources to support individuals and families attending UVU,and amplify the potential of amazing students by leading a team ofthoughtful and intelligent professionals, then please considerraising your hand to be considered for UVU's next CARE Hub and WeeCare Center Director.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Leadership & Staff Direction: Provides leadership,supervision, and direction for full-time staff, part-time staff, managers, and student employees across the CARE Hub and Wee CareCenter. Addresses personnel issues, grievances, and correctiveactions in accordance with university policy. Facilitates staffdevelopment and organizational capacity-building across multiplefunctional units. Represents the university on committees,partnerships, and initiatives related to basic needs, childcare,and student family services. Cultivates campus and communityrelationships to advance student success and secure resources.
• Strategic Planning & Program Development: Formulates visionand long-range strategy for integrated basic needs andstudent-parent support services. Establishes and assesses learningoutcomes, assessment frameworks, childcare sustainability, andevaluation strategies tied to student persistence andcompletion.
• Policy, Risk, and Regulatory Oversight: Interprets, authorizes,and oversees implementation of university policy, state and federalregulations, and accreditation standards applicable to basic needsand licensed childcare operations. Ensures compliance withchildcare licensing, CACFP, CCAMPIS, other grant requirements, andinstitutional risk management standards.
• Financial & Resource Stewardship: Administers and overseesmultiple institutional, auxiliary, and federally funded budgets.Leads budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting,and audit preparation. Other
• Performs other duties or projects as assigned, for the purposeof accomplishing Student Development & Well-Being goals andobjectives.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution in a relatedfield such as higher education administration, public health,social work, education, human development, public administration,or a related discipline.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadershipexperience related to the scope of the position, which may includehigher education, human services, childcare administration, studentaffairs, or public service.
• Demonstrated experience managing professional staff and complexprograms.
• Demonstrated experience with budget administration and resourcemanagement.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and implement policy andprocedure within a complex organizational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience overseeing licensed or regulated operations,including compliance with state, federal, or accreditationstandards.
• Experience administering federal or large-scale grant funding,including compliance, reporting, and audit processes.
• Experience leading multi-unit or cross-functional teams in acomplex organization.
• Demonstrated success building campus and community partnershipsthat advance institutional priorities.
• Experience using data and assessment to inform strategicplanning and institutional decision-making.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of student basic needs systems, studentsuccess frameworks, and the impact of foundational supports onstudent retention, completion, and workforceparticipation.
• Advanced knowledge of higher education administration,including student development theory, program design, assessment,and evaluation at the institutional level.
• Knowledge of federal and private grant administration,including compliance, reporting, and stewardship of high-riskfunding sources.
• Knowledge of data-informed decision-making, outcomesassessment, and translating data into actionable institutionalstrategies.
• Knowledge of community-based partnerships, public-privatecollaboration, and systems-level approaches to student and familysupport.

Skills

• Executive leadership skills in directing multi-function,multi-level teams across complex operationalenvironments.
• Strategic planning and organizational development skills,including the ability to design, implement, and assess long-terminitiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgetdevelopment, monitoring, reconciliation, and oversight ofinstitutional and grant-funded resources.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including theability to prepare reports, proposals, and briefings for seniorleadership, funders, regulators, and communitystakeholders.
• Demonstrated skill in interpreting and applying policy, regulatory requirements, and institutional guidelines with soundjudgment and consistency.
• Skilled in building and sustaining collaborative relationshipsacross campus units, external agencies, and communitypartners.
• Effective presentation and facilitation skills for a wide rangeof audiences, including staff, students, senior administrators,funders, and community leaders.

Abilities

• Ability to provide vision, direction, and leadership forinstitution-wide initiatives that span multiple functionalareas.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion inmatters of significance that affect 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 multipleinitiatives simultaneously, and maintain a high level oforganization and accountability.
• Ability to analyze complex information, identify trends andgaps, and develop strategic responses to evolving student andinstitutional needs.
• Ability to represent the university professionally in sensitivesituations requiring diplomacy, confidentiality, and sounddecision-making.

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