Assistant Teachers at Glendale Heights KinderCare

KinderCare • Glendale Heights, IL

5d

About The Position

Assistant Teachers at Glendale Heights KinderCare help provide early education and child care for young learners. They implement KinderCare’s curriculum in ways that meet each child’s unique needs and create safe, nurturing environments where children can play and learn. The role partners with parents to support children’s care and education and works with center staff and leadership to help achieve goals related to enrollment, accreditation, and engagement. Assistant Teachers also build positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.

The position requires customer service, organizational, and multitasking skills; the ability to meet state-specific role qualifications; and CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain it. Employees must be able to lift at least 40 pounds, work indoors or outdoors, assume low-level postures to interact with children, and communicate in English with children and parents. The listed pay is $15.65 per hour. In Illinois, hourly employees at centers participating in the Illinois Smart Start Workforce Grant currently receive an additional 15% premium.

Requirements

• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask and handle multiple situations effectively.
• Meet state-specific qualifications for the role.
• CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain it.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 40 pounds and work indoors or outdoors.
• Ability to assume low-level postures to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents.

Responsibilities

• Implement KinderCare’s curriculum in a manner consistent with each child’s unique needs.
• Create a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn.
• Partner and connect with parents to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Partner with center staff and leadership to achieve goals related to enrollment, accreditation, and engagement.
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.
• Help build community and deliver exceptional experiences for children and families.

Benefits

• Discounted child care benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees’ families and pets.
• Employee assistance programs supporting mental health and personal growth.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Paid time off.
• Discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• An additional 15% pay premium for hourly employees working in Illinois centers participating in the Illinois Smart Start Workforce Grant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed