Job Description
Job Description
It's our mission to keep children safe by strengthening and supporting families. Learn about our services and how you can help by becoming a child's forever family through adoption, foster care or guardianship; reporting suspected child abuse or neglect; or becoming part of the child welfare team by working for Illinois DCFS!
Benefits :
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 457 retirement plan
- Paid time off
Responsibilities :
Conducts initial licensing review of assigned day care centers and facilities.Conducts investigation of complaints of violations of statutes and rules in day care facilities, including all necessary follow-up and monitoring of corrective action plans.Interprets standards and licensing requirements to directors and boards of day care centers, applicants / licensees for home day care licensure and lay groups as required.Provides information regarding physical plant, equipment, educational supplies, health and safety issues, child / staff ratios, and other pertinent information as required by day care rule.Provides consultation to day care center owner / operators and boards on program planning for young children.Monitors visits of licensed facilities annually and as needed.Assists in in-service training planning for other staff and participates in other training conferences.Prepares records, reports, correspondence and other required materials pertinent to the licensing function.Maintains a list of homes and centers in assigned workload, including information as to licensed status and due dates of required activities.Requirements :
Requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in early childhood education or child development.Requires two years professional experience in early childhood, day care center, kindergarten, or a day care licensing programRequires working knowledge of program planning and educational methods for young children.Requires working knowledge of normal development of personality.Requires ability to interpret and make public presentations regarding the licensing program.Requires ability to work cooperatively with staff, day care operators, board and community organizations and other disciplines.Requires ability to prepare accurate reports.Requires ability to prepare letters appropriate to the function of the position.Requires ability to undertake difficult and complex assignments.Requires daily access to reliable transportation and valid drivers license.May require ability to speak and write a foreign language at a colloquial skill level.CHAT with one of our recruiters LIVE on 1 / 27. Copy this link to Register :https : / / app.recruitvirtual.com / events / chicagoland -job-fair-1-2025
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