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Assistant Director, Head Start on Housing

Thames Valley Council for Community Action

Norwich, CTJob$60–70K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$60–70K/yr
Location
Norwich, CT
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, requiredValid Driver's License, required

Job overview

The Assistant Director will lead the statewide Head Start on Housing program and related services, provide leadership in housing programs and initiatives, and oversee and guide program staff. The role expects an understanding of Results Oriented Management Accountability (ROMA).

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Training, requiredOutreach, requiredPresentations, requiredPersonnel Management, requiredCommunication, requiredComputer Skills, requiredDecision Making, requiredOrganization, requiredLeadership, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Discipline, required5+ Years Related Work Experience, required2+ Years Supervisory Experience, requiredValid Driver's License, requiredReliable Transportation, required

Full job description

The Manager will supervise, organize, implement, and otherwise lead the statewide Head Start on Housing program and related services as needed. Provides leadership in the implementation of housing programs and initiatives. Will oversee and provide guidance to staff within the Head Start on Housing program. An understanding of Results Oriented Management Accountability (ROMA) is expected.

Required Skills

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline with a minimum of five years of related work experience, two of which were supervisory in nature.

  • Experience conducting training, outreach, and presentations.

  • Experience leading and managing personnel in different locations and on multiple projects with differing qualifications and deadlines.

  • Must hold a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to travel for business meetings, community meetings, and training events across the State of Connecticut.

  • Strong communication and computer skills required.

  • Must have strong decision making, organizational, and leadership skills.

Required Experience

Minimum Salary

$60,000.00

Maximum Salary

$70,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 10,805 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–70K/yr
  • Connecticut median$124–210K/yr121 salary ranges
  • US median$126–202K/yr8,296 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $65K, is 60% below the Connecticut median midpoint ($162K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Management salary ranges in Connecticut.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 132 open Program Management jobs in Connecticut and 10,805 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Connecticut
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (9,320 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,860 of the 10,805 open Program Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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