Associate Director, Early Childhood

Associa e Direc or, Early Childhood
Job no: 500819
College / VP Area: College of Educ & Human Dev
Work ype: S aff
Loca ion: Newark/Hybrid
Ca egories: Full ime, rainers & Educa ors
Pay Grade: 31E
Con ex of he Job:
he Depar men of Human Developmen and Family Sciences (HDFS) wi hin he College of Educa ion and Human Developmen is a diversified Depar men wi h undergradua e and gradua e programs ha require a close working rela ionship wi h he S a e of Delaware, Federal Agencies, local school sys ems, and numerous Heal h and Service agencies.
he Depar men houses he Delaware Ins i u e for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC). he DIEEC suppor s Early Childhood workforce and programming services for children aged six weeks o welve years of age hrough he ransla ion of evidence-based prac ices o communi y-based se ings as well as he genera ion of new knowledge via applied research. he DIEEC serves he s a e and na ion hrough he provision of professional developmen for Early Childhood educa ors in family childcare and cen er-based childcare programs, echnical assis ance o early care and educa ion programs hrough Delaware's quali y ra ing and improvemen sys em, direc services o children and families hrough he New Direc ions Early Head S ar program, and applied research in diverse early care and educa ion se ings.
he Associa e Direc or, Early Childhood works under he limi ed direc ion of he Depu y Direc or, DIEEC. his posi ion direc s and leads he developmen and delivery of professional learning experiences for Delaware's Early Childhood workforce and oversees direc service s aff implemen ing hese effor s. he Associa e Direc or, Early Childhood collabora es wi h in ernal and ex ernal par ners o ensure effec ive delivery of services ha mee he needs of Delaware's Early Childhood communi y.
his posi ion is a full- ime gran -funded posi ion.
Major Responsibili ies:

• Adminis ers day- o-day opera ions of providing professional developmen and quali y improvemen suppor s o Delaware's Early Childhood communi y.
• Leads developmen , implemen a ion, and oversigh of professional developmen suppor s (e.g., rainings, coaching, echnical assis ance) for Early Childhood educa ors and programs in Delaware.
• Supervises and suppor s s aff providing professional developmen o he Early Childhood educa ion workforce.
• Leads and provides oversigh on hiring, rainings, and evalua ion of direc service s aff.
• Collabora es and ac ively con ribu es o DIEEC s ra egic planning.
• Collabora es wi h and serves as con ac for s a e, local, universi y, nonprofi , and priva e agencies or organiza ions o build rela ionships o s reng hen DIEEC visibili y and par icipa ion in he communi y.
• Serves as DIEEC liaison wi h he Delaware Depar men of Educa ion in he developmen and implemen a ion of Early Childhood da a sys ems.
• Serves as DIEEC liaison wi h s a ewide Early Childhood s ra egic planning eams.
• Remains well-informed regarding relevan program, s a e, and na ional research and uses o inform s ra egic planning and quali y improvemen effor s.
• Leads he planning and implemen a ion process rela ed o iden ifying and mee ing relevan deliverables of con rac s wi h s a e agencies.
• Comple es relevan mon hly, quar erly, and annual repor s and main enance of records for con rac /gran deliverables.
• Con ribu es o gran and con rac proposals o suppor DIEEC research and program evalua ion.
• Performs o her job-rela ed du ies as assigned.

Qualifica ions:

• Mas er's Degree, doc oral level prepara ion preferred, in Early Childhood educa ion or rela ed field, and five years of experience rela ed o professional developmen , echnical assis ance, and program planning in he Early Childhood con ex .
• Knowledge of adul learning principles, Early Childhood developmen , early care and educa ion se ings, and recommended prac ices for early care and educa ion.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience in program planning, developmen , and evalua ion.
• Experience wi h e-learning pla forms and da a managemen .
• S rong oral and wri en communica ion skills.
• Experience in collabora ion and building par nerships as well as he abili y o in erac wi h a diverse group of individuals.
• Demons ra ed unders anding and considera ion of he differing needs and concerns of individuals wi h varying iden i ies, cul ures, and backgrounds.
• Commi ed o fos ering a workplace cul ure of belonging, where diversi y is celebra ed, and equi y is a core value.

No ice of Non-Discrimina ion, Equal Oppor uni y and Affirma ive Ac ion
he Universi y of Delaware does no discrimina e agains any person on he basis of race, color, na ional origin, sex, gender iden i y or expression, sexual orien a ion, gene ic informa ion, mari al s a us, disabili y, religion, age, ve eran s a us or any o her charac eris ic pro ec ed by applicable law in i s employmen , educa ional programs and ac ivi ies, admissions policies, and scholarship and loan programs as required by i le IX of he Educa ional Amendmen s of 1972, he Americans wi h Disabili ies Ac of 1990, Sec ion 504 of he Rehabili a ion Ac of 1973, i le VII of he Civil Righ s Ac of 1964, and o her applicable s a u es and Universi y policies. he Universi y of Delaware also prohibi s unlawful harassmen including sexual harassmen and sexual violence.
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