Wu Yee Children’s Services believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all our children, right from the start.
Wu Yee Children's services is seeking a Regional Manager! The Regional Manager ensures that all Child Development center staff, children, and families are provided with high quality resources and services in compliance with all regulatory requirements, including Community Care Licensing, Title 5 & Title 22, Early Learning for All and Head Start performance Standards, supporting and leading staff training and development.
Location: 729 Kirkwood, San Francisco Ca (Req # 1687)
Regional Manager Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Program Management
- Provide strategic leadership for assigned Child Development Centers to ensure high-quality program implementation and organizational alignment.
- Develop operational strategies that strengthen program quality, staff engagement, and child and family outcomes.
- Partner with the Director of Early Learning Services and Content Area Managers to design and implement organizational systems and initiatives.
- Support implementation of agency strategic priorities across all assigned centers.
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Leadership & Workforce Developemnt
- Recruit, supervise, coach, mentor, and evaluate Center Managers.
- Build leadership capacity through reflective supervision, coaching, professional development, and performance management.
- Provide orientation and ongoing training regarding agency policies, Community Care Licensing regulations, Title 5, Title 22, Early Learning for All requirements, and Head Start Performance Standards.
- Lead regular Center Manager meetings focused on collaboration, professional learning, problem-solving, and operational consistency.
- Identify professional development needs and collaborate on workforce planning and resource allocation.
Program Quality & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure assigned centers maintain compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, Early Head Start Performance Standards, Community Care Licensing Regulations, Title 5 and Title 22 Requirements, Early Learning for All (ELFA), California Department of Education (CDE) contract requirements.
- Monitor implementation of agency policies, procedures, and quality standards.
- Coordinate program monitoring activities with Center Managers, Content Managers, and external reviewers.
- Develop and monitor corrective action plans resulting from monitoring visits, audits, and licensing reviews.
- Evaluate program performance and implement quality improvement initiatives based on monitoring results and organizational priorities.
Operational Excellence & Resource Management
- Monitor key operational functions including:Staffing patterns, Attendance, Enrollment (ERSEA), Purchasing, Facility projects, Budget performance
- Ensure efficient allocation of staffing and operational resources across assigned centers.
- Approve purchases for center materials and supplies.
- Coordinate substitute teacher assignments to maintain licensing ratios and program quality.
- Provide operational leadership and serve as Acting Center Manager during leadership vacancies or absences.
Family Partnership & Community Engagement
- Support Family Engagement initiatives and assist with family meetings, conflict resolution, and grievance follow-up.
- Promote collaborative partnerships among families, center leadership, and community stakeholders.
- Oversee resolution of center-based community concerns and ensure appropriate escalation in accordance with agency procedures.
- Encourage meaningful family participation that supports children's development and school readiness.
- Represent Wu Yee Children's Services in local, regional, and statewide collaborative networks related to early childhood education.
Data Management & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor program performance through operational reports, licensing reviews, attendance data, ERSEA reports, and quality indicators.
- Analyze program data to identify trends, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure timely completion of state, local, and organizational reports.
- Use monitoring findings, family feedback, and performance data to guide continuous quality improvement.
- Develop action plans that strengthen operational effectiveness and program quality.
Organizational Collaboration
- Collaborate with Child Development leadership, Family Services, Finance, Human Resources,
- Facilities, and other departments to ensure coordinated service delivery.
- Support implementation of agency-wide initiatives, strategic planning, and organizational improvement efforts.
- Promote cross-functional communication that strengthens consistency across all Child
- Development Centers.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree within Early Childhood Education / Child Development requirement.
- Master's degree in Early Childhood preferred.
- A valid Child Development Program Director Permit
- A minimum of (8) eight years of successful supervisory experience in and early childhood program
- Experience supervising multiple program sites and developing leadership teams.
- Experience implementing Head Start, CDE, Community Care Licensing, and Early Learning for All requirements.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating adult learning and professional development.
- Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse children, families, and staff.
- Extensive knowledge of:
- Extensive knowledge of Early childhood education systems, Child development,Head Start Performance Standards, Community Care Licensing, Title 5 and Title 22 regulations,Early Learning for All (ELFA), ERSEA requirements
- Strong instructional leadership and coaching skills.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, project management, and strategic planning skills
- Demonstrated ability to motivate, mentor, and lead diverse teams.
- Strong conflict resolution, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality program operations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, ChildPlus, and other organizational data systems
Strategic Leadership
- Provides visionary leadership that aligns center operations, educational quality, and organizational priorities while promoting continuous improvement and operational excellence.
People Leadership
- Develops high-performing leadership teams through coaching, mentoring, reflective supervision, accountability, and professional development.
Program Quality & Compliance
- Ensures all assigned centers consistently meet Head Start Performance Standards, Community Care Licensing, Title 5, Title 22, ELFA, and organizational quality expectations.
Operational Excellence
- Develops efficient operational systems that strengthen staffing, enrollment, budgeting, purchasing, facilities management, and overall program effectiveness.
Data-Informed Descision Making
- Uses monitoring results, operational metrics, ERSEA data, attendance trends, and stakeholder feedback to evaluate performance, strengthen services, and guide strategic planning.
Collaboration & Family Parnership
- Builds collaborative relationships with families, Center Managers, Content Area teams, community partners, and organizational leaders to improve child, family, and program outcomes.
Equity & Cultural Responsiveness
- Champions culturally responsive, inclusive, and strengths-based practices that ensure equitable access, high-quality services, and respectful engagement with diverse children, families, and staff.
Note on Essential Functions: Wu Yee Children’s Services is committed to diversity and inclusion; reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- The physical and cognitive demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
- Regular travel between Child Development Centers, administrative offices, community meetings, and partner agencies throughout San Francisco.
- Ability to work effectively in classrooms, professional office settings, and community-based environments.
- Frequently use computers and technology systems for extended periods.
- Ability to observe classroom environments, coach leaders, and participate in program monitoring activities.
- Occasionally lift, carry, or transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Strong analytical thinking, organizational planning, leadership, and strategic problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple sites, competing priorities, regulatory timelines, staffing needs, and operational initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for coaching, facilitation, presentations, conflict resolution, and executive reporting.
- The pay range for this position is $88,760 - $142,020, exempt. A new hire generally starts between $88,760 and $115,390. The final salary offer will be determined after reviewing relevant factors, including but not limited to skill sets, relevant experience, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
- 403b with matching contribution after 1 year of service
- Fully paid employee health, dental and vision
- 403b with matching contribution after 1 year
- 14 holidays, 15 days' vacation and paid sick leave
- Employee child care slots at reduced tuition on an as-available basis.
- Lots of opportunity for advancement across the organization
- Extensive paid training and professional development
Wu Yee Children’s Services conforms to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action. We promote diversity and urge women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Wu Yee Children’s Services is an equal opportunity employer.
