Assistant Center Director — Early Childhood & Inclusion

Easterseals serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 68,870 - 86,087; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Easterseals of Chicagoland and Greater Rockford is seeking an Assistant Child Development Center Director in Chicago to serve as the center’s lead in the Director’s absence, support recruitment, staff development, and family engagement, and oversee day-to-day operations within Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms.

The role includes supervising teachers, coordinating coaching strategies, and ensuring documentation, screenings, and referrals are completed while maintaining program quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) required.
• 3 years teaching in an early childhood classroom, including work with children with disabilities (Head Start/Early Head Start preferred).
• Experience supervising staff and coaching teachers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead teacher supervision and support in curriculum planning and classroom coaching.
• Ensure enrollment, parent conferences, and assessments are completed on time.
• Support inclusion of children with disabilities and coordinate with regional team for planning.

Skills

Active Listening

Coordination

Monitoring

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Time Management

Negotiation

Active Learning

Judgment and Decision Making

Management of Personnel Resources

Persuasion

Service Orientation

Writing

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Technologically Adept

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Tools

Teaching Strategies Gold

ChildPlus

Chicago Cares systems

Job description

Easterseals of Chicagoland and Greater Rockford is seeking an Assistant Child Development Center Director in Chicago to serve as the center’s lead in the Director’s absence, support recruitment, staff development, and family engagement, and oversee day-to-day operations within Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms.

The role includes supervising teachers, coordinating coaching strategies, and ensuring documentation, screenings, and referrals are completed while maintaining program quality and