Vice President of Early Learning

Scion Nonprofit Staffing, an award-winning full-service staffing firm, has been engaged to conduct an immediate search for a Vice President of Early Learning on behalf of our client, a mission-driven association supporting community engagement. This full-time on-site role is based in soulful Memphis, TN, and is available immediately. A full relocation package is available.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Vice President of Early Learning will collaborate closely with a passionate childcare leadership team to drive growth and impact in early learning across the region. They will lead the design, implementation, innovation, and evaluation of our client’s comprehensive early learning framework, model, and curriculum. With aggressive goals to double both center numbers and revenue in the next two years, the ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of early learning landscapes and regulatory compliance, particularly DHS licensing requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership

Supervise and lead a team of three Early Childhood Directors, fostering a culture of leadership development.

Conduct regular coaching sessions during on-site visits, providing developmental feedback.

Fiscal Management

Control annual financial operating budgets for designated operations, oversee annual budget creation, ensure the successful management of units, and achieve balanced fiscal operations for the Association.

Growth & Quality

Spearhead growth in the early learning division through program expansion, recruitment and retention of program participants and staff, development of new sites, pricing strategies, and collaborative partnerships.

Drive quality improvement and scalability by defining and establishing best practices, ensuring compliance with FHS requirements, and implementing process improvements, as well as system-level strategies that ensure quality, compliance, and inclusivity.

Capacity to identify root causes of issues and implement solutions.

Evaluation

Oversee and implement key metrics, program and student evaluations, ensuring alignment with our client’s purpose, high quality, funder, and regulatory standards.

Innovation

Drive innovation to implement and pilot new strategic initiatives and inspire approaches to enhance success in early learning.

Parent Experience

Create a parent experience pathway to facilitate seamless transitions from interest to enrollment.

Substantiate consistent and scalable processes and evidence-based touchpoints to promote quality parent involvement and achieve enrollment goals.

Communications & Partnerships

Implement multi-faceted communication strategies to build relationships and enhance operational effectiveness with diverse internal and external stakeholders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in a directly relation field.

Five or more years of administrative and large staff management experience in early childhood programs.

Able to meet DHS Director standards in both Tennessee & Mississippi with the ability to travel to all five centers in these regions.

Experience with multi-unit operations.

Experience in fiscal management and budget development, preferably with diverse funding streams (federal, state, and private pay).

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

In addition to a salary of $130,000 to $145,000 (DOE) this opportunity offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, optical, and life insurance, a 12% employer-funded, fully vested retirement plan after two years, and a 403(b) savings plan. A full relocation package is offered if moving from over 60 miles away.

For immediate consideration, submit your resume and cover letter (formatted in MS Word), sharing more about your experience and interest in this role via: https://scionnonprofitstaffing.com/job/11757

ABOUT OUR FIRM:

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.