Program Manager: Neighborhood House

Program Manager: 1.0 FTE, Exempt position with good benefits available after February 12, 2010. The Head Start (Oregon Prekindergarten) Program Manager serves as the director of both the NH Head Start and Early OPK program components and must have demonstrated skills and abilities in a management capacity. Previous Head Start program management and a track record of achieving Performance Standards are required. Minimum educational and experiential requirements are: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Education, Health, Program Management and 6 years program management experience or Master’s degree and 4 years program management experience. Applicants are sought who can take a program with a tradition of excellence and bring it to continued program success through creative programming ideas, culturally appropriate services and collaborative partnerships both within the agency and across the community. Must be skilled at staff supervision, program monitoring and the development of systems that track outputs and support outcomes evaluation. Must demonstrate the ability to write detailed reports, policies and action plans, develop detailed budgets and respond to grant opportunities. Must be able to pass criminal background check, be insurable as driver by agency and be accepted for the Oregon Child Care Registry.

Send letter of interest, resume and salary requirements to Peggy Norman, Associate Director, Neighborhood House via email at: [email protected] or mail to 7780 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219. Position is open until filled. Interested candidates are urged to respond quickly since interviews will begin as candidates are selected. EOE.