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Brightpoint invites 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.

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 drive and access to a personal vehicle preferred.

Job responsibilities:

• Maintains current knowledge of Center’s operation, philosophy, and goals and how the Center interrelates with the region and the organization.
• Assumes responsibility for operation of the program in the absence of the Site Manager.
• Supervises, manages workload, and monitors performance of assigned Lead Teachers, Teachers, Classroom Support Aides, and other staff as assigned. This includes hiring and training staff, Implementing the organization’s personnel policies and practices, approval of timecards, performance appraisals, performance improvement plans, leaves, promotions, salary changes, terminations, and documentation of all personnel actions.
• Provides coaching and support to teaching staff; models classroom teaching techniques and provides support on effective teaching and behavior management strategies to staff.
• Identifies areas of need for professional development training for staff.
• Assists teachers in completing lesson plans and observations and understanding child outcome data.
• Trains, provides reflective supervision, and evaluates student interns, as assigned.

Job details:

• Compensation: Range is between $60k-63k, 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: Scott 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).