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Liliʻuokalani Trust · 2 months ago

Program Manager, Early Childhood

Honolulu, HI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Liliʻuokalani Trust is dedicated to supporting families with young Native Hawaiian children. The Program Manager will provide leadership for Early Childhood initiatives, overseeing daily operations and ensuring effective program implementation and evaluation across the state.

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Responsibilities

Provides leadership and innovation in early childhood initiatives through the research, evaluation, adoption and integration of innovations to advance positive outcomes for disadvantaged Native Hawaiian kamaliʻi

Oversees all day-to-day activities and tasks related to early childhood, including, but not limited to, program planning, development, operational modeling, implementation, analysis, and budgeting; and the training, evaluation, and supervision of program staff and volunteers. Provides technical support for staff to improve outcomes and facilitate innovative early childhood methodologies and interventions

Provides clinical supervision to staff with Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) certification

Leads the overall accountability for program quality and execution, staff performance, and family engagement

Recruits, develops, retains, and leads a professional team that delivers high-quality, growing, and expanding early childhood programs

Prepares various documents and reports (e.g. attendance, budget, daily activity, daily program content, etc.) to provide written support and/or convey information

Collaborates with the program leadership team to build internal capacity of staff to deliver quality programs

Coordinates with the LT Housing Navigator on programming to meet the needs of the EC families, including counseling and education

Works in tandem with LT teammates to integrate services across the agency

Identifies organizations and programs providing EC-related services and resources within communities across the islands; compiles and updates resource lists for those organizations and programs

Supports partnerships between LT and organizations providing EC programs on-site at Kīpuka or other EC supports/activities. Participates in EC-related network/partnership meetings to identify community needs and opportunities related to EC

Co-facilitate programs to support and enhance parent-child relationships, social-emotional learning, parent independence, and increase cultural knowledge and connection

Identify opportunities to expand on-site EC programs or other supports/activities across the islands

Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and address potential risks within early childhood programs. Encourages family participation, aims to keep them in the program, and ensures program safety

Performs written and electronic recordkeeping functions as required for LT’s internal database on a timely basis

Works in tandem with LT teammates to integrate services across the agency

Performs crisis prevention as needed

Actively participates in agency and program staff meetings, as well as professional group seminars or conferences to enhance professional knowledge and job skills

Participates in program planning, budget development, revision, and evaluation

Participates in continuing education and training opportunities for professional development

Contributes to the Trust’s success by accepting new assignments, helping team members, learning new skills, and striving to improve team and organization results

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)Early childhood program managementClinical supervisionSocial work practicesCommunity resource knowledgeLeadership skillsFirst AidCPR/AED CertificationCultural competenceAttention to detailInterpersonal skills

Required

Master's degree in social work, early childhood, marriage and family therapy, or other related field required

3 years post-Master's experience in casework, group work or community level experience required

2 years experience working in the early childhood field with parents and young children required

Currently holds or working towards clinical licensure and ability to supervise staff with Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) endorsement required

Ability to work evenings, weekends and occasional holidays as needed

Ability to travel as needed

Valid driver license, clean traffic abstract, and access to a privately owned automobile with valid no-fault insurance

TB clearance

Preferred

2 years in a leadership role managing a high performing team preferred

Preferred candidates will have the ability to provide comprehensive oversight of clinical work and group programming, ensuring alignment with social work practices and ethical standards

Preferred candidates will have experience working with families facing complex challenges, including but not limited to system involvement (child welfare, homelessness, criminal justice), mental health, domestic violence, and substance use

Preferred candidates possess strong attention to detail, leadership skills to guide their team in meeting expectations, and the capacity to oversee other management-level responsibilities effectively

First Aid and CPR/AED Certification preferred

Company

Liliʻuokalani Trust

Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) is a private operating foundation founded in 1909 by Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani, for the benefit of the most vulnerable Native Hawaiian children.

Founded in 1909

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

201-500 employees