Regional Director, Early Learning & Community Health

Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc.; Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 109,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. seeks a Director of Early Learning & Community Health to provide strategic leadership for CCR&R, ECB, WIC, and EOHEA/RHEC fiscal backbone responsibilities.

The role supervises program managers, oversees budgets and contracts, and strengthens regional coordination across early learning and health services. The Director partners with BMELH and regional agencies, shaping priorities, assuring program quality, and guiding staffing and development to support UMHS’s

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• 5+ years leadership/management experience in early learning or community health.
• Experience with grants, contracts, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance evaluation for program managers and staff.
• Develop annual program work plans with managers and monitor service goals and staffing capacity.
• Oversee program grant and contract performance, including reporting and deliverables.
• Develop budgets with Finance and monitor financial reports with program managers.
• Maintain procedures and desk manuals to support consistent operations and succession planning.
• Contribute to grant applications, renewals, and amendments and coordinate with Finance on fiscal matters.
• Track concerns from families, staff, and partners and coordinate resolutions with leadership.
• Keep the CEO informed of progress, funding concerns, and issues requiring action.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Budget Oversight

Program Management

Staff Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. seeks a Director of Early Learning & Community Health to provide strategic leadership for CCR&R, ECB, WIC, and EOHEA/RHEC fiscal backbone responsibilities.

The role supervises program managers, oversees budgets and contracts, and strengthens regional coordination across early learning and health services. The Director partners with BMELH and regional agencies, shaping priorities, assuring program quality, and guiding staffing and development to support UMHS’s