Position Title: Assistant Center Manager – Ellensburg
Starting Salary: $32.00 to $34.00 (Hourly Management)
Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Center Manager
Position Summary:
The Assistant Center Manager assists the Center Manager with the leadership and supervision of Head Start site activities; direct reports may include the cooks. This person will implement and monitor the ERSEA component in conjunction with team members, ensuring that work is done in accordance with Head Start/USDA requirements, state licensing requirements and agency policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA in Early Childhood, Human Services or related management field OR equivalent combination of experience and/or training in Early Childhood which demonstrates the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Meet the State of Washington minimum licensing requirements for program supervisor.
- At least three years of demonstrated experience working in a Head Start/Migrant Head Start, child care or other comparable programs in a leadership position
- Demonstrated, successful experience in direct supervision of staff.
- Ability to work with minimal direction from supervisor.
- Experience with low-income families preferred.
- Bilingual/Bicultural (English/Spanish) preferred.
- Ability to effectively manage change and prioritize multiple demands.
- Willingness and ability to travel alone to all of EPIC's sites and to conferences and meetings outside of EPIC's service area.
- Valid Washington State Driver’s License, own transportation and required auto insurance
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensure that EPIC’s early childhood programs are operating at a high level of quality at all times so that children’s welfare, safety and school readiness are of primary focus.
- In collaboration with Family Service Coach, must maintain a funded enrollment level for your specific site and fill any vacancy as soon as possible, or at the latest within 30 days.
- Ensure efforts are being made to maintain enrollment of eligible children for the following year, which includes follow up with families to confirm all documentation has been received to ensure a smooth transition.
- Collaborate with key community partners including school districts, Department of Youth, Children and Families, health agencies and others.
- Assist with overall leadership and supervision of Head Start site, assuring full implementation of the work plan and compliance to agency policies and procedures, state licensing requirements and Head Start/ USDA requirements. Model professional behavior, open communication and effective conflict resolutions skills.
- Maintain safe and sanitary facilities by ensuring that facilities are staffed with adequate and qualified employees, staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times, child abuse and neglect policies are enforced and staff are trained to child supervision guidelines and licensing requirements.
- Coordinate the sites’ ERSEA content area to include child eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance as defined by Head Start requirements and in accordance with the work plan.
- Involve parents in all aspects of the program by recruiting parents as volunteers, encouraging staff to involve parents in the classroom, empowering parents to serve on Policy Council, center committees, interview panels, and supporting parents in performing center activities such as self-assessment tasks.
- Collaborate with Content team and Family Service Coach in the implementation and monitoring of the family partnership as described in the Head Start Parent Family and Community Engagement Framework; process that identifies needs, interests, strengths, goals, services and resources that support family well-being, including family safety, health; and aspirations related to the family engagement outcomes family partnership agreement process.
- Assist in monitoring and provide Family Service Coach with support in reviewing family goals, evaluate and track whether identified needs and goals are met, and adjust strategies on an ongoing basis, as necessary.
- Ensure that proper reporting procedures, documentation for Child Abuse and Neglect are followed as required by agency policy, state law and Migrant Head Start requirements. This includes instances of unprofessional behavior, child abuse and neglect, failure to supervise and other policy violations involving staff.
- Assist with sites’ work in meeting the in-kind requirement by proactively seeking out in-kind opportunities, managing in-kind documentation and implementing the volunteer program.
- Perform classroom and other center duties, as a priority, when needed.
- Supervise and support applicable direct reports by conducting regular meetings and performance evaluations in accordance with established guidance. Conduct scheduled and unannounced visits to work areas, classrooms, play areas and center activities.
- Perform classroom and other center duties, as a priority, when needed.
- Participate in the agency’s plan for ongoing program monitoring and self-assessment activities, to determine program trends or issues and strategize to ensure completion of follow-up.
- Assure that all reports, records and data from the sites are maintained and submitted accurately; proactively addressing and resolving concerns as they emerge.
- Assist in processing timesheets, PO's, and USDA and submit to the fiscal department.
- Complete additional tasks and projects that are assigned.
- Promote the professional growth and development of all staff by encouraging higher education and holding staff accountable to education requirements for their position. Facilitate the support of staff through on-going coaching and the agency training plan.
- Be committed to characterizing a culture of safety within our centers, playgrounds, buses and anywhere that children may be present. Be familiar with and encourage EPICs culture of “Speak up, Speak Out”.
- In absence of Center Manager, assume full responsibility of site operations.
Conditions of Employment:
- Prior to employment, complete a pre-employment drug screen, Tb skin test by an EPIC approved healthcare provider at no cost to the employee.
- Pre-employment basic physical by an EPIC healthcare provider (obtain within (30) days of employment and no cost to the employee).
- Must pass an initial and periodic background check through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF).
- Provide proof of MMR vaccination and/ or resistance to Measles, Mumps & Rubella.
- Current Food Handlers card (obtain the training within 30 days of employment).
- Current First Aid/CPR card (obtain within thirty 30 days of employment).
- Complete Childcare Basics 30 hours STARS training within 3 months of hire
- Meet the minimum education requirements within the timeframe as stated in the performance standards.
- Complete Child Abuse and Neglect training and all other mandated training.
- CEO Approval.
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Posted on November 12, 2025
The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work
required for this position at the time the job is posted. This is not intended to serve as an all-inclusive list. EPIC retains
the right to add or change the duties on this position at any time.
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