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Downstate HS/EHS Hires


IHSA supports Illinois Head Start and Early Head Start programs with staff recruitment and retention. All IHSA members have unlimited access to job postings on our Career page. Submit your agency's open positions to have them featured.


To view available positions, visit the agency listing page. Click directly on the agency name you're interested in to see their current openings or employment page. Newly submitted listings from agencies are clearly indicated on the page.


HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START AGENCIES DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS


Anna Waters Head Start - Empowerment Opportunities CenterBaby TALK Early Head Start
BCMW Community Services IncCatholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet
CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation         Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R)
Childcare Network of Evanston - (CNE)    New listing(s)City of Rockford Early/Head Start
Community Action Agency of McHenry CountyCommunity Action Partnership of Central IL (CAPCIL)
Community Link - First StepEmbarras River Basin Agency Inc (ERBA)
Evanston-Skokie Community SD 65Governors State University Early Head Start
Heartland Head StartIDHS Migrant & Seasonal Head Start
Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation (IVEDC)Kankakee School District #111
Mount Vernon School District #80Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency (NICAA)
Parents and Children Together (PACT)Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO)
Project NOW Inc.Proviso Leydon Council for Community Action (PLCCA)
Quincy Public School District

Regional Planning Commission - ECE Program - 

  - (Champaign County)   New listing(s) 

Riverbend Head Start & Family ServicesRock Island-Milan School District

SAL Community Services   New listing(s) 

SIU-Carbondale Head Start    New Listing(s)
SIU-Edwardsville Head Start  New Listing(s)   (search for 'Head Start')  Southern 7 Health Dept.
Springfield Urban LeagueTazewell-Woodford Head Start   
Tri-County Opportunities Council (TCOC)  New listing(s) Two Rivers Head Start Agency
Wabash Area Development Inc (WADI)Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council (WEEOC)



POSTING REQUIREMENTS (free for Members):

To post your Early Head Start or Head Start job openings, please send either a PDF file or a direct link to your agency’s employment web page to: mwood@ilheadstart.org.  Ensure your PDF job announcement includes your following details:

  • Agency contact information
  • Clear instructions for applicants (e.g., apply via email, phone, or website)
  • Job location (city or specific site)
  • Application deadline, if applicable 
  • If any 3rd party submits job postings on your behalf, the email request must 'cc' your agency’s contact person to confirm approval. 
  • IMPORTANT: your listing may remain active for 60–90 days, or longer; until YOUR designated person accesses the IHSA Jobs Board to remove it.  Your designated staff person may access the Jobs Board 24/7 to post/adjust/remove your PDFs. 


FOR NON MEMBERS POSTING REQUESTS:

Forward your PDF file (as instructed above).  Non-member postings ($50 each) have a 30-day expiration, including weekends and holidays. Upon consent and payment, a link to your IHSA invoice will be emailed to you. Paying by credit card will now include a 4.09% transaction fee. Regular social posts are included, bringing our viewers to this IHSA jobs page.  

NATIONAL HS/EHS

Office of Head Start -  Early Childhood Job Center

RVHSA

Opportunities in our RVHSA include: IN, MI, MN, OH and WI.

IHSA COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Other Illinois Community Partners in Early Education, as needed.