Position Announcement

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Subject: Position Announcement
Author:  Sara Gable at MU-ETCS-PO1
Date:    1/19/98 3:43 PM


     POSITION
     
     Director, Missouri Head Start - State Collaboration Office 
     (non-regular faculty)
     
     DATE AVAILABLE
     
     March 1, 1998
     
     JOB STATEMENT  
     
     The Missouri Head Start - State Collaboration Office Director acts as 
     the liaison between state agencies and orgnaizations providing Head 
     Start services.  
     
     DUTIES
     
     The five year project requires the director to serve as a facilitator 
     across human services systems to improve and expand services to 
     low-income children, birth to age 5, and their families; provide 
     information to the Head Start community regarding state agencies; 
     inform Head Start about federal and state initiatives and policy 
     and/or regulation changes; provide information to the state agencies 
     on Head Start initiatives, policies, and/or regulation development and 
     changes; work with the Head Start State Collaboration Advisory 
     Council; and serve as adjunct faculty in the Department of Human 
     Development and Family Studies.  
     
     QUALIFICATIONS
     
     Master's degree in human services, i.e., human development, education, 
     social work, psychology, public administration, human resources, etc.  
     Must have knowledge of management theory, practices, and methods with 
     five (5) years of experiences preferred in implementing these 
     practices; a minimum of three years Head Start program and management 
     experience; credibility with Head Start and larger early childhood 
     community; and knowledge of laws and funding source regulations 
     applicable to Head Start.  
     
     SALARY
     
     Salary commensurate with education and experience.
     
     UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
     
     The University of Missouri-Columbia is a land grant institution with 
     an enrollment of approximately 24,000 students.  The Department of 
     Human Development and Family Studies is in the College of Human 
     Environmental Sciences and offers graduate and undergraduate degrees.  
     The department includes 14 faculty, 40 graduate students, and 225 
     undergraduates.  Columbia has a population of 75,000 and provides 
     access to rural and scenic areas.  Kansas City and St Louis are 
     approximately 125 miles each from Columbia.  
     
     DEADLINE
     
     February 15, 1998
     
     TO APPLY
     
     Please send a letter of application, resume, and transcripts to the 
     address below.  Additionally, have three persons send letters of 
     recommendation directly to this address:
     
     Dr. Johnetta Morrison
     Chair, Search Committee
     31 Stanley Hall
     University of Missouri
     Columbia, MO 65211
     (573) 882-6829