Job Details
Job Location
Headquarters – Alameda, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Salary Range
$107,000.00 – $148,000.00 Salary
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
The Senior Administrator, Help Me Grow is responsible for planning, overseeing, and collaboratively evaluating Help Me Grow and other pediatric programs and projects, and is responsible for providing leadership, overall staff supervision and operational guidance.
- Provides general oversight and support, assuring that programs are implemented as planned, contract compliance requirements are met, and work is appropriately distributed across staff.
- In collaboration with the Director and Program Administrators, develops plans for program development and/or program contraction as needed, assuring that programs are integrated across strategies and within the organization, and that programs incorporate appropriate best and promising practices.
- Develops plans for program sustainability in collaboration with agency leadership and Program Administrators. Plays a role in promoting and navigating sustainability efforts with community partners, collaborating with partners to ensure effective program design, delivery, and coordination of services
- Participates in agency oversight and/or planning meetings as appropriate, including Senior Leadership Team, Executive Team, strategic planning, and other higher-level agency meetings.
- With the Director, plans for and leads team meetings within and across program strategies to ensure coordinated efforts and approaches in implementation of the F5AC strategic plan.
- Coordinates the integration of the assigned contract/budget liaison, data and evaluation liaison, and Program Administrators into program planning and implementation.
- In collaboration with the Director, Program Administrators and the strategy budget liaison, develops, monitors and oversees the overall budget for strategy programs. Oversees Program Administrators’ management of program budgets and their coordination with agency fiscal and administrative personnel. Approves program expenditures requiring a second level of review and any major budget revisions.
- Collaborates and coordinates with strategy and evaluation staff on the evaluation of programs and provision of program data for the agency annual report.
- In collaboration with Program Administrators, monitors and reports on all aspects of programs and recommends changes or adjustments.
- Identifies policy issues with potential impact on programs for the Policy, Advocacy, and Communications strategy work group to address.
- Coordinates participation in community-based efforts or initiatives, ensuring strategic 0-5 representation in these efforts and communication back to the agency.
- Identifies training and development needs for team and collaborates with Human Resources to plan and implement training.
- Plans, implements and oversees operations of one or more programs assigned directly to this position. Direct program management should generally not exceed 50% of work schedule.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
- A minimum of ten years of full-time progressively responsible experience in a public or private organization, a community development agency or an education institution. Experience must include the responsibility for program management, program planning and/or evaluation. At least two of the five years of required experience must have been at a supervisory level, strongly prefer experience supervising professional or managerial level staff.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public health or administration, child or human development, social work, psychology or related field may be substituted for 4 years of experience. A Master’s degree may be substituted for an additional year of experience.
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices in the field of early childhood and systems of care
- Applicable state laws, rules and regulations
- Principles and practices of supervision and team leadership
- Program development and evaluation methodologies
- Principles and practices of contract negotiation, development and management
- Budgetary creation and financial recordkeeping procedures
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and use of the internet for research
Ability to:
- Demonstrate experience and leadership in service delivery systems, program management, policy analysis and strategic thinking
- Provide leadership to and effectively organize, coordinate, and supervise professional and administrative staff
- Promote teamwork and program integration within and across program strategies
- Work collaboratively with community agencies and stakeholders
- Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in a variety of contexts
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing to staff, the Commission and the public
- Read, analyze and interpret common professional publications, legislative or policy documents, financial reports and related business documents and information
- Plan and manage work to ensure organizational goals are achieved
- Analyze, develop and monitor budgets
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff throughout the agency
- Facilitate groups and manage meetings effectively
- Adapt to a variety of situations
- Define and creatively address problems or management challenges requiring analysis of multiple variables or situations, collect and analyze information, consider alternatives and draw valid conclusions
- Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and procedures to create and select appropriate strategies and make and carry out effective decisions
About First 5 Alameda County
First 5 Alameda County believes every child in Alameda County should have optimal health, development, and well-being to reach their greatest potential. Through innovative programs and policy advocacy, we help provide children and their families access to resources that support their first five years of development.
Join our mission-driven team that in partnership with the community, supports a county-wide continuous prevention and early intervention system that promotes optimal health and development, narrows disparities, and improves peak years of child development.
Please note:
- We are working a hybrid in-office schedule and may return full-time at an undetermined date.
- All First 5 employees must live and work in California.
- The salary range for this position is $107,000 to $148,000 and as an independent government agency, the posted salary is the set salary range for this position. We cannot offer salaries above this posted range.
- Please be aware we plan to begin interviewing for this role during the week of July 17th.
First 5 Alameda County Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package with health care options to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. These benefits include but are not limited to Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, $1,500 credit per year to spend on benefits, Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Employer Paid & Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Retirement Plans including the ACERA Pension Plan, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Plan and more.
We also offer paid vacation, paid time off and sick time. We have 17 paid holidays including the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as paid time off.