Child Care Associates
Executive Director – Center for the Early Educator
Child Care Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102
Minimum Requirements:
PhD in early childhood education (or a PhD with related topic to young children may be considered)
5-8 years university-level experience teaching in the field of early childhood education and/or PK-3 teacher preparatory programs, preferably at a Tier 1 university
Demonstrated leadership in higher education (faculty and/or administration) and/or public policy arenas in early education
Demonstrated experience in working with nonprofits, grassroots organizations and practitioners
Demonstrated expertise in developing early educators, with preference given to those with knowledge and experience of applying system perspectives to early childhood workforce development
Knowledge and/or experience with North Texas higher education institutions and the local context of North Texas
Knowledge and/or experience of state and/or national trends related to early educator workforce, workforce credentials, and career/or navigation, particularly issues facing families and children placed at risk
Proven ability to collaborate while taking lead for new initiatives
Interest in and ability to conduct research within the early childhood workforce development field preferred
Demonstrated leadership in promoting educational equity and workforce diversity polices and strategies and understanding of how these policies and strategies contribute to reducing income- and race-based opportunity gaps
Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage complex projects and move them forward to completionExcellent creative thinking, written and verbal communication skills.
Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements for this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Frequent sitting;
Repetitive use of hands; reaching and turning;
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds; light lifting of supplies and materials;Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities:
The Executive Director will be a dual report to the CEO of Child Care Associates and the Director of the Institute of Early Childhood Development and Education at Texas A&M.
Develop the vision for and operate the Center for the Early Educator
Serve as the Executive Director of the Center and guide its long-term structure and organizational development to best achieve its missionDevelop organizational documents, vision, mission, values and goals distinctive to the Center in collaboration with CCA, Texas A&M and with input from community partnersDevelop and enhance educator traffic along defined educator pathways
Develop and/or promote early educators career pathways (recognizing existing state, regional and local options already in existence)
Ensure all degree, credential and training programs in North Texas are meaningfully curated towards introducing opportunities and options to early educators
Train, support and supervise career navigators working with workforce board areas to support early educators along a career pathway
Ensure all degree, credential and training programs in North Texas are meaningfully curated towards introducing opportunities and options to early educators
Ensure early educators have supported access to financial supports to offset the costs of earning degrees and credentialsDevelop promotional information, social media and literature to help promote career options among early educators in appropriate languagesDevelop and maintain research on the North Texas early educator workforce
Develop initial research surveying the early educator workforce in North Texas as a baseline and snapshot of current status
Convene higher education and nonprofit partners to serve in an advisory function for current and future workforce studiesDevelop partnerships and system to collect data that track progress on developing an early educator workforceDevelop an applied research agenda informed by the field and from collective insights from the collaborative
Help lead and coordinate priorities for research that impact the field of early education and early educators
Respond to collective insights and data to identify gaps and opportunities for research and learning
Collaborate with researchers on projects, analysis and research related to developing early educators and the child care workforceHelp identify local partners interested in participating in the Center’s prioritized research agendaConvene a collective of system partners across North Texas
Develop a big tent, collective impact strategy towards ensuring North Texas has the early educator workforce it needs today and in the decade ahead
Develop key relationships with universities, community colleges, workforce boards, nonprofits and other key partners involved in developing early educatorsConvene partners (in-person and remotely) towards ensuring partners are aware of collective need, informed of collective strategies, and sharing data on progress towards metricsFunding and resource management
Support Texas A&M and CCA in joint fundraising and grant and/or donor reporting on behalf of the center
Play a critical role in strategic planning for grants, grant writing, meeting with donors and forging new relationships towards ensuring the center is fully funded
Meet regularly with development staff from both organizations to serve as primary or secondary support on grant applications for center funding
Other related duties as assigned.
Communications:
The ideal candidate is adaptive and entrepreneurial while a team player who seeks to advance the Center and its goals.
Knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for early childhood and ability to establish credibility in the education, human services, and university communities.
Must be a fast self-starter comfortable with attention to detail and ability to work independently, along with the judgment to seek supervision and/or input from others when necessary
A strong sense of the requirements of a stable organization and its long-term needs with the ability to exercise significant initiative and creativity in developing new value-added relationships with the Center’s stakeholders
Should be an optimistic, positive, resilient, insightful, and performance-driven decision maker, problem solver, and consensus builder.
