Head Start Comprehensive Services Manager

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association is a statewide, nonprofit association serving as a professional association whose members care for and educate Wisconsin's children, aged birth to eight. We are affiliated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association works to build a foundation for a lifetime of learning for Wisconsin's young children by promoting excellence in early education programs, supporting professionalism in the early childhood workforce, and calling for greater investment in quality early child care. WECA's mission is to advance comprehensive and transformational support of the early childhood workforce.

WECA is looking for a full-time Head Start Comprehensive Services Manager. The Head Start Comprehensive Services Manager ensures high quality family engagement and health services for the Early Head Start program. This role provides coaching and professional development to family engagement staff, oversees health operations to maintain compliance, and manages eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance (ERSEA) processes to ensure full enrollment.

Living in Milwaukee Wisconsin is required for this position.

Experience working in the early childcare industry is required for this position.

Candidates bilingual in English/Spanish are encourage to apply.

By joining our amazing team, you help WECA carry out its important mission and in return, here is what we will do for you.

Benefits:

• 10 days of vacation - in your first year
• 12 Sick days- per year and can bank up to 240 hours
• 13 paid Holidays
• Life insurance, Short term & Long term Disability-all company paid
• Medical Insurance with HRA- company pays 70% of your medical deductible
• Dental Insurance- company paid
• Vision Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Insurance
• Flex Spending/Dependent Care Account
• 401K- Company matches 100% up to 3% and 50% of the next 2%
• WECA is closed the week between Christmas and New Year's all paid as holiday.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide coaching and professional development for family engagement advocates to strengthen service quality and capacity.
• Oversee health operations, ensuring compliance with program policies and regulations, including the effective implementation of the health component.
• Manager ERSEA processes to maintain full program enrollment, including targeted recruitment strategies and timely placements.
• Develop and maintain community partnerships to support health and family services needs.
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of family engagement interventions, ensuring alignment with program goals.
• Collaborate with the family advocates to ensure timely screenings, follow-ups, and management of chronic health conditions for enrolled children.
• Utilize data to evaluate program performance and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Support child care providers in implementing strategies to engage families and improve outcomes related to health, education and self sufficiency.

Education & Required Skills:

• Minimum of five years of experience in family and community engagement or public health settings, particularly with diverse and low-income populations.
• Expertise in coaching, professional development, and community-based interventions for families.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) does not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, development disability, sexual orientation or national origin.