Early Childhood Floater Teacher

Metropolitan Family Services • Chicago, IL

18h • $42,000 - $45,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are now hiring for a full-time Floater teacher (Ages 0-3) to join our Early Learning team at our HECC location.

Requirements

• Experience in planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for preschool by developing their literacy awareness and their approaches to learning.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment for infants and toddlers.
• Experience in supporting the social and emotional development of children.
• Experience in encouraging the involvement of the families of the children in an early childhood program and supporting the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Gateways to Opportunity credential and/or ECE PEL.
• Associate in early childhood education or related field with 21 credit hours in Ealy Childhood Education required.
• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.
• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's in early childhood or related field with 21 credits hours in early childhood education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher’s, Program Aide, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families
• Participates in ongoing CLASS implementation and monitoring
• Guide and facilitate activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.
• Attend all mandated trainings. Set and achieve professional development goals. Share resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways
• Use Teaching Strategies Gold to maintain ongoing, high-quality documentation of school readiness skills. Maintain Interrater Reliability
• Use Teaching Strategies Gold to communication with families through monthly newsletters and family conference forms
• Responsible for the implementation of the program’s Planned Language Approach which is specifically designed to support dual language learners
• Schedule and conduct education home visits with teaching staff to discuss individual development and progress, assist parents in developing educational goals for their child
• Maintain accurate teacher and child files
• Ensure all transportation safety procedures are followed including utilization of the bus attendance log if applicable
• Ensure accurate completion CACFP documents in conjunction with the teaching staff.
• Builds and ensures positive and on-going relationships with parents, volunteers, and other staff members
• Works with site supervisor and family support worker to exchange information pertinent to the identification and services of children with disabilities.
• Conducts and/or oversees screening of all children within prescribed time frames using the developmental, social emotional and other prescribed screenings tools.
• Ensures the curriculum is used to fidelity and that submission of weekly lesson plans including individualization for all children, including: monitoring and facilitating accommodations listed in IEPs and IFSPs.
• Provides a supportive, caring and safe environment for children.
• Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe.
• Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
• Provides home visiting services to ensure that services to families are maintained in the event that there is a need for home visiting support.
• Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business.
• Ensures compliance with the agency’s code of conduct.
• Ensures agency’s fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures.
• Assists in the development of the agency’s annual program self-assessment.
• Ensures all content area data is accurately reflected in the agency’s Program Information Reports within set time frames.
• Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree