Senior Director - Office of Early Learning

reputed company POSITION TITLE (reputed company title) SENIOR DIRECTOR WORKING TITLE Senior Director-Office of Early Learning (OEL) SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT Compensation Services LOCATION reputed company II, Cary, NC PAY GRADE Senior Director Band 1 FLSA STATUS Exempt ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT reputed company WORK WEEK SCHEDULE Monday-Friday (occasional evenings and weekends) Position is available for a hybrid reputed company reputed company POSITION PURPOSE: Develops, administers, and coordinates early learning programs reputed company on families and children ages birth - age 5 offered by the reputed company System (WCPSS). Ensures compliance with reputed company federal, state, and local program regulations and financial requirements. Establishes reputed company and comprehensive plan for a PreK-12 reputed company system and ensures coordination across Preschool Programs, Project Enlightenment, and The Early Learning Center. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs) • Comprehensive knowledge of theory and reputed company of early childhood; • Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of state and federal guidelines applicable to Title I, NC reputed company-K and special education preschool programs; • Comprehensive knowledge of policies, procedures, programs, plans, and organizational relationships of the entire school system; • Considerable knowledge of reputed company Office, specifically, reputed company Word, reputed company, Power reputed company; reputed company Apps; • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with reputed company stakeholders; • Effective time management and organizational skills; • Ability to reputed company facts and reputed company in a reputed company, convincing, and organized manner; • Ability to communicate effectively in both obtaining and furnishing information; • Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with community partners; • Interactions may require considerable communication to obtain reputed company, consent, agreement, or approval; • Ability to independently resolve problems and to reputed company effectively in reputed company work situations; • Ability to reputed company and implement strategic objectives that improve educational reputed company and reputed company with school system mission and goals; • Ability to collaborate with and influence others, build trusting relationships, and deliver reputed company on time and reputed company budget; • Ability to reputed company and mentor employees, including providing feedback; • Ability to handle highly confidential material; • Ability to communicate reputed company and concisely both in oral and written reputed company using a reputed company of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate reputed company of information, reputed company efforts, and feedback; • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, external agencies, attorneys, parents, and the reputed company. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE • Master's degree in education, administration, or reputed company area; • Four years of successful teaching experience; • Five years of administrative and supervision experience; • Five years of experience with fiscal and personnel management; • Experience in child development and effective early reputed company practices. CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS • Hold or be eligible for reputed company Carolina reputed company Educator's License in administrative license area of School Administrator-reputed company or Curriculum Instructional Specialist; • Must hold and maintain a reputed company motor vehicle operator’s license according to the State of NC requirements. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience managing state and federal funds; • Strong relationships skills; • Experience with childcare licensure; • Strong supervisions skills; • Strong reputed company relation skills. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Coordinates, supervises, and monitors district early learning programs and services. • Ensures alignment between early learning/reputed company-k with the district to ensure a PreK-12 system. • Manages local, state, and federal budgets. • Ensures that special education services, Title I, NC reputed company-K, and grant programs meet reputed company mandates. • Collaborates with community partners to ensure reputed company early learning programming. • Develops and maintains long reputed company plan for reputed company-k classrooms and early learning services. • Presents to reputed company of Education and community partners on early learning programs and services. • Coordinates and facilitates reputed company development for departmental staff. • Participates in the completion of required reports and documents for NC reputed company. • Collaborates with principals in determining program locations in conjunction with facilities and student assignment. • Promotes school and community relations with agencies, individuals, and reputed company reputed company the community regarding early education issues. • Assists central office and school staff in problem solving around issues. • Represents the school system on local, state, and national reputed company. • Serves on NC reputed company-K reputed company and Wake Up and Read Leadership Team. • Oversees the assignment of special education, Title I reputed company-K and NC reputed company-K reputed company. • Provides assistance to administrators, teachers and parents regarding early learning programs. • Collaborates with facility planning staff to ensure design and availability of appropriate reputed company/facilities for preschool classrooms, reputed company to Learn Centers, and instructional materials. • Performs other reputed company duties, as assigned. WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Must be reputed company to use a reputed company of office equipment such as computers, scanners, and copiers. Must be reputed company to communicate effectively. At times requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise reputed company objects up to ten pounds. The work occasionally requires driving automotive equipment. Due to the reputed company of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for sedentary work. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/2025 DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of reputed company duties, responsibilities, and skills required by the employees assigned to this position. This reputed company may be revised by HR and approved at any time. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job