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PhD in early childhood education (or a PhD with related topic to young children may be considered)
5-8 years university-level experience teaching in the field of early childhood education and/or PK-3 teacher preparatory programs, preferably at a Tier 1 university
Demonstrated leadership in higher education (faculty and/or administration) and/or public policy arenas in early education
Demonstrated experience in working with nonprofits, grassroots organizations and practitioners
Demonstrated expertise in developing early educators, with preference given to those with knowledge and experience of applying system perspectives to early childhood workforce development
Knowledge and/or experience with North Texas higher education institutions and the local context of North Texas
Knowledge and/or experience of state and/or national trends related to early educator workforce, workforce credentials, and career/or navigation, particularly issues facing families and children placed at risk
Proven ability to collaborate while taking lead for new initiatives
Interest in and ability to conduct research within the early childhood workforce development field preferred
Demonstrated leadership in promoting educational equity and workforce diversity polices and strategies and understanding of how these policies and strategies contribute to reducing income- and race-based opportunity gaps
Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage complex projects and move them forward to completionExcellent creative thinking, written and verbal communication skills.
Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements for this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Frequent sitting;
Repetitive use of hands; reaching and turning;
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds; light lifting of supplies and materials;Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities:
The Executive Director will be a dual report to the CEO of Child Care Associates and the Director of the Institute of Early Childhood Development and Education at Texas A&M.
Develop the vision for and operate the Center for the Early Educator
Serve as the Executive Director of the Center and guide its long-term structure and organizational development to best achieve its missionDevelop organizational documents, vision, mission, values and goals distinctive to the Center in collaboration with CCA, Texas A&M and with input from community partnersDevelop and enhance educator traffic along defined educator pathways
Develop and/or promote early educators career pathways (recognizing existing state, regional and local options already in existence)
Ensure all degree, credential and training programs in North Texas are meaningfully curated towards introducing opportunities and options to early educators
Train, support and supervise career navigators working with workforce board areas to support early educators along a career pathway
Ensure all degree, credential and training programs in North Texas are meaningfully curated towards introducing opportunities and options to early educators
Ensure early educators have supported access to financial supports to offset the costs of earning degrees and credentialsDevelop promotional information, social media and literature to help promote career options among early educators in appropriate languagesDevelop and maintain research on the North Texas early educator workforce
Develop initial research surveying the early educator workforce in North Texas as a baseline and snapshot of current status
Convene higher education and nonprofit partners to serve in an advisory function for current and future workforce studiesDevelop partnerships and system to collect data that track progress on developing an early educator workforceDevelop an applied research agenda informed by the field and from collective insights from the collaborative
Help lead and coordinate priorities for research that impact the field of early education and early educators
Respond to collective insights and data to identify gaps and opportunities for research and learning
Collaborate with researchers on projects, analysis and research related to developing early educators and the child care workforceHelp identify local partners interested in participating in the Center’s prioritized research agendaConvene a collective of system partners across North Texas
Develop a big tent, collective impact strategy towards ensuring North Texas has the early educator workforce it needs today and in the decade ahead
Develop key relationships with universities, community colleges, workforce boards, nonprofits and other key partners involved in developing early educatorsConvene partners (in-person and remotely) towards ensuring partners are aware of collective need, informed of collective strategies, and sharing data on progress towards metricsFunding and resource management
Support Texas A&M and CCA in joint fundraising and grant and/or donor reporting on behalf of the center
Play a critical role in strategic planning for grants, grant writing, meeting with donors and forging new relationships towards ensuring the center is fully funded
Meet regularly with development staff from both organizations to serve as primary or secondary support on grant applications for center funding
Other related duties as assigned.
Communications:
The ideal candidate is adaptive and entrepreneurial while a team player who seeks to advance the Center and its goals.
Knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for early childhood and ability to establish credibility in the education, human services, and university communities.
Must be a fast self-starter comfortable with attention to detail and ability to work independently, along with the judgment to seek supervision and/or input from others when necessary
A strong sense of the requirements of a stable organization and its long-term needs with the ability to exercise significant initiative and creativity in developing new value-added relationships with the Center’s stakeholders
Should be an optimistic, positive, resilient, insightful, and performance-driven decision maker, problem solver, and consensus builder.
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