Lead Teacher

College of Lake County•Grayslake, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Lake County (CLC) is seeking a Lead Teacher to join their team. This role involves planning and facilitating developmental activities for children, focusing on their physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth, under the supervision of the Child Care Director. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in early childhood development, education, or a related field, with specific credit hours in early childhood education or approved courses. A minimum of two years of job-related experience is necessary, along with the ability to work effectively with diverse populations. The Lead Teacher will be responsible for classroom arrangement, developing activity schedules, maintaining assessment materials, overseeing housekeeping and sanitation, and participating in various meetings and activities. Additionally, the role includes personnel management, such as preparing reports, attending meetings to improve staff teaching skills, assuming responsibility in the Director's absence, and supervising assistant teachers and students. The position also involves student/customer service, including assisting with family enrollment and orientation, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, education or related field with at least eighteen (18) hours of credit in early childhood education or courses approved by DCFS, or the ability to obtain credits within two (2) years of employment.
Minimum of two (2) years of job-related experience.
Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience in a preschool and childcare center environment.
Experience with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation standards and system.
Experience with the EXCELERATE quality rating system for Illinois.
Professional Educator License
Level 5 Gateways certification from the State of Illinois or ability to obtain.
Toddler Gateways credential or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

Develops classroom arrangement for children’s safe, calm, comfortable and successful participation with program equipment and materials in consultation with the Center Director.
Develops a consistent schedule of daily and weekly program activities in consultation with the Center Director.
Maintains assessment materials containing examples of children’s program participation and growth process in social, intellectual, emotional, and physical areas.
Oversees housekeeping procedures within classroom and in common center areas as assigned. Monitors Health Department sanitation procedures.
Under the supervision of the Child Care Director/Coordinator, plans and facilitates developmental activities as part of an overall program for children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth.
Participates in, shares during, and/or prepares for classroom and center staff meetings, parent meeting, parent conferences or center promotional activities as necessary or assigned.
Prepares reports, attends meetings and/or enacts plans to help class and center staff improve teaching skills and increase understanding of children’s development.
Assumes responsibility for operation of Child Care Center in the absence of the Director or Coordinator as assigned.
Supervises Assistant Teachers, Work study students, Interns, and Student Teachers as assigned.
Assists in enrollment and orientation of families and their children as assigned.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the Child Care Center Director/Coordinator