Why Join Concordia Place?
Do you want to positively impact children's growth? Interested in teaching a fun and purposeful play-based curriculum? What about working with qualified teachers in beautiful indoor and outdoor play areas? If the answer is a resounding yes, then Concordia Place is right for you!

Founded in 1981, Concordia Place is a vibrant mission driven organization providing multigenerational programs including early learning, after-school, and teen leadership for Chicago communities. Our centers are located in the Avondale, Ravenswood, North Center and Old Irving Park neighborhoods, with plans to expand into Albany Park. While we are diverse, we are united by our mission to create involved communities where all our neighbors can gather, learn, and grow. Concordia believes everyone deserves opportunity, and that it is best served when it is broadly inclusive.

Our Guiding Principles

• Faith in Action
• A Place of Yes
• A Place for All
• A Place of One
• A Place of Excellence

Assistant Director
This is a full-time position as an Assistant Director at Concordia Place on Ravenswood. The Assistant Director develops and administers the early learning program consistent with Concordia Place policies, needs of membership and community, and within city and state requirements. Reports to the Site Director.

Salary, Perks and Benefits

Salary Range: starting at $60,000 annually

Signing bonus of $1,000!

Concordia Place offers a generous compensation and benefits package to employees. Here is an overview of the many perks of working at Concordia Place (PLEASE NOTE: employees must work 30 hours or more per week for eligibility):

• 403b Retirement Savings Plan (with an Employer Match)

• Vacation Days

• Sick Days

• Medical insurance

• Life insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Long-term disability insurance

• 10 holidays off per year

• Employee Referral program

• Childcare tuition discount for employees

• Quarterly in-service days and professional development resources for teaching staff

Responsibilities:
Excellence in Mission

• Obtain and maintain city and state licensing, NAEYC standards and accreditation, and ExceleRate Quality Rating and Improvement System Gold Circle of Quality
• Ensure program and curriculum are whole-child focused, developmentally appropriate, and leading edge
• Maintain current knowledge in field
• Collaborate with parents to create support for their parenting and seamless transitions between home and center
• Cultivate parent relationships, including the Parents Matters committee
• Establish checks and balances for major functions, including enrollment, tuition accounts, and data integrity
• Work with other Concordia Ministries leadership to ensure a Place of One.
• Ensure facility program spaces are outward reflections of a Place of Excellence.

Financial Strength

• Responsible for program recruitment and enrollment, including, program marketing, open houses and other events for prospective families
• Coordinate with marketing and communications to ensure full enrollment
• Lead program operations within budget, current accounts, full enrollment, and appropriate staffing
• Coordinate with other staff to develop and execute fundraising strategies, including help to prepare grant proposals

Visibility

• Promote organization through community relationships and online channels (web, social media, etc.)
• Present programs to community groups; develop and foster relationships with key community and program leaders and organizations
• Coordinate program with other segments of Concordia and with community activities

Capacity for Growth

• Hire, manage, train, grow, and mentor staff appropriate to the current and future needs of program and organization
• Ensure all staff are fluent in Concordia messaging and branding.

Requirements

• Must have: Bachelor's degree with 24 credits in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Elementary Education and 9 credits in administration, leadership, or management
• 3-5 years experience as a director or assistant director supervising classroom staff in an early learning, preschool or school age program with at least 50 children
• Knowledge of children's physical, emotional and developmental patterns
• Knowledge of curriculum development and planning, in-service staff training and procedures for evaluation of the progress of individual children
• Sensitivity to the individual and group needs of children and their families
• Ability to communicate with parents and staff effectively
• Maturity to supervise staff
• Experience managing operations within budget
• Ability to delegate responsibility
• Ability to promote and present program at various forums
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Publisher)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift up to a 30 pound child