The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University is seeking applicants interested in joining our team as an Assessor and Training Specialist. An Assessor and Training Specialist (COC) is responsible for providing onsite assessment for City of Chicago early childhood programs, conducting inter-reliability assessments, and writing accurate reports.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides on-site evaluation of City of Chicago early childhood programs using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System and Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales.
• Prepares and submits evaluation reports according to the required time frame and criteria.
• Participates in inter-rater reliability training for all required evaluation tools, writes related reports, and maintains required level of reliability.
• Attends all staff, assessment team, and supervision meetings.
• Provides support for other McCormick Center duties as assigned.

YOUR QUALITIES

• Dependability: Makes and fulfills commitments. Has established a pattern of working independently, meeting reasonable deadlines, and accepting responsibility for his or her actions. Willingly makes promises and fully intends to keep them. Arrives at work on time and ready to contribute. Shows up for meetings well-prepared.
• Flexibility: Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing conditions and demands. Discusses change as a necessary and inevitable aspect of organizational life as well as an opportunity to learn new things. Has a similar view and approach to potentially stressful situations. Invests personal energy toward accepting and adapting to change that others use toward resisting or resenting it.
• Productivity: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Quality of work: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Time Management: Prioritizes tasks and manages time to ensure that deadlines are met. Plans his or her time and sticks to those plans. Prevents or manages interruptions until the highest priority tasks are accomplished.
• Detail Orientation/Quality Focus: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization.  Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Ethics, Integrity, Values: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to do what is ethically “right”. Consistently tells the truth unless doing so would violate confidentiality or compromise the safety or privacy rights of students or others.  Behaves in the manner fully consistent with stated intentions and commitments, even when there is no one to witness.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately: Uses good judgement as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get the accomplished. Speaks in a clear and credible manner selecting the right tone for the situation and audience.  Listens to others and allows them to make their point.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s Degree in early Childhood Education or related field; Master’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Three-five (3-5) years teaching or administrative experience in the field of early childhood education.
• One-three (1-3) years high level of prior leadership experience and skill.
• One-three (1-3) high level of reliability on observation tools.
• One-three (1-3) willingness to travel throughout the City of Chicago.
• One-three (1-3) willingness to attend ongoing training to obtain and retain reliability in assessment tools.
• One-three years prior experience in early childhood assessment preferred.
• Spanish Speaking preferred.
• Prior experience with early childhood evaluation tools, including the Classroom Assessment Scoring System or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales preferred.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full-time
• Chicago IL -18 S. Michigan Ave

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The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is dedicated to building brighter futures for children by enhancing the management skills, professional orientation, and leadership capacity of early childhood administrators. The activities of the Center encompass four areas: training and technical assistance, program evaluation, research, and public awareness.

NLU is a 130+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, and excellence from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. At NLU, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Benefits.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is an affirmative action/equal access/equal opportunity employer dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff. NLU is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University is seeking applicants interested in joining our team as an Assessor and Training Specialist. An Assessor and Training Specialist (ISBE) is responsible for providing assessment for Illinois State Board of Education programs that participate in ExceleRate,  conduct inter-reliability assessments, and write accurate reports.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides on-site or virtual evaluation and provides support for state early childhood programs using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales.
• Prepares and submits evaluation reports according to the required time frame and criteria.
• Ensures accurate documentation and on-site or virtual protocol for the Illinois State Board of Education Compliance Checklist.
• Participates in inter-rater reliability training for all required evaluation tools, writes related reports, and maintains required level of reliability.
• Attends all staff, assessment team, and supervision meetings.
• Provides support for other McCormick Center duties as assigned.

YOUR QUALITIES

• Dependability: Makes and fulfills commitments. Has established a pattern of working independently, meeting reasonable deadlines, and accepting responsibility for his or her actions. Willingly makes promises and fully intends to keep them. Arrives at work on time and ready to contribute. Shows up for meetings well-prepared.
• Flexibility: Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing conditions and demands. Discusses change as a necessary and inevitable aspect of organizational life as well as an opportunity to learn new things. Has a similar view and approach to potentially stressful situations. Invests personal energy toward accepting and adapting to change that others use toward resisting or resenting it.
• Productivity: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Quality of work: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Time Management: Prioritizes tasks and manages time to ensure that deadlines are met. Plans his or her time and sticks to those plans. Prevents or manages interruptions until the highest priority tasks are accomplished.
• Detail Orientation/Quality Focus: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization.  Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Ethics, Integrity, Values: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to do what is ethically “right”. Consistently tells the truth unless doing so would violate confidentiality or compromise the safety or privacy rights of students or others.  Behaves in the manner fully consistent with stated intentions and commitments, even when there is no one to witness.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately: Uses good judgement as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get the accomplished. Speaks in a clear and credible manner selecting the right tone for the situation and audience.  Listens to others and allows them to make their point.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s Degree in early Childhood Education or related field; Master’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Three-five (3-5) years teaching or administrative experience in the field of early childhood education.
• One-three (1-3) years high level of early childhood teaching experience and skill
• One -three (1-3) years high level of knowledge or previous reliability on early childhood assessment tools.
• Willingness to travel throughout the State of Illinois.
• Willingness to attend ongoing training to obtain and retain reliability in assessment tools.
• Spanish bilingual skills (speaking, reading, writing) preferred
• Prior experience with early childhood evaluation tools, including the Classroom Assessment Scoring System or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales preferred.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full-time
• Lisle, IL

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• State-wide travel, word processing and computer skills, walking, bending, classroom environment-continuous standing, lifting boxes, setting up training environments.

