Program Manager - Early Childhood Core

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, occasional Saturdays

Posted Date

01/27/2026

Salary Range
: $70, Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

28592

The Early Childhood Core (ECC) sits at the intersection of the Prevention Center of Excellence and the Division of Population Behavioral Health. Our mission is to strengthen systems that serve young children and families by developing and delivering high-impact training, professional development, and trauma-informed interventions across healthcare, mental health, and education settings.

We are seeking a motivated Program Manager and Trainer to help lead and grow ECC’s training and intervention initiatives. Reporting to the ECC Director, this role blends program leadership, curriculum development, and hands-on training with meaningful opportunities to shape practice across multiple disciplines.

In this role, you will design, implement, and manage professional development programs that promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive care for young children and families. You will work closely with medical providers (e.g., physicians, nurses), mental health professionals (e.g., psychologists, social workers, graduate trainees), and educators (e.g., principals, directors, teachers, and aides), supporting them in applying evidence-based approaches in real-world settings.

The Program Manager will be engaged in all phases of program development and delivery, including curriculum design and writing, development of evaluation protocols, partnership building with academic and community-based organizations, and recruitment and selection of participants for professional development programs. This role also provides day-to-day program leadership, including overseeing operations, facilitating team meetings, setting and managing project timelines, delegating tasks, and supporting program staff and faculty.

Annual range: $70,900-$145,200

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of education & experience
• 5 years of experience developing training materials or other materials for paraprofessionals, educators, or other providers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to support trainees at a distance (via web-based and telephonic consultation).
• Ability to communicate complex information to people with varying levels of education and training and different learning styles.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, and willingness to learn new computer-based systems for worksite management.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of manualized psycho-educational training programs and evidence-based interventions.
• Knowledge of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health and other LA County systems.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
• Strong knowledge of instructional design principles and practices to include: multiple learning modalities, interactive training and learning design, on-line/e-learning design principles, distance learning, instructor-led training, self-paced instruction, and evaluation methods.
• Master’s Degree in a mental health or education related field (e.g., MA, MSW, MFT, MEd)