Career Center

Full-Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Overview:

Position Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and implementation of the classroom curriculum, following the Center's philosophy, and NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Complete daily reflection sheets and weekly goals. Submit an article each month for the Center's newsletter, informing parents of classroom curriculum and topics related to early childhood.
• Observe and evaluate children's developmental progress, document all relevant information, share information with parents and administration, and make appropriate referrals.
• Provide daily communication with parents ensuring they are adequately informed of their child's educational experiences, overall growth and development. Conduct parent conferences at least twice a year. Address parental concerns and issues as they arise. Serve as a resource for parents, providing them with support, education and information as needed.
• Continue professional development by attending appropriate workshops and conferences. A minimum of 20 hours is required each year. Membership in NAEYC is strongly recommended. Must remain current with CPR and First Aid Certification and Gateways membership and Credential.

• Actively participate in the overall planning, development, and implementation of the mission, philosophy, and goals of the Center.
• Contribute to the Center's licensing, accreditation, assessment, and evaluation processes.
• Set appropriate rules and limits, and supervise activities to ensure the safety and well-being of the children at all times.
• Practice positive guidance techniques adhering to the Center's philosophy and policies, licensing regulations, and accreditation criteria.
• Maintain cooperative and professional relationships with outside professionals and agencies that interact with the Center.
• Maintain a clean and attractive classroom, performing and delegating housekeeping tasks.

• Responsible for the supervision and maintenance of classroom records and documentation related to children's health, growth and development.
• Participate in the interviewing process of new hires. Participate in their orientation process and mentor new teachers, as assigned.
• Attend designated staff meetings, parent programs and workshops.
• Responsible for the planning and implementation of meetings and programs, including professional staff workshops.
• Attend designated university and Student Affairs & Enrollment Management events when it does not interfere with the functioning of the classroom.
• Assume administrative duties, as assigned.
• Work varying hours to meet the overall needs of the Center.

• Provide leadership and direction for classroom staff. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the classroom. Maintain good communication with the classroom staff in an effort to provide a quality child care program.
• Provide daily communication, supervision, orientation and training of student staff.
• Model positive and respectful interactions with children, parents, and staff.
• Responsible for the overall supervision of classroom activities.
• Responsible for the evaluation process for student staff.
• Supervise and provide a quality teaching experience for undergraduate student interns, as assigned.

Specialty Factors (Civil Service):

Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service):

1. Possession of credentials required by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for employment as a Child Care Worker in a licensed child care facility . The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services required credentials can be reviewed at: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/089/089004070D01400R.html.
2. (A) Bachelor's degree in child development, education, or related fields, including 18 semester hours of credit for course work directly related to child development and/or child care, 6 of them for the period from birth to age six
   
   OR
   
   (B) Two (2) years of experience comparable to that gained at the lower level of this series and 18 additional semester hours of credit for college course work directly related to child development and/or child care
   
   

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS):

Salary: $31,651.20/year

Application Procedure:

1. Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position; however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience.
   • If you have education and/or training in excess of what is required, we encourage you to upload your unofficial transcripts.

2. After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this particular position. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register.
3. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from jobs@niu.edu and CivilServiceTesting@niu.edu. Please add these emails to your address book to ensure timely delivery of any future communication.
4. Out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days after start date.
5. We STRONGLY recommend that contact information used in your online profile be personal use, not professional/work information: personal email address, home address and phone numbers. The information that you provide is used to make contact on search updates, department referrals and interviews, etc. We must be able to relay sensitive and important information in a way that protects your privacy concerning job search activity, now and in the future.

• The Civil Service examination for this classification is a Credentials Assessment and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. A Credential Assessment is a rating by the Human Resources Office of an applicant's/employee's education, experience and special credentials/qualifications (licenses, etc.). In order to determine an appropriate rating for each examination, a review of a résumé, cover letter, university/agency official employment application, college transcript, copies of license/certification and any other relevant material may be required.
• Required documentation noted in the posting, such as a driver's license, licensures, or certifications MUST be uploaded with your application materials.
• If eligible for Veteran's Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application in order to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.
• After testing of all qualified applicants has been completed for this position, the names with the top three (3) scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.

• Click on Child Development Supervisor for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.
• Please click on Human Resource Services – Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois University's benefits package.
• Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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