Apply

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is dedicated to building brighter futures for children by enhancing the management skills, professional orientation, and leadership capacity of early childhood administrators. The activities of the Center encompass four areas: training and technical assistance, program evaluation, research, and public awareness.

NLU is a 130+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, and excellence from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. At NLU, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Benefits.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is an affirmative action/equal access/equal opportunity employer dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff. NLU is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University is seeking applicants interested in joining our team as an Assessor and Training Specialist. An Assessor and Training Specialist (IDHS) is responsible for providing assessment for Illinois Department of Human Services programs that participate in Illinois ExceleRate, conduct inter-reliability assessments, and write accurate reports.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides on-site or virtual evaluation and provides support for state early childhood programs using the Environment Rating Scales, Classrroom Assessment Scoring System tools, and the Program/Business Adminstration Scales.
• Prepares and submits evaluation reports according to the required time frame and criteria.
• Participates in inter-rater reliability training for all required evaluation tools, writes related reports, and maintains required level of reliability.
• Attends all staff, assessment team, and supervision meetings.
• When requested, conducts and provides ExceleRate trainings on specific assessment tools.
• Provides support for other McCormick Center duties as assigned.

YOUR QUALITIES

• Dependability: Makes and fulfills commitments. Has established a pattern of working independently, meeting reasonable deadlines, and accepting responsibility for his or her actions. Willingly makes promises and fully intends to keep them. Arrives at work on time and ready to contribute. Shows up for meetings well-prepared.
• Flexibility: Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing conditions and demands. Discusses change as a necessary and inevitable aspect of organizational life as well as an opportunity to learn new things. Has a similar view and approach to potentially stressful situations. Invests personal energy toward accepting and adapting to change that others use toward resisting or resenting it.
• Productivity: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Quality of work: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Time Management: Prioritizes tasks and manages time to ensure that deadlines are met. Plans his or her time and sticks to those plans. Prevents or manages interruptions until the highest priority tasks are accomplished.
• Detail Orientation/Quality Focus: Has established a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization.  Is personally committed to high quality work and encourages others to have similar standards.
• Ethics, Integrity, Values: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to do what is ethically “right”. Consistently tells the truth unless doing so would violate confidentiality or compromise the safety or privacy rights of students or others.  Behaves in the manner fully consistent with stated intentions and commitments, even when there is no one to witness.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately: Uses good judgement as to what to communicate to whom as well as the best way to get the accomplished. Speaks in a clear and credible manner selecting the right tone for the situation and audience.  Listens to others and allows them to make their point.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s Degree in early Childhood Education or related field; Master’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Three-five (3-5) years teaching or administrative experience in the field of early childhood education.
• One-three (1-3) years high level early childhood teaching experience and skill
• One-three (1-3) high level of knowledge or previous reliability on early childhood assessment tools
• Willingness to travel throughout the State of Illinois.
• Willingness to attend ongoing training to obtain and retain reliability in assessment tools.
• One-three (1-3) years prior experience in early childhood assessment preferred.
• Spanish Speaking preferred (writing, speaking, and reading).
• Prior experience with early childhood evaluation tools, including the Classroom Assessment Scoring System or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales preferred.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full-time
• Lisle, IL

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• State-wide travel, word processing and computer skills, walking, bending, classroom environment-continuous standing, lifting boxes, setting up training environments.

Apply

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is dedicated to building brighter futures for children by enhancing the management skills, professional orientation, and leadership capacity of early childhood administrators. The activities of the Center encompass four areas: training and technical assistance, program evaluation, research, and public awareness.

NLU is a 130+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, and excellence from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. At NLU, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Benefits.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is an affirmative action/equal access/equal opportunity employer dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff. NLU is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership is seeking applicants interested in joining our team as the Strategic Initiatives Manager. This position will manage new research and evaluation activities. This position will manage all data initiatives, the McCormick Center’s Impact Study and Strategic Priorities, and special projects as assigned. The Strategic Initiatives Manager will also support efforts to secure funding and supervise a research associate.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the design, implementation, project management, and data analysis for quantitative and qualitative research studies. Present findings at professional meetings, as funding permits, and submit scholarly papers for publication. Supervise a research associate in generating and analyzing evaluation data.
• Work with all McCormick Center teams to determine appropriate data collection practices and procedures. Manage data collection systems and ensures consistent archival of data across all projects.
• Conduct and coordinate original and/or review research on early childhood program leadership resulting in three Research Notes per year.
• Support efforts to secure funding for programmatic and research activities.
• Manage the McCormick Center’s Impact Study and Strategic Priorities, including creation, tracking, updating, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Administration, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, organizational leadership, or related field required. Doctorate preferred.
• 3-5 years of designing and implementing research projects and evaluation studies in early childhood or related field are required.
• 3-5 years of data management experience is required.
• 3-5 years of survey software experience is required.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full time
• Chicago, IL -18 S. Michigan Ave.

Apply

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is dedicated to building brighter futures for children by enhancing the management skills, professional orientation, and leadership capacity of early childhood administrators. The activities of the Center encompass four areas: training and technical assistance, program evaluation, research, and public awareness.

NLU is a 130+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, and excellence from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. At NLU, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Benefits.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University (NLU) is an affirmative action/equal access/equal opportunity employer dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff. NLU is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.