Senior Manager, Early Learning: Strategy & Child Development Leadership

Mt. Hood Community College; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mt. Hood Community College is seeking a seasoned executive to provide strategic leadership and management in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating Head Start and Early Head Start programs across multiple sites.

You will align program decisions with data, Head Start Standards, and MHCC policies, develop department policies, manage budgets, and train supervision in leadership and staff accountability.

Responsibilities

• Directs, supervises, and evaluates the performance and daily duties of Managers to ensure alignment and consistency in early childhood care, classroom practices, and child development outcomes across all sites.
• Trains, mentors, and develops managers in the areas of leadership, effective supervision, and staff accountability. Holds early learning staff accountable for achieving positive child development outcomes and implementing evidence-based classroom strategies.
• Provides strategic support and input to the design and continuous improvement of CDFS early learning programs. Assists with short- and long-term planning that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in staffing, curriculum, culture, and services and align with College and CDFS mission, vision, and strategic goals. Conducts ongoing monitoring of adult actions, teaching practices, social-emotional curricula, and positive behavioral interventions across multiple early learning sites to monitor implementation and ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets child assessment data, classroom observation results, and program outcomes. Implements, monitors, and adjusts programmatic decisions based on data, Head Start Performance Standards, and MHCC policies and procedures.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, accrediting bodies, licensing requirements, and MHCC Board policies.
• Oversees the selection, tracking, and implementation of education curricula and child observation assessment systems. Designs and coordinates agency-wide professional development to ensure classroom staff maintains required credentials and education qualifications. Works with managers to ensure that Policy Council-approved curriculum is being implemented in every classroom.
• Manages assigned department and program budgets, ensuring spending remains within budget allocations. Participates in budget planning, reviews, forecasting, and grant proposal development in partnership with leadership.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with internal College departments, external agencies, community partners, and educational institutions to strengthen ties and support programming, shared resources, and other initiatives. Serves as a College representative on local, regional, and state early childhood committees as appropriate.
• Ensures and promotes health, safety, and proper risk management in the workplace and across all early learning sites.

Job description

Mt. Hood Community College is seeking a seasoned executive to provide strategic leadership and management in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating Head Start and Early Head Start programs across multiple sites.

You will align program decisions with data, Head Start Standards, and MHCC policies, develop department policies, manage budgets, and train supervision in leadership and staff accountability.