89 Ill. Adm. Code 404.52
Child Care Supervisors
Section 404.52 Child Care
Supervisors
a) There shall be at least one child care
supervisor who shall be a full-time employee. The administrator or another
person qualified as a child care supervisor may fill the position. Child care supervisors
employed as of November 30, 1981 by facilities which are licensed, shall be
deemed qualified.
b) The duties of child care supervisors shall include
but are not limited to:
1) Provide direct supervision to child care workers
and children in a child care institution or maternity center.
2) Coordinate proper coverage and oversee the daily
operations of the child care institution or maternity center.
3) Coach children on independent living skills such
as housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, and personal hygiene and activity
planning.
4) Plan and implement weekly skills groups.
5) Co-leads group and activities.
6) Engage with children about children’s goals and
interests.
7) Assist with rotating on-call duties.
c) All persons employed as child care supervisors
are required to be in full compliance with all applicable requirements in
Department laws and regulations, and must meet the qualifications in at least
one of subsections (c)(1) through (4). A person qualifying under subsections (c)(2)
or (3) must go through the approval processes described in Sections 404.53
through 404.56:
1) Be at
least 25 years of age; have 2 years of college credits; 2 years of full-time
experience in a residential child care program; demonstrate skill in working
with and managing children of the type served in the program; and demonstrate
ability to work cooperatively with administration staff and persons external to
the program; or
2) Bachelor’s
degree in social work or related human services field; or
3) 5 years
of supervised experience in a congregate care milieu.
4) Any individual employed as a child care
supervisor prior to December 22, 2021 may continue to be so employed and is
deemed qualified unless their employment changes.