DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR (SUPERVISOR #1954)

The Educator Effectiveness department seeks to add new talent to its team! This department oversees educator licensure and professional development, educator preparation, and other educator pipeline initiatives that seek to recruit and retain high quality educators in our state’s public schools. Reporting to the Director, this position will oversee a subset of staff in the department and a subset of projects and tasks primarily related to preparing, licensing, recruiting, and retaining strong educators. For example, the Supervisor will oversee staff, as well as project planning and implementation, for the state’s National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program, as well as lead efforts with their team to enhance and expand the state’s Illinois Educator Preparation Profile (IEPP), which is a public-facing report card for educator preparation providers. The department seeks an innovative, results-focused individual who will help the department continuously improve its processes and policies to best serve educators, educator preparation programs, regional offices of education, and ultimately, the children in our state’s schools. The Supervisor will work closely with other department managers to provide a supportive, growth-focused environment for team members and to use data-informed approaches to enhance and streamline department work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises staff.
• Mentors and trains employees.
• Plans, assigns/reassigns, prioritizes, and reviews work assignments.
• Approves/denies use of benefit time.
• Establishes and oversees performance and productivity goals and objectives.
• Completes and signs performance evaluations.
• Provides technical guidance and direction to staff.
• Counsels staff.
• Presents documentation of just cause for disciplinary action to the Director of Human Resources.
• Leads department team meetings, and leads or provides oversight over projects, grants, contracts, data reports, and department audits.
• Provides technical assistance, training, and other informational materials to education community members through meetings, presentations, and various communication channels.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree, or, a Bachelor's degree plus two years of relevant professional experience. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Two years of experience (in addition to education requirements) working in Education or a related field.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing projects or initiatives from inception to conclusion.
• At least one year of management or administrative experience, completing duties similar to those required in this role.
• Professional assertiveness, and well-developed written communication skills.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and supportively with staff and colleagues.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor employees, and demonstrate ability to think innovatively to resolve problems or improve practice.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in an education field or similar field.
• Experience using Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) annual program report system or Illinois Educator Preparation Profile (IEPP) for work purposes.
• Experience with grant administration, which shall be demonstrated by experience overseeing grants at a state level or, if a grant recipient, experience using ISBE's grants management system to submit grant applications and reports.
• Three or more years of management or administrative experience, completing duties similar to those required in this role.
• Knowledge of Illinois Administrative Code and the School Code as related to educator licensure.
• Knowledge of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program, which shall be demonstrated by meeting one of the following: (1) holding current National Board Certification; (2) providing mentorship or support to teachers pursuing National Board Certification as part of a regional or local cohort or; (3) overseeing aspects of the Illinois NBPTS program at a state, regional, or local level.
  
  

ISBE provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. We actively foster a culture of inclusion and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Illinois has an urgent and collective responsibility to achieve educational equity by ensuring that all policies, programs, and practices affirm the strengths that each and every child brings within their diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and by delivering the comprehensive supports, programs, and educational opportunities they need to succeed.