Director, Child Development & Family Support
About the role
Provides strategic and systems-level leadership for Child Development & Family Services (CDFS) and Head Start / Early Head Start programs to strengthen early learning providers, families, and the early childhood workforce, with a focus on equitable access to high-quality care and education. Oversees coaching, professional development, licensing navigation, business supports, and technical assistance, ensuring alignment, consistency, and quality across services. Advances coordinated strategies that build provider capacity, support workforce development, and promote continuous quality improvement across the county and division. Recommends and implements the strategic vision and direction for CDFS and Head Start programs, guiding program implementation, ensuring shared governance with Policy Council and the Board, and fostering cross-system collaboration to ensure services are delivered with accountability, integrity, and a strong commitment to equity.
Responsibilities
- Develops, recommends, updates, and implements department policies and procedures using an equity lens.
- Provides strategic leadership and support for the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of CDFS and Head Start department programs, services, and community impact initiatives, and carries out strategic initiatives.
- Assists with the preparation of short- and long-term plans in support of College, CDFS, and Early Learning and Engagement division mission, vision, and goals.
- Oversees and manages state, federal, and local contracts including Head Start/Early Head Start performance standards and regulations; ensures consistent and timely delivery of services and that contract provisions are met.
- Participates in state and local meetings with