Associate Director of Early Childhood

Company: San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Location: Pomona
Posted on: February 21, 2026

Job Description:

The Organization San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center (SG/PRC) is a private, non-profit agency that is contracted with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, to provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. SG/PRC has proudly served the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys since 1986, serving 30 cities in its catchment area. We serve individuals across the lifespan from infants and toddlers, school age children, transition-age youth, to adults and aging adults. Position Description The Associate Director of Early Childhood reports to the Director of Client Services and ensures high-quality, person-centered, service coordination for individuals served and their families. This role provides leadership through supervision, coaching, training, and development of administrative, managerial, and case management staff. The Associate Director promotes collaboration, drives continuous improvement, and partners closely with leadership and community stakeholders to ensure mission-driven service delivery. Essential Job Functions - Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and training to staff within Early Intervention and Pre-School Services to ensure effective, consistent, person-centered service delivery. - Establish measurable outcomes and evaluation processes to assess divisional performance and support continuous improvement. - Provide back-up leadership and operational support to other divisions within Client Services. - Participate in strategic planning, program evaluation, and policy development to improve service quality and ensure consistent application of legal guidelines, regulations, and agency values. - Serve as a representative to other Regional Centers, community agencies, the Board of Directors, certain board committees, and stakeholders. - Encourage person centered solutions to arrive at best outcomes for Individuals and Families served by engaging in discussion, coaching, mentoring and seeking to understand. Approve expenditures related to the agency’s purchase of service funds. - Prepare statistical/analytical reports, surveys, summaries, budgets, and plans as necessary. - Develop and implement procedures, operational practices, and quality standards to ensure the division operates with high levels of effectiveness, productivity, and consistency. - Promote and maintain partnerships with community organizations, service providers, and educational institutions to support program development, service expansion, outreach initiatives, and staff training related to developmental disabilities. - Evaluate and promote quality and effectiveness of intervention/treatment services provided to individuals and their families. - Participate in public meetings which include monthly Vendor, Community, and LICA meetings, as needed. - Enroll direct reports and division in charge due to new public policy, DDS Directives, legislature and or change in internal processes. - Participate in after-hours On-Call coverage for the agency. - Light travel for ARCA/Dir. of Client Services Meetings within Southern and Northern California. - Performs additional duties that support departmental and organizational goals. Compensation details: 104000-159619 Yearly Salary PI6b0de76a3461-37156-39671365

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