Assistant Teacher - $2,000 Sign on Bonus

One Hope United • Aurora, IL

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About The Position

The Assistant Teacher provides a nurturing setting for children and their parents at an OHU early learning center. As a floater teacher, the role offers opportunities to teach in a variety of classrooms, arrange learning centers that reflect children’s interests and encourage independent use, and create a warm and welcoming environment. The Assistant Teacher encourages children to engage, discover, and learn to solve problems, partners with co-teachers to develop and implement best practices, and collaborates continually with parents and families.

OHU describes its early learning program as having closely-knit teams and a supportive working environment. The organization offers flexible full-time scheduling, supportive leadership, staff celebrations, ongoing professional development, and opportunities for career advancement across its five Chicagoland child development centers. The position includes a $2,000 sign-on bonus. A Covid-19 vaccination proof requirement applies upon accepting an employment offer, subject to legally required accommodations.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education.
• Associate's degree with a minimum of six credits in Early Childhood Education.
• One year of professional experience working with children in a childcare or school setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide a nurturing setting for students and their parents.
• Teach in a variety of classrooms as a floater teacher.
• Arrange classrooms into learning centers that reflect children’s interests and encourage independent use.
• Partner with co-teachers to develop and implement best practices.
• Create a warm and welcoming environment.
• Encourage students to engage, discover, and learn to solve problems.
• Collaborate on an ongoing basis with parents and families.

Benefits

• $2,000 sign-on bonus.
• Up to four weeks of paid vacation annually.
• Up to six paid personal days annually.
• Up to five paid sick days annually.
• Tuition assistance up to $2,500 per year.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term disability options.
• Agency-paid life insurance up to $50,000 based on salary.
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Voluntary legal plans.
• Agency-paid long-term disability after one year of employment.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Staff celebrations, including weekly lunches.
• Flexible full-time schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED