We are looking for an innovative, strategic, and flexible leader to provide oversight of the West County First 5 Center in San Pablo. The West County First 5 Center is a safe and welcoming hub serving families with young children ages 0-5 years with no-cost activities such as parent/child interactive classes, parent education, developmental screenings, and community resources. Funded by First 5 Contra Costa and operated by Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), the First 5 Center serves as an early childhood resource for local families and community partners.

The Director of the First 5 Center in San Pablo is responsible for the overall success of the Center by ensuring quality family strengthening programs and building positive relationships with community members, partners, and program participants. The Director of the First 5 Center oversees management of programs and contracts, staff supervision, budget, and outreach activities.

Benefits:

• Compensation: Annually, $88,000 - $93,000 (DOE)

• Full-Time, Exempt, may require some evenings and Saturdays.

• 16 paid BACR holidays

• Up to 3 weeks vacation and additional sick time

• Medical, dental, vision, mental health/wellness benefit, hospital indemnity, life insurance, flexible spending account (transit, medical, dependent), 403b program, pet insurance, WellHub

• Professional development opportunities

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) or equivalent in Education, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field; or four to ten years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Keen interest in working with the complexities of a family resource center--holding the vision and mission while attending to the granular details needed to maintain programming and operations

• Experience with program planning, implementation, evaluation, and community organizing

• Experience with budget management

• Effective problem-solving skills and ability to adapt as program needs evolve

• Ability to balance and strategize concurrent projects

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including group presentations and group facilitation

• Ability to exemplify strong interpersonal skills, work with individuals from varied backgrounds, and support others in navigating through a diverse environment

• Knowledge of early childhood education principles as well as trauma informed/healing centered practices is a plus

Responsibilities:

• Engage in program development and strategic planning with Center team, First 5 Contra Costa and BACR

• Ensure First 5 Center operations meet standards and procedure criteria

• Manage hiring, training, and supervision of staff, including Community Resource Specialist, Early Childhood Educators and support staff

• Ensure program affirms and strengthens participants’ cultural, racial, and linguistic identities and enhance their ability to interact meaningfully in a diverse environment

• Support staff and participants to advance equity and inclusion through outreach, programming, and leadership opportunities

• Ensure programs are flexible and continually responsive to emerging family and community issues

• Monitor program quality and fidelity for staff and subcontracted instructors

• Provide reflective supervision to staff

• Establish and monitor community partner MOU’s for in-kind programming

• Participate in collaborative meetings with community partners and funders

• Document and report outcome and evaluation measures in database

• Monitor existing grant funding; provide budget review and financial oversight and related reports per internal and contract requirements

• Support and participate in other community activities at the First 5 Center as applicable

• Apply for funding opportunities as applicable

About Us

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w/o regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

Visit our website at www.bacr.org.

Above is the pay range for this position that we reasonably expect to pay. Individual compensation is based on various factors including experience/education, skillset, and geographic location.