Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number |
S24059P |
Posting Date |
03/26/2025 |
Closing Date |
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Title |
Teacher |
Working Title |
Evening/Weekend Care Group Worker I/Supervisor |
Salary Range |
$21,840 Annual |
Employee Class |
Temporary Assignment |
Department |
Office of the Dean of Education |
Full-time/ Part-time |
Part-time |
Specialization |
Child and youth Care and Recreation. Supervison and coordiation of children and youth programs |
Hours Per Week |
20 |
Standard Work Week |
Mon-Sat (4-5 Days a Week) |
Benefits |
This position is ineligible for health, dental, and life insurance benefits through Chicago State University. |
Job Summary |
Chicago State University (
CSU), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois' only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (
PBI).
CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.
Discover the latest advancements and milestones achieved by
CSU in our
Annual Report:
https://www.csu.edu/president/annual_report.htm.
Under the direction of the director provide leadership, instruction and care for youth 3 years - 12 years old. Primarily serve as the lead group worker for a preschool and/or school-age group. Provide supervion and coordination of the Evening/Weekend care program. as the director designee for the evening/weekend program.
This positions operates during Fall and Spring semsters and is a 9 month position. |
Job Description |
- Open and close evening/weekend care program on time every evening during the program period
- Serve as a classroom floater when needed.
- Organize program materials for lessons and activities, as well as document attendance, incidents and other observations for ages 6-12.
- Deliver dynamic daily curriculum to engage children ages 6-12 in academic and social character-building that expands school day learning in a meaningful way.
- Using your coursework training, model positive guidance and effective classroom management to maintain the safety, well-being and attention of all children while supporting homework completion, leading fun fitness activities, and guiding children at play.
- Excellent communication skills with a varied audience including children, parents, staff and school personnel.
- Model positive guidance and effective classroom management to maintain the safety and well-being and attention of all children.
- Meets regularly with the Program Director regarding professional progress and team accountability.
- Completes all required training and professional development required for compliance with DCFS licensing and Head Start requirements.
- Maintains compliance with all DCFS licensing requirements.
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Minimum Qualifications |
- Associate Degree or higher in Child Development OR
- Associte Degree or higher in a related field with 21 semester or 32 quarter hours in courses related to child care and/or child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields, OR
- Sixty semester or 90 quarter hours of credit from an accredited college or university with 21 semester or 32 quarter hours in courses related to child care and/or child development, elementary education, physical education, recreation, camping or other related fields, including courses related to school-age children.
- Have or be able to attain IL Gateway Level I Director Credential
- Outstanding customer service and relationship building skills.
- Works well in a team environment
- Drive to inspire a love for learning and commitment to healthy living.
- Ability to meet state-specific requirements, CPR, Mandated Reporter training, TB test, Background Checks.
- Knowledge of Teaching Strategies (TS) Gold, desirable.
- Knowledge of Creative Curriculum, desirable.
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Preferred Qualifications |
Bachelor Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Ed
Bachelor Degree in Elementary Ed with 18 hours in
ECE or Child Dev
IL Gateway Level II Director Credential |
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities |
- Understanding of child development for children ages 3-12.
- Pedagogical content knowledge for curricular areas for grades Pre-K-6th.
- Knowloege of recreational curricular for Pre-k - 6th grade
- Ability to individualize instruction, guidance, and support for a variety of learners and ages.
- Ability to meet all Univerisity and IL DCFS state-specific requirements, criminal background check, CPR, Mandated Reporter training, TB test, etc.
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Additional Applicant Information |
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Physical Requirement/ Demands |
Must be able to physically interact with children, including talk, hear, sit, stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and or move items of up to 40 pounds. |
Work Environment |
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