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Director, Early Childhood Education

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United Way

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United States , San Antonio

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Salary:

75000.00 - 85000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

UWSA seeks a Director, Early Childhood Education to lead the overall success of early childhood education goals by leading the Early Childhood Education team and collaborating with local partners, stakeholders, providers and parents to drive the Alamo Quality Pathway. The Director, Early Childhood Education is committed to strengthening early childhood education by partnering with partners and providers to increase access to quality early childhood education in Bexar County. The Director, Early Childhood Education works collaboratively with United Way of San Antonio Ready Children Impact Council to ensure all children are happy, healthy and ready to enter kindergarten.

Job Responsibility:

  • Accountable for serving as the lead convener with partner organizations in the Alamo Quality Pathway to promote an aligned approach to increasing the quality of early childhood education learning programs
  • Identify emerging and ongoing trends impacting early childhood education and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative solutions
  • Communicate effectively with systems-level partners and funded partners regarding UWSA’s work progression related to increasing quality early childhood education in the community
  • Manage and maintain data and performance metrics, including both qualitative and quantitative results, to quantify the impact of quality early childhood education efforts
  • Ensure tasks related to the alignment of quality early childhood education efforts are completed in accordance with the indicators and strategies established to increase of quality early child education providers with an equitable emphasis on the most vulnerable communities of San Antonio
  • Identify and strengthen partnerships between early childhood-focused entities in Bexar County to reduce duplication of services, streamline efforts and strengthen the early childhood education system
  • Engage and partner with higher education institutions working within the early childhood education arena in support of building a talent pipeline of quality early childhood educators
  • In partnership with United Way’s Impact Councils and Strategic Initiatives’ team, manage additional opportunities supporting early childhood education initiatives
  • Work with United Way’s ReadyKidSA (RKSA) staff lead to inform regular convenings of the RKSA Coalition and Help Me Grow initiative for the purpose of aligning contributions, enhancing channels of communication between early childhood partners and building strategies for collaboration
  • Support the expansion and utilization of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) across ISDs and community partners to inform Kindergarten Readiness across San Antonio and Bexar County
  • Create strong feedback mechanisms and provide timely actionable responses to ensure community input from parents, partners and stakeholders continues to inform early childhood education initiatives at UWSA
  • Identify opportunities to share success stories around UWSA’s work in early childhood education and collaborate with the Marketing department to develop public-facing materials highlighting UWSA’s impact, with collaboration from systems-level partners as needed

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree – required / master’s degree – preferred in Business, Education, Health & Human Services, Public Policy or other related field of study
  • Five years or more experience in the human services field
  • Experience in program evaluation
  • Extensive knowledge of community issues
  • Strategic leadership of collective impact efforts
  • Strong relationships in the nonprofit, public and private sectors
  • Staff and volunteer management
  • Budget and fiscal management
  • Knowledge of the nonprofit arena and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, community partners, donors and volunteers
  • Ability to identify and build opportunities and assist in educating and mobilizing networks of individuals, associations, agencies and institutions to support UWSA’s impact agenda
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills including development of content relevant to the Impact Council for a wide variety of audiences and media
  • Professional demeanor, confident and goal oriented
  • Self-motivated and creative
  • Dynamic, authentic leadership and team building skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities and problem-solve issues as they arise
  • Strategic thinking ability
  • Demonstrated independent decision-making and problem-solving ability
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Facilitation and presentation skills and experience
  • Knowledge of Results-Based Accountability™, preferred
  • Data utilization expertise related to community issues
  • Budget management experience
  • Committee-level volunteer management
  • Relationship management with a broad array of individuals and organizations
  • Attention to detail in a multitasking environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Competent with Adobe Products Suite, preferred

Nice to have:

  • Master’s degree – preferred in Business, Education, Health & Human Services, Public Policy or other related field of study
  • Knowledge of Results-Based Accountability™, preferred
  • Competent with Adobe Products Suite, preferred
What we offer:
  • Employer-subsidized healthcare plan with employer-funded HRA offered
  • Group dental, vision, life insurance and other insurance products available
  • Paid holidays, personal and sick leave time
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching available

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 22, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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