Program Manager

AgUpdate; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU Health Sciences Center, Human Development Center in New Orleans is seeking a Program Manager for the Early Head Start Program to coordinate a developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate curriculum and comprehensive 2-generational services across the birth to five spectrum.

The EHS Program Manager will design, implement and evaluate education and child development services, maintain learning environments, ensure credentialing of personnel at contracted sites, and oversee

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Early Intervention required.
• Master’s degree in Early Childhood may substitute for 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and evaluate education and child development services for the EHS-CCP grant.
• Maintain learning environments and ensure personnel meet required credentials.
• Oversee training and professional development for all ECD staff.
• Oversee child screening, assessment, health, oral health, and nutrition per Head Start standards.
• Ensure safety practices, facility health checks and internal monitoring for continuous improvement.

Skills

Training & Technical Assistance

Early childhood development

Staff training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Early Intervention

Master’s degree in Early Childhood (substitutes for 2 years of experience)

Tools

ChildPlus database

CLASS assessment

Job description

LSU Health Sciences Center, Human Development Center seeks to hire a Program Manager for
the Early Head Start Program to coordinate the implementation of a developmentally, culturally,
and linguistically appropriate curriculum and comprehensive 2-generational services and manage
all programmatic aspects to meet the requirements of the Head Start Child Development and
Early Learning Framework, the Head Start Program Performance Standards and other
regulations across the birth to five spectrum.

The EHS Program Manager will have responsibility for designing, implementing and evaluating
education and child development (ECD) services for the EHS-CCP grant. This includes
maintaining all learning environments, ensuring all ECD personnel at contracted sites maintain
required credentials, and overseeing training and professional development for all ECD
personnel. It also includes oversight of child screening, assessment, physical and mental health,
oral health, and nutrition required by the Head Start Performance Standards. The Program
Manager is responsible for safety practices including facility health and safety checks and
internal monitoring and continuous improvement.

The qualified applicant will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood
Education or Early Intervention field and 5 years’ experience providing training and technical
assistance in early childhood, special education, or early intervention. A Master’s degree in Early
Childhood substitutes for 2 years of experience.

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in the following areas: providing training
and technical assistance, Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), TS Gold Database,
ChildPlus Database, working with special populations, or implementation of Child Care
Partnership grants.

PROGRAM MANAGER - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States