CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Chief Operating Officer

The ideal candidate will manage the overall operations, in keeping with all Federal and State regulations, in order to maintain a high-quality organization.

The Chief Operations Officer must amplify what's working, optimize current capabilities and capitalize on the sense of opportunity with which the new strategy is being greeted.

Performance Responsibilities :

• Build consensus and provide strong leadership in a team environment with the highest level of professional and personal integrity.
• Recognize promising ideas and find ways to integrate them into the organization's future plans while positively filtering ideas that may be out of alignment or scope.
• Evaluate the progress of innovation and regulate the pace or direction of new projects.
• Brainstorm with the Executive Leadership Team and other internal / external stakeholders to discover new solutions and approaches to old problems
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert and key advisor for organization wide quality improvement and educational excellence.
• Assume a strategic role in the overall day to day management of the operations of the company.
• Provide direction and supervision of site and facilities leadership while assuming responsibility for the overall operation of a quality childcare program at each site.

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood, Education, Business Administration, or related field from an accredited college or university.

Master's degree in a related field preferred.

• Minimum of ten years' of administrative and supervisory experience, including experience on a senior leadership team. Experience in an early childhood setting is highly desirable.
• Multi-site experience highly preferred.
• Prior experience or exposure to Bright from the Start : Department of Early Care and Learning and other early childhood agencies strongly preferred.
• Experience with Head Start highly desirable.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status.

We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

To the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.