Health Services Manager, Early Childhood Education, Vacancy 26-152

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Under the direction of the Assigned Administrator, the Health Services Manager - ECE manages, supervises and coordinates the nutrition and health services, including environmental health and safety checks for the Head Start/Early Head Start and State programs; provides training and technical assistance to internal and community partners; and implements, monitors, and maintains services within established guidelines and standards. The incumbents in this job perform work that assists Yolo County Office of Education in achieving its mission to provide inspiration, leadership, support, and advocacy that ensures equity and access to high-quality education for all students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND TASKS:

The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or department-specific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Collaborates with internal and external personnel (e.g., administrators, family members, public agencies, staff) to implement and/or maintain services and programs.
• Conducts site visits to centers to monitor program standards and/or ensure compliance with established guidelines.
• Consults with center staff and families on a variety of issues to provide technical assistance and/or training regarding best practices in the health and nutrition field.
• Develop policies and procedures (e.g., scope of services, program expansion) to meet the health and nutrition needs of children and their families and/or ensure compliance with established guidelines and/or standards, including Title 5 and Title 22.
• Directs Health Services operations, the maintenance of services and the implementation of new processes to provide services within established timeframes and in compliance with related requirements.
• Maintains a variety of manual and electronic files and/or records to provide up-to-date reference and comply with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Manages health and nutrition services to ensure that performance outcomes are achieved within budget, department, and program objectives and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Monitors the safety of children in and around work areas (e.g., halls, multipurpose rooms, lunch room, restrooms, grounds) to prevent injuries and ensure site safety.
• Monitors assigned service activities to ensure performance standard levels are met within the guidelines of established guidelines while meeting regulatory requirements, including Title 22 and Title 5.
• Facilitate, coordinate and participate in meetings, workshops, training, and seminars to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions.
• Performs personnel functions (e.g., interviewing, evaluating, supervising) to maintain adequate staffing, enhance the productivity of personnel and achieve objectives within budget.
• Prepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g., reports, memos, letters, health plans, contracts) to document activities, provide written references, and/or convey information.
• Provides recordkeeping and reporting (e.g., clinical supervisory procedures, health and safety plans, training plans) to ensure compliance with established guidelines.
• Responds to inquiries to resolve problems, provide information and/or refer to appropriate personnel.
• Serves as a liaison between the Head Start/Early Head Start program and community agencies, families and others to ensure compliance, continuity of care and facilitate communication between participants.

Pay: $80,322.00 - $102,516.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Family leave
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave

Work Location: In person