Senior Early Childhood Program Lead

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Curriculum Development and Assessment unit seeks a professional to collaborate with CDL administrators and staff in developing a coherent school philosophy and program for young children.

You will plan curricula based on developmental assessments, lead bi-weekly meetings, conduct formal and informal assessments, and regularly communicate progress to the Associate Director to inform planning and practice.

Qualifikationen

• Collaborate with CDL administrators and other staff in the development and implementation of a coherent school philosophy and program for young children.
• Provide leadership in planning for classroom programming by designing training and leading discussion at bi-weekly developmental meetings with assistant teachers, with a focus on child development, informal assessments, observation and documentation methods, and how this informs planning and implementation.
• Plan and develop curricula based on developmental assessments, and direct the implementation of programming in an early childhood classroom.
• Conduct developmental assessments, both formal and informal, of each child in an early childhood classroom.
• Communicate developmental progress and problems of individual children and the class as a whole to the Associate Director on a regular basis.
• Develop objectives and goals for individual children and communicate these to other staff members, student interns, volunteers and parents.
• Ensure daily communication and cooperation with parents of enrolled children; counsel parents on an as needed basis regarding progress and problems.
• Report developmental progress and concerns to children’s parents twice per year through parent-teacher conferences and written documentation.
• Prepare and publish weekly lesson plans specifying activities for children based on developmental needs and established goals.
• Maintain records of children's developmental progress and problems, based on classroom observations, formal and informal assessments, and interactions.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with CDL administrators and other staff members in the development and implementation of a coherent school philosophy and program for young children.
• Provide leadership in planning for classroom programming by designing training and leading discussion at bi-weekly developmental meetings with assistant teachers, with a focus on child development, informal assessments, observation and documentation methods, and how this informs planning and implementation.
• Plan and develop curricula based on developmental assessments, and direct the implementation of programming in an early childhood classroom. Program must include appropriate activities promoting the intellectual, socio-emotional, and physical development of enrolled children.
• Conduct developmental assessments, both formal and informal, of each child in an early childhood classroom.
• Communicate developmental progress and problems of individual children and the class as a whole to the Associate Director on a regular basis.
• Develop objectives and goals for individual children and communicate these to other staff members, student interns, volunteers and parents.
• Ensure daily communication and cooperation with parents of enrolled children; counsel parents on an as needed basis regarding progress and problems.
• Report developmental progress and concerns to children’s parents twice per year through parent-teacher conferences and written documentation.
• Prepare and publish weekly lesson plans specifying activities for children based on developmental needs and established goals.
• Maintain records of children's developmental progress and problems, based on classroom observations, formal and informal assessments, and interactions.

Jobbeschreibung

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Curriculum Development and Assessment unit seeks a professional to collaborate with CDL administrators and staff in developing a coherent school philosophy and program for young children.

You will plan curricula based on developmental assessments, lead bi-weekly meetings, conduct formal and informal assessments, and regularly communicate progress to the Associate Director to inform planning and practice.