Duties
About Children’s Home Association of Illinois (CHAIL):
CHAIL is a youth, family, and community focused 501(c)(3) organization with multiple locations and 450 staff, located in Peoria, IL. For over 157 years CHAIL has been helping the kids and families who need it most. Children’s Home Association of Illinois (CHAIL) is the largest social service agency for youth and families in downstate Illinois. The services we provide don’t just impact the individual child, they create positive ripple effects within their immediate family, neighborhood, community, and world by providing an opportunity to thrive.
Job Summary
This position is a member of Children’s Home Association of Illinois’ education leadership team. The Assistant Principal at the Academy for Autism will report directly to the Academy for Autism Principal and work collaboratively to make strategic decisions to advance the mission of the school. This position will directly supervise key staff including teachers, behavior management team members, teacher assistants, and individual classroom aides. In addition, this position will execute on the vision and strategy through day-to-day operations, student interaction, and staff management.
Essential Functions
Operations:
- Develops and enforces school policies and procedures.
- Manage order for all program supply needs.
- Maintain accurate HR records.
- Works in conjunction with Principal to support school hiring needs; Work proactively to retain employees and create an environment in which staff can thrive.
- Serve as the ‘first line of defense’ for student discipline (ensuring discipline is carried out in a way that aligns with the agency’s philosophy of care and is consistent and clear for all students)
Academic operations:
- Execute and collaborate on curriculum development and implementation at the instruction of the principal.
- Manage IEP process – ensuring timelines are met, goals are clear and reasonable, and progress is being made for each student.
- Work in close connection with district personnel at the direction of the principal.
Staff management:
- Lead regular team meetings with school staff.
- Lead and support the onboarding of new staff.
- Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to teaching and support staff to improve their student’s interaction, therapeutic skills, and delivery of academic instruction.
- Develop and provide training opportunities and professional development for staff.
- Acts as the ‘first line of defense’ to help problem solve and support staff in their individual interactions with students and families.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Demonstrates the ability to lead programs toward the achievement of outcomes with a CLEAR focus on continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates an ability to make clear and consistent decisions, take ownership of those decisions, and carry out execution to end result.
- Clear leadership and motivational skills that allow for the guiding of large groups of employees toward one set of central goals.
- Acts as a positive role model to students and is a reliable resource to students and their families.
Additional Notes
CHAIL provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
How to Apply
Must apply online at https://www.chail.org or email resume and letter of interest to Michelle Taylor, Vice-President of Education. mtaylor@chail.org