Enrichment Teacher

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The CAOS/ECHO Enrichment Teacher provides support to director, teachers and therapists to facilitate direct services. This role involves encouraging children's language development, maintaining classroom supplies and organization, ensuring infection control, and implementing positive discipline strategies. The teacher will plan and implement developmentally appropriate enrichment activities and before and after care programs, with guidance from licensed educators and directors. Support for volunteers and observers is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Associate's Degree: Related Field
H.S. Diploma/GED
Early childhood, child development, elementary education work experience
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Paraprofessional Educator (PPE) Endorsement - Short-Term - Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Substitute Teaching License - Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training within 30 days - Varies
Paraprofessional Educator (PPE) Endorsement - Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) Endorsement - Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Professional Educator License (PEL) - Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)

Responsibilities

Encourages children to use spoken language during play activities and functions as an appropriate speech and language role model in the classroom with guidance from deaf educators.
Ensures that materials and supplies are stocked on a weekly basis; communicates needs to the CAOS Office Coordinator.
Ensures that the spaces used are neat and organized, prior to and following each day.
Ensures infection control standards are met.
Facilitates children's development of independence across all areas, including personal care, care for others and care for their learning environment and world.
Implements positive discipline strategies and provides support for self-regulation according to the direction of teacher, therapist or director.
Plans and implements developmentally appropriate, theme-based enrichment plans and specials activities for children under the supervision of a licensed educator.
Plans, implements and continually seeks to improve before and after care program with support and direction from CAOS Director and other licensed staff.
Provide support to volunteers and observers as needed.