4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care Executive Director
Position: Executive Director
Reports To: Board of Directors
Job Status: Full Time, Hybrid
Salary Range: $82,500-$90,000 Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Executive Director serves as the Chief Executive Officer of 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care, a nonprofit organization, and provides strategic, operational, and community leadership in support of the organization’s mission to strengthen positive outcomes for young children by supporting the family caregivers who teach and nurture them.
Working in close partnership with the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for ensuring organizational sustainability, effective program implementation, strong financial stewardship, and meaningful community impact. This role provides leadership and direction to staff, cultivates productive relationships with funders and community partners, and represents the organization as its primary spokesperson and advocate.
QUALIFICATIONS
• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, Nonprofit Administration, or related social services field.
• Experience in Early Care and Education, along with at least eight years of management experience.
• The individual must demonstrate strong skills in strategic planning, written and oral communication, administrative management, organizational development, interpersonal relations, supervision, community engagement, record management, and grant writing.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to interact comfortably with a varie ty of groups and individuals including
politicians, government officials, day care staff and community agencies
• Availability to attend evening, weekend, and occasional out of town meetings as
required.
• Experience managing or administering federally funded programs, along along with a strong with a strong understanding of nonprofit financial management, and compliance is required. and compliance is required.
• Prior administrative experience in the nonprofit sector is preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead day-to-day operations across all programs and departments ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide executive leadership and oversight of day-to-day nonprofit operations, programs, and staff.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive workplace culture that supports staff engagement and well-being in a positive work environment.
• Promote initiatives that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in operations, staffing, and service delivery.
• Oversee contract management, including state contracts, compliance, and reimbursement accuracy.
• Develop the annual budget, prepare reports for the Board of Directors, funders and stakeholders. Attend board meetings and implement board decisions.
• Guide implementation of the agency’s Strategic Plan and organizational priorities.
• Ensure fiscal stability through grant writing, grant management, fundraising, and resource development.
• Design and lead comprehensive fundraising strategies to secure sustainable financial resources.
• Monitor state contracts and reimbursement processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Advocate for children and families at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson, strengthening community partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
• Serve on committees or boards as necessary and perform other duties as assigned.
KEY SKILLS
• Strong organizational leadership, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and maintain transparency among Board members, staff, funders, and community partners.
• Demonstrated experience with federal grants, state contracts, fiscal management, and regulatory compliance.
• Commitment to equity, ethics, and community-centered service.
• Experience in grant writing and reporting, particularly for government and foundation funders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.
• Provides visionary, values-driven leadership that aligns with the organization’s mission, strategic goals, and community needs.
• Makes decisions with clarity, sound judgment and confidence in complex environments.
Position Start Date: July 1, 2026
To apply:
Please send resume and cover letter to Joan Breiling, joanb@four-c.org
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Job Posting
Job Title: Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Reports to: Susan Petersen, Executive Director
Job Status: Full time, field-based position.
Service delivery area: Kendall, Kankakee, Will and Grundy Counties.
REQUIRED: Candidate must live in either Kendall, Kankakee, Will or Grundy County.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of young children, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care has an opening for you. Come, join our team as a Full Time Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (MHC) and help young children birth to age 5 who are experiencing social/emotional and behavioral challenges. The MHC will work to strengthen the childcare provider’s skills and to support children’s healthy social/emotional development and give them a better chance of growing up to be strong, valuable citizens of their communities.
This HYBRID position will work remotely from the selected candidate’s in-home office and will conduct in-person visits to childcare programs throughout 4-C’s SDA of Kendall, Kankakee, Will and Grundy Counties.
EOE
Salary: $48,500-$53,500 annually, benefits available.
Summary of Job Duties:
- Ability to work with families and children from diverse ethnic and socio-economic groups.
- Engage in community networking to facilitate a better understanding of early childhood mental health issues and practices.
- Collaborates with other agencies and make referrals when appropriate.
- Offers support to childcare programs for children birth to age 5 experiencing social/emotional and behavioral challenges.
