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Neighborhood House Association

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association
 
About NHA: 
The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.
 
Our EEO Policy: 
Neighborhood House Association Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
 
Benefits: 
Eligible employees receive the following benefits: 
<ul>
<li>15 Holidays Days</li>
<li>401(K) Retirement 6% Match</li>
<li>Paid Vacation and Sick Leave</li>
<li>Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500</li>
<li>2 Personal Days</li>
<li>Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance</li>
<li>Live Well Program</li>
<li>4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)</li>
<li>Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)</li>
<li>Voluntary Benefits: Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance</li>
<li>Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</li>
</ul>
**Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.**
 
PROGRAM/ DEPT: Head Start FLSA STATUS: Exempt
 UNION JOB: No SUPERVISORY POSITION: Yes
 BARGAINING UNIT: N/A REPORTS TO: General Manager –EIO
 
POSITION PURPOSE: 
The Vice President of Program Planning & Development of the Education and Instruction division is responsible for building and maintaining quality and continuous improvement within the Early Childhood Development Programs operated by NHA. This individual will manage strategic initiatives to maintain market share, brand recognition, community assessments, grant development, program planning, self-assessment and public awareness. Specific responsibilities include: Strategic plan development; Development of, and oversight over, initiatives aimed at creating a comprehensive service delivery system; Marketing communications, community engagement and public relations; Evaluation and development of proposals for expansion and collaborative ventures. This position will supervise administrative support staff, analysts and mid-level managers and directors in the Head Start program.
 
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.
 
<ul>
<li>Coordinates strategies and related implementation plans to promote quality, efficiencies and productivity within the education and support division;</li>
<li>Facilitates efforts to manage change strategically within the Early Childhood Development business unit;</li>
<li>Ensures program compliance in Early Childhood Development Head Start service areas;</li>
<li>Ensures departmental/unit strategic planning projects reflect organizational strategic priorities;</li>
<li>Supervises, trains, and evaluates staff;</li>
<li>Communicates and secures resources as needed from Head Start leadership peers;</li>
<li>Develops, coordinates, and monitors execution of strategic plans to achieve desired program outcomes;</li>
<li>Determines long-term Program goals in conjunction with other staff and respective governance bodies based on self-assessment and community assessment data;</li>
<li>Investigates and resolves Program complaints;</li>
<li>Provides policy guidance to stakeholders;</li>
<li>Facilitates, communicates, and implements the division’s strategy internally and externally so that all employees, partners, suppliers, and contractors understand the organization’s strategic initiatives and how it carries out the overall goals;</li>
<li>Drives decision-making that creates medium and long-term improvement;</li>
<li>Establishes and reviews key strategic priorities and translates them into comprehensive, actionable, and quantitative plans;</li>
<li>Partners with institutional leadership, special committees, and consultants to support execution of key initiatives;</li>
<li>Develops and implements inclusive planning processes;</li>
<li>Mobilizes and manages teams of individuals charged with executing strategies;</li>
<li>Acts as a resource across the organization to increase broad cohesion for strategic initiatives.</li>
</ul>
DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Knowledge of: 
<ul>
<li>Theory, principles, practices and techniques of nonprofit management and program development;</li>
<li>Principles and practices of management, supervision, marketing/communications and/or consulting;</li>
<li>Fiscal management and knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations regarding respective areas of responsibility including but not limited to ERSEA procedures for support service staff and Head Start Performance Standards;</li>
</ul>
Ability to: 
<ul>
<li>Establish and maintain effective working relationships with program managers, funding agency staff, employees and others encountered in the course of work;</li>
<li>Exercise sound, independent judgment within general policy guidelines;</li>
<li>Operate a computer, spreadsheet and database software applications, and other standard office equipment;</li>
<li>Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public;</li>
<li>Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations;</li>
<li>Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.</li>
</ul>
Language Skills: 
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, primarily in English, from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public; demonstrated skills in written and oral communication.
 
Mathematical Skills: 
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
 
Reasoning Ability: 
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
 
Experience and Training: 
The following are typical ways of obtaining the knowledge skills and abilities outlined above.
 A Master’s Degree in business, public administration, finance or marketing with a minimum of seven (7) years in non-profit management, program development, strategic management, marketing/communications, and/or consulting required. A minimum of 10 years’ experience in management and/or business development preferred. Extensive and effective leadership and management experience required.
 
LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, & SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 
Must meet and maintain state law and county licensing requirements regarding employment in a child care center (fingerprints, TB, physical, and immunizations). Current CPR certification required.
 
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS: 
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Physical Demands: 
While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate computer, objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, taste or smell. The employee occasionally is required to climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee may be required to lift up to 50 pounds, sit at desk and in meetings for long periods of time on a continuous basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus to view documents.
 
Mental Demands: 
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new skills and information; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with Organization staff and others encountered in the course of work.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT: 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Employee works under typical office conditions. The noise level varies from quiet (private office) to moderate business office with computers and printer, and light traffic.

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