Lead Infant Toddler Daycare Teacher
About The Position
The Goddard School located in Chicago (South Loop), IL 60616 is looking for motivated self-starters for multiple positions as a Daycare Teachers at our new preschool for ages ranging from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our state of the art facility is expanding in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago downtown, just blocks away from CTA and Metra Electric. Overview A Lead Infant Toddler Teacher is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. Additionally a teacher is responsible to work together with another teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.
Requirements
- An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field.
- Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification.
- Must be fully COVID vaccinated.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
- Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom
- Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements
- Perform cleaning responsibilities (e.g., spills) immediately
- Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence
- Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child
- Create a multi-cultural learning environment
- Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to engage children in learning
- Respect cultural and ethnic diversity
- Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty
- Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences
- Maintain a portfolio for each child
- Maintain the classroom Parent Board
- Perform child observations and document in their portfolios, Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)
- Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
