Director, PreK-12 Education Programs

SchoolHouse Connection•Washington, DC

12d•$110,000 - $125,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director, PreK-12 Education Programs leads SchoolHouse Connection’s (SHC) practical assistance work to improve the identification, enrollment, attendance, and educational success of children and youth experiencing homelessness. This is a new position for a senior professional supporting a high-performing team and ensuring high-quality, impactful practical assistance nationwide. You will guide a talented team that delivers training, responds to complex questions from the field, advises state and local educational agencies on implementation, and produces clear resources that translate policy into real-world solutions.

Requirements

At least seven years of supervisory experience leading teams and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
Strong understanding of how state and local educational agencies operate in practice, including the realities of implementation.
Demonstrated experience designing, delivering, and overseeing high-quality, impactful technical assistance and professional learning that leads to improved practice and student outcomes, including presentations, facilitation, coaching, inquiry response systems, and advising agencies on implementation.
McKinney-Vento expertise that is either: Deep and demonstrated through substantial responsibility applying the law to real-world situations across settings, or Rapidly attainable, if you bring strong experience practically applying laws and policies, strong judgment in ambiguous situations, and experience working with vulnerable student populations.

Nice To Haves

Experience working across diverse settings, such as national, regional, SEA, and multiple LEAs.
Experience developing resources that are clear, practical, and usable by busy practitioners.
Experience convening educators and cross-system partners to improve practice and outcomes.
Exceptional people leadership: coaching, accountability, clarity, and team culture.
Excellent project management: prioritization, timelines, delegation, quality control, and follow-through.
Ability to identify patterns across diverse geographies and translate field experience into national strategy and tools.
Strong writing and editing skills, including editing the work of others to produce high-quality resources.
Dynamic public speaking and facilitation skills.
Relationship-builder who earns trust across systems.
Calm, solutions-oriented leader who maintains high standards in a fast-paced environment.