Manager of Program Administration Scales

Overview Who We Are: For 140 years, National Louis University has been driven by one core belief: education changes lives. Since our founding, we've stayed grounded in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity, and we've never wavered from the idea that education is the greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student-focused community built on continuous improvement and a genuine commitment to serving those we teach. Through education, we empower change and build stronger, healthier communities. Our hard-working team runs on collaboration and mutual respect, for one another and for every student we serve. What You Will Do: The Manager of Program Administration Scales (PAS/BAS) at the McCormick Institute for Early Childhood (MIEC) provides oversight of the PAS/BAS Certification and Reliability system, supporting the use of nationally recognized, research-based tools that define quality indicators for center-based and family child care administration. The Manager leads in-person and virtual professional learning related to both tools including reliability training, and supervises the Training and Certification, Administration Scales Specialist role. The role leads the implementation of certification and recertification processes used across Illinois and nationally within Quality Rating/Recognition Improvement Systems (QRIS) and professional development systems. The role serves as a National Anchor for both Administration Scales. The Manager delivers in-person and virtual professional learning related to both tools, reviews applications and assessments, and maintains oversight of the databases housing all reliability information. The Manager also cultivates and manages relationships with state administrators to guide training strategy, while coordinating a regular training schedule and serving as lead trainer in collaboration with MIEC staff, consultants, and tool authors. Essential Responsibilities Training Design and Delivery Plan, schedule, and deliver PAS/BAS Certification and Reliability and related trainings (in-person, national, and virtual), serving as lead trainer in close collaboration with other MIEC staff, consultants, and tool authors. Work with team members to develop and update professional learning experiences (in-person and virtual training, online modules, webinars, blended learning, follow-up supports, handouts, blogs, etc.) that reach a variety of audiences. Create new and update old PAS and BAS professional learning materials (content, PowerPoint, outline, handouts, packing list, etc.) to reflect updates as needed. Co-facilitate and facilitate trainings. Conduct PAS and BAS assessments as needed for internal initiatives (e.g., academy participants, reliability checks, certification). Work across Professional Learning and Innovation teams to assign one reliable trainer to serve as back-up for each reliability training scheduled. When possible, scheduling happens six…