- Works to strengthen childcare provider’s skills and to support children’s healthy social/emotional development.
- Offers support in the development of partnerships and relationships between provider’s and parents.
- Helps with problem solving and working with children and parents on difficult issues.
Qualifications – REQUIRED
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Infant Mental Health, or related Human Services field.
- Knowledge of early childhood development, including an understanding of the concepts and dynamics underlying young children’s social-emotional
development. - Must have 2-3 years’ experience with children birth to age 5.
- Must have strong communication and organizational skills.
Working Conditions
- Current Illinois Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
- Travel to and participate in meetings, training activities and professional development opportunities appropriate to the role.
- Frequent travel to child care programs for on-site visits and consultations throughout our four (4)) county service areas.
- Occasional travel and overnight for trainings, meetings and conferences.
- Mileage will be reimbursed at the current Federal Rate.
To apply:
Interested Candidates should send their resume and transcripts to:
Susan Petersen, Executive Director
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
444 E Hillcrest Dr. STE 300
DeKalb, IL 60115
Or email to: susanp@four-c.org
McHenry Office Assistant and Referral Client Specialist
Reports to: CCR&R Director
Job Status: Full Time (35 hours) in McHenry Office, Hybrid schedule (in-office and remote work are required for this position)
Salary: $33,000-$35,000
Job purpose
The purpose of the McHenry Office Assistant and Referral Client Specialist is to support efficient operations and timely customer service to those seeking Child Care Resource and Referral services in McHenry County. This position will work directly with families to provide consumer education and child care referrals, answer questions regarding the Child Care Assistance Program, accept child care complaints, and provide referrals to outside agencies as needed.
Duties and responsibilities
- Greet and direct visitors/clients and answer incoming calls to the McHenry office, utilizing excellent customer services skills to assist clients with empathy and compassion.
- Coordinate with staff in DeKalb to serve clients who contact the McHenry office as needed.
- Accept paperwork from clients and providers and process as required.
- Assist director with preparing reports, letters and other documents as needed.
- Coordinate planning for internal meetings, training or other events held at 4-C McHenry including room set up and ordering food, etc.
- Distribute incoming faxes, process incoming and outgoing mail and coordinate bulk mailings.
- Ensure all office equipment is maintained and serviced as needed (copy machines, phones, postage meter, etc.).
- Take and distribute meeting minutes.
- Maintain the common areas of the office to ensure a welcoming professional environment organized for maximum efficiency and easy access to supplies, office equipment and other materials.
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of the McHenry office furniture and equipment and work with your DeKalb office counterpart to ensure all CCR&R equipment is inventoried and accurate.
- Order and maintain a workable level of all office supplies.
- Keep workable amount of postage on the postage meter and in bulk mail account.
- Change main voice mail, as needed;
- Maintain up to date and accurate records in the statewide Data Tracking Program (DTP) and the referral database.
- Assist families seeking child care with referrals, consumer education, information and resource materials regarding quality child care and community resources.
- Provide technical assistance to parents regarding complaints against child care programs, in accordance with the 4-C CCR&R Policy.
- Complete monthly referral follow up calls as prescribed by the CCR&R IDHS Contract.
- Work in accordance with the IDHS contract deliverables to ensure standards are being met and reported as required by the contract.
- Participate in community events, with the approval of your manager, during and outside of traditional work hours as a representative of 4-C.
- Other duties as assigned by the CCR&R directors and/or 4-C Executive Director.
Qualifications
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following related fields (ECE, Child Development, Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, and Family Services.
- Knowledge and experience in office procedures.
- Detail oriented and organized.
- Excellent computer and customer service skills.
- Able to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people.
- Proficient in word processing and data entry.
- Spanish speaking preferred but not required.
Working conditions
- Occasional travel and overnight to meetings, trainings and conferences
- Membership in Gateways Registry required within 30 days of employment.
- Complete a minimum of 15 hours of professional development each fiscal year.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Kim Lamz (kiml@four-c.org) or
mail to:
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
Attn: Kim Lamz
667 Ridgeview Dr.
McHenry, IL 60050