Director, Family Engagement and Health Services II

Director, Family Engagement & Health Services II

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for growth, innovation, and transforming the landscape of early childhood education? Acelero, Inc. is looking for a dynamic Director, Family Engagement & Health Services to drive our mission to eliminate the gaps between young children’s potential and their success in school and life.

Why Acelero?

Our mission is bold: To design and deliver research and evidence-based approaches to eliminate the gaps between young childrenʼs inherent potential and their achievement in school and life. With our partners, we accelerate child and family outcomes that honor all of the aspirations and cultures of the communities we serve. 

Our values: Data-Informed Learning; Transparent & Open Communication; Growth Mindset; Championing Equality; Caring Teams & Communities.

Your Role:

As the Director, Family Engagement & Health Services II, you will lead the execution of cross-delegate FEH training and technical assistance (TTA) strategies while serving as a key connector between field implementation and content design. The Director will supervise the FEH team’s specialists, coordinate professional learning cohorts across delegates and partners, and directly support complex, high-impact sites through coaching and capacity-building. In addition to overseeing the implementation of functional development plans for team members, the Director collaborates closely with the Senior Director/Team Lead and the Program Quality team members to ensure alignment between Family Engagement and Health frameworks, training tools, and on-the-ground execution. They contribute to Early Learning innovation roll-outs, provide field-informed feedback to refine tools, and lead high-stakes support efforts, including preparation for federal monitoring reviews. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on coaching expertise to advance high-quality early childhood education across the network. 

What You’ll Do:

Coaching, Training and Technical Assistance and Implementation Leadership 

• Lead on execution of the Cross-Delegate FEH TTA Implementation Plan in alignment with contract deliverables and timelines

• Supervise assigned FEH Team Specialists, including supporting their planning, execution, and professional development

• Coordinate with the Senior Director FEH Services Team Lead in the assignment of specialists to special projects to support achieving partner and delegate deliverables 

• Facilitate cross-delegate or cross-partner professional learning cohorts, such as:

  • Group Coaching or Practice to Impact Coaching cohorts

  • Economic Well-Being Small Group Training-of-Trainers (TOT)

  • Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

• Hold a caseload of complex, high-impact, or high-profile partners, ensuring consistent support and high-quality collaboration

• Oversee the implementation of a functional capacity-building plan for team members, in partnership with the Senior Director of the team 

• Represent the Senior Director of the team in their absence or as requested, participating in cross-functional meetings and decision-making spaces

Innovation and Program Design Collaboration

• Serve as a liaison with FEH Program Quality Directors and Senior Directors to ensure alignment between content and implementation, including:

  • Programmatic benchmarks

  • Training scope and sequences

  • Tools and frameworks

  • Gap analyses and planning

• Collaborate with the Senior Director and PQ teams to support FEH innovation roll-out, with specific responsibilities for training, coaching alignment, or testing strategies

• Provide field-informed feedback on tools and approaches, helping refine resources for wider use

• Model co-facilitation and co-design practices in professional learning and capacity-building efforts across the network

• Provides targeted coaching to community partners/delegates in preparation for federal monitoring reviews, including interview prep sessions