Head Start Center Director: Lead Early Education

Family Development Services; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Development Services seeks a Center Director for Head Start, serving as operational lead to ensure compliance with policies, licensing, and Head Start standards. You will drive integrated service delivery, staff supervision, and family involvement to promote school readiness.

You will coordinate with local coordinators, monitor safety, budget usage, and program quality, while supporting teachers in data-driven improvement and professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or an equivalent degree with 36 credit hours of ECE coursework is preferred, OR a bachelor’s degree with eighteen (15) credit hours in ECE with documented content relating to the needs, skills, development, or teaching methods of children age 0 to age 8 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full implementation of Head Start program’s early learning system, policies, procedures, and tools to support School Readiness.
• Coordinate with Family Advocates to ensure full implementation of family services and parent involvement.
• Supervise and manage the center staff to ensure completion of all HR activities and compliance with policies.
• Serve as operational lead for the center, ensuring compliance with Head Start licensing and other regulations.
• Implement monitoring systems and health & safety checks; review records and budgets.

Skills

Center leadership

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Data analysis

Coaching

Team coordination

Multitasking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Experience supervising/center management

Tools

MS Office

ChildPlus

CreativeCurriculum.net

Job description

Family Development Services seeks a Center Director for Head Start, serving as operational lead to ensure compliance with policies, licensing, and Head Start standards. You will drive integrated service delivery, staff supervision, and family involvement to promote school readiness.

You will coordinate with local coordinators, monitor safety, budget usage, and program quality, while supporting teachers in data-driven improvement and professional development.