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Building a workforce that meets program needs is the top objective of all recruitment and hiring practices.
These resources cover the full range of talent acquisition activities, including recruiting and interviewing candidates and onboarding new employees.
Head Start programs must ensure all staff, consultants, and contractors have sufficient knowledge, training, experience, and competencies to fulfill the roles and duties of their position. FInd the resources to understand these requirements.
Explore this document to find examples of state systems and policies that support recruiting and retaining a highly qualified workforce. Also, find additional research and resources on the topic.
Finding the right child care partner can be difficult. Discover how two grantees recruited child care partners and worked together with them to implement an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership program.
Use this brief to review the Head Start regulations and education requirements for health services managers and professionals (e.g., mental health consultants and staff or consultants who support nutrition services).
Learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an assistant teacher position in Head Start programs. Explore how to match applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Learn ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill a child development specialist position. Explore how to match applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Discover how to find and hire the right candidate to be a home visitor. Explore ways to match applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an infant/toddler teaching position. Learn ways to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
In this brief, explore ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill preschool teaching positions. Learn how to match potential applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Watch this video to learn how the new Performance Standards address Human Resources and professional development.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
