Head Start Data Director

Description

At the YMCA, we believe data is more than numbers-it's a tool to help us change lives. We're seeking a passionate and detail-driven Director of Data to join our Head Start team. In this role, you'll ensure that information is accurate, accessible, and meaningful, empowering staff to make data-informed decisions that strengthen families and communities. If you're motivated by purpose, skilled in turning data into action, and ready to support a mission that nurtures the potential of every child, we'd love to hear from you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following, other duties may be assigned:

Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.

Provides in-house expertise and technical support to end-users on a child information database, record-keeping systems, and other analytic questions.

Prepares quantitative and other reports and data presentations for internal and external audiences.

Builds creative reports and communication formats to drive work management and data clean-up prior to major YMCA and Head Start reporting deadlines.

Trains users with varying degrees of knowledge to effectively the agency database systems, and on data-based decision making.

Completes ongoing assessments (formal and informal) of database user skill-levels and determines need for support/training.

Coordinates the design of solutions to complex analytic questions.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required; experience working in the educational industry or Head Start preferred; knowledge of Head Start and State Child Care Licensing regulations and requirements

Expertise in the use of Microsoft Office® products, specifically Excel and Access; exceptional ability to use data to make decisions.

YMCA Team Leader certification; if not certified, must obtain certification within 12 months

Team leader certification requires: Principles and Practices; Introduction to Volunteerism; Introduction to Leading Others; Introduction to Fiscal Management; Leadership competency assessment; Team Leader Certification Test.

Passionate belief in the Y's cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.

Understanding of the nature and purpose of the YMCA and the respective roles of volunteers and staff.

Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.

Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.