Salary : $149,892.00 - $185,688.00 Annually
Location : Santa Fe Springs, CA
Job Type: Open
Job Number: 27-LAC581
Department: Ed Services
Division: Head Start and Early Learning
Opening Date: 08/10/2026
Closing Date: 8/25/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

Assistant Director, Head Start Workforce Development and Professional Learning$12,491 to $15,474 Monthly

Insurance:
Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

To learn more, visit:
https://www.lacoe.edu
Online applications
must be submitted by:

8/25/2026

5:00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) invites leaders experienced in driving innovative growth across the early learning workforce to apply for the Assistant Director, Head Start Workforce Development & Professional Learning position.

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the activities and staff of the Workforce Development and Professional Learning unit; manages the continuous professional development opportunities for grantee and delegate staff to ensure that all staff have the necessary skills and knowledge to promote and support children's school readiness and transition to kindergarten; establishes an overall countywide system of new staff recruitment for early learning workforce; and provides technical and evaluative monitoring and support services to delegates agencies to ensure the comprehensive oversight of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program outcomes.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

• Applicable laws, codes, and regulations including federal and state program regulations and policies that apply to the management and administration of Head Start/Early Head Start and California Department of Social Services, California Department of Education funded programs
• Curricula to support school readiness of children
• Principles and practices of program management and organizational development
• Business operations and administrative practices
• Concepts, capabilities, and applications of management systems
• Technical content of specific training certifications that promote program goals and school readiness such as CLASS, ECERS and QRIS
• Principles and practices of human resources management and organizational development including diversity and equity
• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS applications
• Virtual remote platforms for training and continuous professional development
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements

Competencies:

• Analyzing and Interpreting Data - Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data
• Decision Making - Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation - Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise - Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Oral Communication - Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Presentation Skill - Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus - Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Relationship Building - Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Leadership - Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Managing Performance - Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Business Process Analysis - Defining, assessing, and improving operational processes and workflow
• Managing Change - Addressing key factors that influence successful organizational change
• Organizational Design and Structure - Establishing organizational structure and clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Organizational Systems Thinking - Comprehending the organization as a system of integrated and interdependent functions
• Political & Organizational Savvy - Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management - Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency - Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures

Required Education and ExperienceEducation: Bachelor's degree with major coursework in business administration, public administration, social services, or another field closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Five years of experience managing business, administrative, and operational services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources, including two years of supervisory experience specifically in Head Start.

Additional Requirements: A master's degree in one of the areas listed above is preferred. A valid California driver's license, the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required.

Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a training and experience evaluation (T&E), technical project, and structured interview.

Contact
For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Janlie Vuong at [email protected]

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242
Additional InformationMinimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 27-LAC581

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.
Based on full-time assignment:

• Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested
  
  
• 24 vacation days per year
  
  
• 15 paid holidays per year
  
  
• 12 paid sick days annually
  
  
• Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life
  
  
• Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options

01

Listed below are a series of questions regarding your education and experience relating to the position. You must answer the following questionnaire as truthfully and accurately as possible. Your responses to the supplemental questionnaire below may be used in subsequent examination parts to determine your qualifications beyond the minimum qualification requirements for this classification. A few questions will require you to provide examples of related experience, and listing "see resume/application" will NOT qualify as a response and will be considered incomplete, so make sure to answer each question thoroughly. All experience, education, training, and certification must be included in your application in order to be considered. Your responses to these questions are subject to verification and may be assessed in subsequent examination parts. It is important that your responses are true and accurate reflections of your background. Any sign of deliberate misinformation or intentional exaggeration will result in disqualification from this examination process and possible bar from future employment opportunities with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).

• I have read, understood, and agree to the above statements
• I have read, understood, and DO NOT agree with the above statements. In selecting this, I voluntarily withdraw from the application process for this position

02

What is your highest level of education?Please Note: Proof of education will be required - you must attach a copy of your diploma or transcript for review. Degrees must be earned from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

• No education
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Some college coursework but no degree
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree

03

Please list the field in which you obtained your degree.

If no degree, list "n/a".
04

How many years of experience do you have in managing business, administrative, and operational services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources?

• No Experience
• Less than one year of experience
• At least one year, but less than two years
• At least two years, but less than three years
• At least three years, but less than four years
• At least four years, but less than five years
• Five years or more

05

The next three questions will explore each specific component of required experience listed in Question 4.This position requires experience in managing BUSINESS services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources. Please describe your experience specifically related to your role in the management of business services in a social services or ECE organization.For each related experience, please include:a) Your job title(s) for each exampleb) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Funding sources of the described duties/responsibilitiese) Length(s) of employment (format: month/year - month/year)If no experience in this area, list "N/A".
06

This position requires experience in managing ADMINISTRATIVE services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources. Please describe your experience specifically related to your role in the management of administrative services in a social services or ECE organization.For each related experience, please include:a) Your job title(s) for each exampleb) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Funding sources of the described duties/responsibilitiese) Length(s) of employment (format: month/year - month/year)If no experience in this area, list "N/A".
07

This position requires experience in managing OPERATIONAL services in a social services or early childhood educational organization with multiple funding sources. Please describe your experience specifically related to your role in the management of operational services in a social services or ECE organization.For each related experience, please include:a) Your job title(s) for each exampleb) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Funding sources of the described duties/responsibilitiese) Length(s) of employment (format: month/year - month/year)If no experience in this area, list "N/A".
08

How many years of supervisory experience do you have in a Head Start agency?(Supervisory experience includes responsibilities in assigning, scheduling, and monitoring the work of a group. This role has responsibility to hire, evaluate performance, administer disciplinary action, and approving payroll or paid time off.)

• I do not have any supervisory experience
• Less than one year of experience
• At least one year, but less than two years
• At least two years, but less than three years
• Three years or more

09

Please describe your supervisory experience in a Head Start agency. (Supervisory experience includes responsibilities in assigning, scheduling, and monitoring the work of a group. This role has responsibility to hire, evaluate performance, administer disciplinary action, and approving payroll or paid time off.) For EACH related experience, please include: a) Your job title(s) b) Name of the organization(s) c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above d) Number and titles of