Quality Improvement Director

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• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • relevant state and federal laws statutes and regulations;
  • social services programs early childhood programs deaf and hard of hearing programs programs for older adults and/or programs for individuals with intellectual disability or behavioral health issues;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
• Knowledge of community organizations and social services agencies;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to interpret complex written material including legal narrative and to assess the impact thereof on programmatic goals.

Nine (9) years of professional experience in the delivery of social services programs and/or policies.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelors degree.
• A Masters degree in social work public administration accounting early childhood education or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Experience leading program quality improvement initiatives across a system of early childhood programs
• Experience facilitating communities of practice or working groups to build shared understanding of policy and practice
• Experience interpreting written standards processes and technical assistance documents
• Experience working with accreditation systems including National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Learning Program Accreditation National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation Head Start Accreditation or Montessori Accreditation
• Experience supervising staff and managing budgets for complex programs with multiple State and Federal funding streams
• Experience utilizing feedback from partners and constituents to inform policy development and system improvement
• Experience developing scopes of work defining performance metrics and monitoring contractor deliverables

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.