Position Announcement

If you are committed to working with students to reduce barriers and increase opportunities that mitigate the effects of scarcity, supply resources to support individuals and families attending UVU, and amplify the potential of amazing students by leading a team of thoughtful and intelligent professionals, then please consider raising your hand to be considered for UVU's next CARE Hub and Wee Care Center Director.

Summary of Responsibilities

Leadership & Staff Direction:

Provides leadership, supervision, and direction for full-time staff, part-time staff, managers, and student employees across the CARE Hub and Wee Care Center. Addresses personnel issues, grievances, and corrective actions in accordance with university policy. Facilitates staff development and organizational capacity-building across multiple functional units. Represents the university on committees, partnerships, and initiatives related to basic needs, childcare, and student family services. Cultivates campus and community relationships to advance student success and secure resources.

Strategic Planning & Program Development:

Formulates vision and long-range strategy for integrated basic needs and student-parent support services. Establishes and assesses learning outcomes, assessment frameworks, childcare sustainability, and evaluation strategies tied to student persistence and completion.

Policy, Risk, and Regulatory Oversight:

Interprets, authorizes, and oversees implementation of university policy, state and federal regulations, and accreditation standards applicable to basic needs and licensed childcare operations. Ensures compliance with childcare licensing, CACFP, CCAMPIS, other grant requirements, and institutional risk management standards.

Financial & Resource Stewardship:

Administers and oversees multiple institutional, auxiliary, and federally funded budgets. Leads budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting, and audit preparation.

Other

Performs other duties or projects as assigned, for the purpose of accomplishing Student Development & Well-Being goals and objectives.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field such as higher education administration, public health, social work, education, human development, public administration, or a related discipline. Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience related to the scope of the position, which may include higher education, human services, childcare administration, student affairs, or public service. Demonstrated experience managing professional staff and complex programs. Demonstrated experience with budget administration and resource management. Demonstrated ability to interpret and implement policy and procedure within a complex organizational environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience overseeing licensed or regulated operations, including compliance with state, federal, or accreditation standards. Experience administering federal or large-scale grant funding, including compliance, reporting, and audit processes. Experience leading multi-unit or cross-functional teams in a complex organization. Demonstrated success building campus and community partnerships that advance institutional priorities. Experience using data and assessment to inform strategic planning and institutional decision-making.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of student basic needs systems, student success frameworks, and the impact of foundational supports on student retention, completion, and workforce participation.
• Advanced knowledge of higher education administration, including student development theory, program design, assessment, and evaluation at the institutional level.
• Knowledge of federal and private grant administration, including compliance, reporting, and stewardship of high-risk funding sources.
• Knowledge of data-informed decision-making, outcomes assessment, and translating data into actionable institutional strategies.
• Knowledge of community-based partnerships, public-private collaboration, and systems-level approaches to student and family support.

Skills

• Executive leadership skills in directing multi-function, multi-level teams across complex operational environments.
• Strategic planning and organizational development skills, including the ability to design, implement, and assess long-term initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
• Strong financial management skills, including budget development, monitoring, reconciliation, and oversight of institutional and grant-funded resources.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, proposals, and briefings for senior leadership, funders, regulators, and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skill in interpreting and applying policy, regulatory requirements, and institutional guidelines with sound judgment and consistency.
• Skilled in building and sustaining collaborative relationships across campus units, external agencies, and community partners.
• Effective presentation and facilitation skills for a wide range of audiences, including staff, students, senior administrators, funders, and community leaders.

Abilities

• Ability to provide vision, direction, and leadership for institution-wide initiatives that span multiple functional areas.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance that affect university operations, compliance, and student welfare.
• Ability to lead and support professional staff through change, growth, and increased organizational complexity.
• Ability to balance competing priorities, manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, and maintain a high level of organization and accountability.
• Ability to analyze complex information, identify trends and gaps, and develop strategic responses to evolving student and institutional needs.
• Ability to represent the university professionally in sensitive situations requiring diplomacy, confidentiality, and sound decision-making.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant’s qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.