Floater Site Director

Position Summary

Supporting up to 4-Directly Operated School Centers while training for a Site Director Director opportunity. Oversee, with upper management support, all areas of center-based early education programming including program leadership, education instruction, family engagement, and compliance monitoring. Directly responsible for program operations in the absence of the Site Director.

Education & Certification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, early special education, or child development from birth to age 6. Level 2 Illinois Director Credential or higher. Illinois Gateways Level 5 for ECE & Infant & Toddler.

Or Bachelor's Degree in a related field w / 21 credit hours related to early childhood education, early special education, or child development from birth to age 6, teaching experience in an early childhood setting (0-6 years), and a Level 2 Illinois Director Credential or higher. Illinois Gateways Level 5 for ECE & Infant & Toddler.

A master's degree in the early childhood field is preferred.

Experience & Training Requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of early education and developmentally appropriate best practices.
• Experience formulating and writing assessments and support plans.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent oral and written skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to use Office 365 suite.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must have outstanding people skills and ability to develop, grow, and maintain relationships with others.
• Must be able to take initiative, use sound judgement when making decisions.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be a self-motivated person who can work both individually and on a team.
• Must be able to serve as an advocate for children and families.
• Knowledge of Head Start and Early Head Start, Creative Curriculum, the Reggio Emilia approach, CLASS, and Teaching Strategies GOLD (preferred).
• Must be able to read and write English proficiently
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Essential Job Requirements & Duties

These include but are not limited to the following. The company reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.)

Physical Requirements : (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform.)

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 40 pounds.

Physical Requirements :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 40 pounds.

Employment Conditions :

This job description is to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the duties as described. This job description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned as deemed appropriate commensurate to the position. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and Chicago Commons reserves the right to change this job description and / or assign tasks deemed appropriate.

Working Conditions :

The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, and which create hardship for the incumbent including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one's senses, and mental demands.) None known.

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Chicago Commons is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, marital or parental status, sexual orientation including gender identity, gender expression, military discharge status, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. In addition, Chicago Commons provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. Qualified applicants will be required to complete a successful background and drug screening process upon hire.