Head Start programs must ensure all staff, consultants, and contractors have sufficient knowledge, training, experience, and competencies to fulfill the roles and duties of their position. Explore the resources below to understand these requirements.
Educational Requirements for Head Start Staff: A Series of Briefs
To meet Head Start regulations, all programs must ensure they have qualified staff in place. The educational requirements and skills differ for the many roles and positions in Head Start programs. Use these briefs to help determine and justify how your employees meet the requirements.
Programs should consider these qualities, skills, and capacities when hiring a Head Start human resources professional.
Use this brief to identify the key qualities, skills, and capacities programs should consider when hiring a Head Start director.
Programs can use this brief to identify the pertinent qualities, skills, and capacities to consider when hiring Head Start fiscal officers.
Explore this brief to better understand the Head Start regulations and education requirements for family services managers and staff.
Use this brief to review the Head Start regulations and education requirements for health services managers and professionals (e.g., mental health consultants and staff or consultants who support nutrition services).
Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an education manager position. Learn how to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Use this brief to discover how to find and hire the right candidate for the disabilities manager position. Explore how to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an infant/toddler teaching position. Learn ways to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
In this brief, explore ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill preschool teaching positions. Learn how to match potential applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an assistant teacher position in Head Start programs. Explore how to match applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Recruiting qualified family child care providers in Head Start programs can be a challenge. Use this brief to find providers who meet the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Learn ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill a child development specialist position. Explore how to match applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Discover how to find and hire the right candidate to be a home visitor. Explore ways to match applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Explore ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill an open coach position. Learn how to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
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Last Updated: November 13, 2024