Our core values guide everything we do:
Data-Informed Learning | Transparent & Open Communication | Growth Mindset | Championing Equality | Caring Teams & Communities
About The Role:
We are seeking a Manager, People and Culture, Head Start to support HR operations and drive people-focused practices at the delegate level. This field-facing, operational HR leader ensures compliance, delivers high-quality onboarding and employee relations support, and helps build a strong, inclusive workplace culture.
This role is critical to meeting the personnel requirements outlined by the Office of Head Start (OHS) and ensuring full adherence to Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS)
What You’ll Do:
As the Manager, People and Culture, you will:
Lead HR processes across the delegate, including onboarding, compliance documentation, credentialing, and HRIS accuracy.
Act as the delegate-level compliance lead , ensuring readiness for OHS monitoring and internal audits.
Support employee relations, coach supervisors, and conduct initial investigations in collaboration with the Senior Director, People Strategic Partners.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, Professional Learning, and centralized People Operations to implement system-wide People strategies.
Drive culture-building initiatives, including employee engagement, retention strategies, and onboarding experiences.
Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, as well as HSPPS (45 CFR Part 1302.90–1302.93).
Track employee relations trends and advise on preventative strategies to build a healthy, engaged workplace.
About You:
You are a people-centered HR professional who thrives in compliance-driven, multi-site environments. You are just as comfortable digging into personnel files for audit readiness as you are coaching a manager on how to deliver feedback with compassion.
Requirements include:
2 to 3 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a multi-site, compliance-heavy environment
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
Experience with early childhood, education, or federally funded programs (preferred).
Strong working knowledge of employment law and HSPPS (1302.90–1302.93).
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel up to 25%.
Background check and physical exam (required).
Key Skills & Competencies:
Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
HRIS proficiency and ability to interpret workforce metrics.
High emotional intelligence and cultural competence.
Ability to balance compliance, strategy, and people-first HR practices.
When April 2026
Where Acelero Learning, Delaware HQ - Onsite
How Much $70,000 - $72,000
Why Join Us?
At Acelero, Inc., you will join a People team committed to driving real impact - building a workplace where every person can learn, grow, and thrive.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and healthy workplace.
We envision a world where children become champions of their own making; where nothing stands in the way of their infinite promise.
Acelero Learning was founded in 2001 by a former Head Start teacher and Children Defense Fund staffer, with a clear mission -- to work with local communities to improve the quality of Head Start programs. In 2005, Acelero Learning began to directly administer Early Head Start and Head Start programs through delegate agencies -- locally managed affiliates with their own local boards of directors that received dedicated support from the Acelero Learning Support Center in New York.
Today, Acelero Learning affiliates operate a network of Head Start and other early childhood programs serving nearly 5,000 young children and families across the country. Our affiliates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Camden, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey, Clark County, Nevada, Aiken and Barnwell Counties in South Carolina and Racine and Milwaukee counties in Wisconsin have each improved the delivery of early childhood education in their communities -- increasing enrollment, improving teacher salaries and dramatically expanding the number of hours of programming for children and families.
