Director of Early Learning & H

MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL NOW HIRING!!! POSITION: MARC – Director of Early Learning & Head Start OMNI is honored to be retained by Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in the search for a Director of Early Learning & Head Start. This leadership role is responsible for advancing strategic initiatives at local, regional, and state levels to expand access and improve the quality of early learning programs. The Director of Early Learning & Head Start will play a critical role in ensuring that all young children are prepared for academic and lifelong success. MARC, the association of local governments and metropolitan planning organizations for the Kansas City region, promotes and supports cooperation on regional issues including transportation, community development, environment, emergency services, local government services, aging and early learning. MARC's early learning and Head Start programs provide leadership and coordination to build a robust early learning system with strong families, skilled teachers, quality programs, supportive communities, sustained and sufficient funding, and multi-sector collaboration. There is currently significant community momentum to enhance early childhood opportunities and expand access to affordable childcare. The Director of Early Learning will play a key role in helping to advance this vision by supporting and leading broader community initiatives and playing the central role in helping MARC to assess and retool its early education programs and initiatives to meet heightened community expectations and shifting operational requirements. At the same time, the director will be responsible for managing the ongoing programs of MARC Early Learning and MARC Head Start. Since 2005, MARC has been the lead grantee for the Head Start Program in Clay, Platte, and Jackson counties, providing federally funded, comprehensive early learning services to 2,400+ infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. Head Start innovations... The Director of Early Learning & Head Start will lead a team of thirty staff and oversee a $36+ million annual Head Start grant with 17 partner agencies, in addition to other systemic work in early learning initiatives across the region. Additionally, this role will facilitate and