Manager of Child Health & Wellness

Manager of Child Health & Wellness

Start Early is an energized, future-focused organization devoted to providing quality early learning and care across the country. Our desire to close the opportunity gap and build more inclusive early learning experiences for our youngest learners guides everything we do. As a leader in early learning and care, we scale our deep expertise across program, policy and research through partnerships across the country.

We are recruiting individuals who want to join us in this mission and share a commitment to our core values of appreciation & respect, empowerment, diversity, excellence, learning and communication.

The Manager of Child Health & Wellness provides support and guidance in developing and maintaining the content, structure, and delivery of health, nutrition, mental health, environmental safety, and nutrition services. In addition, this individual monitors Early / Head Start network agencies to ensure all requirements in health, mental health, safety, and nutrition services are met according to Head Start Standard. The Manager of Child Health & Wellness provides technical assistance, training, and support to two EHSN programs to support the timely and effective delivery and documentation of health and wellness services to children.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Child Health and Wellness you will :

Major Responsibilities :

Data Monitoring :

• Monitors health, dental nutrition, mental health, and environmental safety services and ensures delivery of quality services. Assists the Health and Wellness Assistant Director in the triage of high-risk medical concerns : assist staff at the Sub-Recipient, Community Partner, and Directly Operated Programs in abiding by all public health guidelines and recipient policies and procedures.
• Assists all programs with identifying resources, assisting with training needs, building organizational monitoring capacity. Assure programs by identifying medical and dental home resources, Nutritionists, and Mental Health Consultants.
• Serves as program support to two recipient programs by assisting in program planning, identifying resources, assessing training needs, and monitoring program progress.
• Develops improvement plans for compliance adherence for areas that are not meeting health and wellness requirements.

Implement Systems :

Communication :

T / TA :

Resource and Referrals :

Risk Management :

Reporting :

Collaboration :

Supports Early / Head Start Network with other projects related to data analysis, compliance monitoring, program evaluation, record-keeping and reporting, planning, communication, and project management. Perform other job-related duties as requested.

Knowledge, Experience, and Education :

Base Annual Salary : $77,400.00-90,000.00

Grade : 16

As of the time of this posting, this is the expected base annual salary range. The base annual salary will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, as well as business needs and limitations.

Our generous benefits plan includes : Comprehensive Health Plans, Commitment to Diversity, and Inclusion, Holistic Wellness Program, Professional Development Program, 401k Contribution, Paid Volunteer Days, 6 months paid parental leave, and much more.

Start Early is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to our core values by creating an inclusive environment for all staff.