Program Director - Prevention Initiative

About the role

The Prevention Initiative program, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education. The Prevention Initiative (PI) Program Director will provide leadership, oversight and management of the PI program. The PI Program is an ISBE grant funded program.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall implementation, oversight of day-to-day functions, ongoing performance, direction, coordination, and evaluation of all the PI program through SAL.
• Work in coordination with the Skip-a-Long Center Directors, Partners in the Home Child Care Network, the Early Head Start Director, the Vice President of Early Care and Education, and other directors on program planning and development, integration, ongoing monitoring, human resources, and continuous quality improvement.
• Oversee the ongoing monitoring of the organization’s directly operated PI program and contracted Home Child Care Network providers and partners to ensure compliance with applicable grant, federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain on-going communication with PI team and Vice President of Early Care and Education regarding the reporting of unusual incidents and follow-up.
• Ensure the responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities of all subordinates in accordance with organization and grantor policies and applicable federal and state laws.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Administration or related social science field. At least three years of experience is required in supervision of staff, fiscal management, and administration in a licensed childcare setting and/or PI program.
• PREFERRED: Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Administration or related social science field. Five-plus years of experience with infants and toddlers in a licensed childcare setting and/or PI program.

Benefits

SAL Community Services offers a comprehensive compensation package including paid time off and holidays, health, dental, and vision benefits, a 401(k) with employer contribution, and pet insurance. For a full list of benefits, visit our website at salcommunityservices.org.

About the organization

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Location

SAL Community Services Administration Office

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt