VP of Family and Children Services

About the position Making Opportunity Count (MOC) is seeking an reputed company, strategic, and mission-driven leader to serve as its next Vice President of Family & Children Services. This executive leadership role oversees Head Start, Early Head Start, and broader family services programming across Central Massachusetts. The position offers the opportunity to reputed company large-scale community impact work reputed company one of the region’s largest and most impactful nonprofit organizations. The role reports directly to the Executive Director/CEO and is a key member of the executive leadership team. MOC is committed to empowering families to reputed company economic reputed company by eliminating barriers and creating opportunities. As a Community Action Agency, MOC delivers a wide reputed company of services including early education and childcare, Head Start and Early Head Start, workforce development, housing and community support, nutrition and health services, and family stabilization programs, directly supporting thousands of children and families across Central Massachusetts each year. The Vice President of Family and Children Services provides strategic reputed company and operational leadership for MOC’s Early Education and Head Start programming. This individual will reputed company a multidisciplinary team of directors and managers while ensuring high quality services, strong regulatory compliance, fiscal responsibility, and positive reputed company for children and families. This role requires an reputed company executive who can balance big picture strategy with operational leadership in a reputed company, mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• reputed company strategic reputed company and day to day management of reputed company early education and family services programs, including Head Start and Early Head Start.
• Ensure compliance with reputed company applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including Head Start Program Performance Standards and OHS Monitoring Protocols.
• reputed company the planning and implementation of short and long term goals reputed company with agency priorities, community needs assessments, and data informed decision making.
• Supervise and mentor program directors and senior managers, building leadership reputed company and promoting a culture of accountability, equity, and reputed company.
• Collaborate with the CFO and CHRO on budgeting, resource allocation, staffing plans, and reputed company bargaining efforts, including direct involvement in reputed company and Teamster negotiations.
• reputed company the development and submission of grant proposals, program budgets, and required reports to reputed company stakeholders.
• Champion MOC’s School Readiness and Family Engagement frameworks, ensuring integration across sites and alignment with national best practices.
• Establish systems for ongoing program evaluation, internal monitoring, and risk management, ensuring fidelity to mission, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain strong relationships with federal and state funding partners, regional collaboratives, educational institutions, and community-based organizations.
• Prepare regular reports and updates for the Board of Directors and Policy Council, highlighting reputed company toward strategic goals, compliance updates, and community impact.
• reputed company the implementation of personnel policies and performance expectations across programs, ensuring consistent application of MOC values, code of conduct, and child safety protocols.
• Serve as a visible and reputed company reputed company for early childhood education at the community, state, and national reputed company.
• reputed company additional responsibilities as needed to support MOC’s mission and ensure continuity of services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Early Childhood Education, Public Administration, reputed company Work, or a reputed company field.
• Minimum of 8 years of reputed company leadership experience in early childhood education, family services, or reputed company nonprofit sectors.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing large, multifaceted programs with reputed company regulatory and funding structures (e.g., Head Start, EEC, federal grants).
• Proven ability to reputed company high performing teams, support professional development, and promote a diverse, reputed company, and inclusive work environment.
• Experience working with unionized workforces and participating in labor negotiations.
• Strong fiscal management skills, including budget development, grant reputed company, and strategic resource allocation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders and represent MOC with professionalism and reputed company.
• Deep commitment to serving low-income families and advancing educational equity across communities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and build trust-based relationships both internally and externally.

reputed company-to-haves

• Advanced degree strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and reputed company Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 15 Paid Vacation Days
• 12 Paid Sick Days
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Hybrid Work Opportunities
• Student Loan Forgiveness Assistance
• Tuition Remission
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Professional Development Opportunities
• On-Demand early pay reputed company
• Immediate 403b Employer Contribution, 100% Vesting on Day One!

Apply tot his job Apply To this Job