Description

Description

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN SERVICE PROGRAMS

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Children Services

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $76,476

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm on 04/27/2026

In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Quality, the Supervisor of Children Services (Quality Team) will be responsible for overseeing the support service coordinators staffed on the Quality Team. This individual will also support Professional Development opportunities for internal staff in Children Services as well as staff employed at the Delegate Agencies funded by DFSS. This role is also responsible for meeting with support services vendors that rest under the Quality Team. Coordinates partnerships with the community in an effort to meet their needs through program support and development. Supervises training and technical assistance to delegate agencies on education and program compliance, performance standards, and facilities requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Coordinates advisory and parent participation committees to develop uniform initiatives, development plans, curricula, and assessment practices to ensure that quality childhood development programs and services are provided by delegate agencies

• Assigns and reviews the work of staff and/or teams engaged in compliance and quality monitoring functions by reviewing delegate agencies, partners, and contractors for all childhood development program options/models (e.g., education, family engagement and support, health and nutrition services, disabilities and program management)

• Supervises assigned teams in reviewing data from agencies' implementation of quality improvement and support plans and tracks and revises programs and tracks, as indicated by the data

• Develops work standards and evaluates staff performance

• Develops recommendations for the improvement of delegate agency, partner, and contractor

programs and works in conjunction with staff to ensure implementation

• Supervises training and technical assistance to delegate agencies on education and program compliance, performance standards, and facilities requirements

• Develops work standards and evaluates staff performance • Develops recommendations for the improvement of delegate agency, partner, and contractor programs and works in conjunction with staff to ensure implementation

• Coordinates partnerships with the community in an effort to meet their needs through program support and development

• Conducts, coordinates and participates in the training and development of assigned staff

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 1615 W Chicago Ave

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven (7) years of work experience in education or social service, OR

• Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, the Social Sciences, or a directly related field, plus five years (5) of work experience in education or social service, OR

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, the Social Sciences, or a directly related field, plus three (3) years of work experience in education or social service OR

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Education, the Social Sciences, or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of work experience in education or social service

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position based on the oral parts of the interview will be selected .

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience working in social, community educational development work.

• Previous experience supervising staff.

• Previous experience providing technical assistance to Head Start and Child Care delegate agencies.

• Previous experience planning and management of Early Childhood development programs and services for ages zero to five

• Knowledge of State and Federal Programs

• Bachelor's Degree or higher preferred

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required employment/hiring plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and collective bargaining agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes, please click here.

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City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor