Assistant Site Manager – Early Childhood

Children's Home & Aid; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in human services as the Assistant Site Manager at the Marletta Darnall Schaumburg Child & Family Center. You'll oversee teachers and foster an engaging learning environment, while collaborating with families in a high-quality early childhood education setting. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance

3+ weeks paid time off

11 paid holidays

401(k) with match

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum of 24 hours of early childhood education required.
• Two years of early childhood teaching experience required.
• Food Sanitation Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide training, coaching, and reflective supervision to early childhood staff.
• Develop relationships with parents and families.
• Guide classroom staff in developing daily lesson plans.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Bilingual ability (Spanish preferred)

Experience with Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)

Experience with Creative Curriculum

Experience with Teaching Strategies GOLD

Experience with ITERS/ECERS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field

Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Early Childhood Education Level 5 Credential

Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Director Level 1 Credential

Job description

Brightpointinvites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Assistant Site Manager is a critical member of the Marletta Darnall Schaumburg Child & Family Center team, providing supervision and coaching to teachers in our 3-5 classrooms. As a high-quality early childhood education center with NAEYC accreditation and ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality designation, you’ll be proud to be part of the Schaumburg team, and with our cohesive team style and supportive, high-quality supervision, you’ll look forward to coming back each day. As the Assistant Site Manager, you'll provide training, coaching, and reflective supervision to early childhood classroom teaching staff, including Teachers and Master Teachers. In addition, the Assistant Site Manager works closely with other program staff and leaders, develop relationships with parents and families and encourage their involvement in the Early Head Start and Prevention Initiative education programs and provide leadership and guidance to classroom staff in the development, writing, and implementation of daily lesson plans and classroom routings and transitions.

Candidate qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field from an accredited institution with a minimum of 24 hours of early childhood education required.
• Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Early Childhood Education Level 5 Credential required. Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Director Level 1 Credential required or must obtain within 12 months of employment.
• Food Sanitation Certification preferred.
• A minimum of two years of early childhood teaching experience required. Head Start or Early Head Start experience preferred for positions in those programs.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) preferred.
• Experience with Creative Curriculum, Teaching Strategies GOLD, and ITERS/ECERS preferred.
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred.

Job details:

• Compensation: Range is between $54k-68k, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
• Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here).
• Location: Marletta Darnall Schaumburg Child & Family Center
• Schedule: Full-time, salaried; center hours are 7:30a-5:30p M-F.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

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