Assessor and Training Specialist-IDHS

National Louis University • Lisle, IL

3d • $50,453 - $73,157

About The Position

Overview Who We Are: National Louis is a 135+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity 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. We are a student-focused community that is committed to continuous improvement and asks how do we become more “student ready” so that we may better serve our students. We believe that through education we are able to empower change and build healthy communities. Our community works hard in the service of students and supports one another like a family. What You Will Do: Responsible for providing assessment for Illinois Department of Human Services programs that participate in Illinois ExceleRate, conduct inter-reliability assessments, and write accurate reports.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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 Administration 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.

Benefits

• At National Louis University, 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 Opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level