Lead Teachers at Oak Park Ave. KinderCare

KinderCare • Oak Park, IL

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About The Position

Lead Teachers at KinderCare Learning Companies support children’s education and development every day. In the classroom, the Lead Teacher coaches and mentors less experienced teachers, models effective behaviors, and provides feedback. The role implements KinderCare’s curriculum in ways that reflect each child’s unique needs and creates a safe, nurturing environment for play and learning.

The Lead Teacher partners with parents to provide quality care and education, works with center staff and leadership toward goals for enrollment, accreditation, and engagement, and cultivates positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners. The position requires meeting state-specific qualifications and the ability to work with children indoors and outdoors, including lifting at least 40 pounds and engaging in physical activity.

The listed pay range is $16.85–$21.60 per hour. In Illinois, hourly employees at centers participating in the Illinois Smart Start Workforce Grant receive a 15% premium in addition to the listed pay range. Benefits include discounted child care, medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees’ families and pets, employee assistance programs, health and wellness programs, paid time off, and discounts on work necessities such as cell phones.

Requirements

• Possess an active Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential or meet NAEYC candidacy requirements.
• Meet state-specific qualifications for the role, or be willing to obtain them.
• Be willing to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Have outstanding customer service and strong organizational skills, and be able to multitask and handle multiple situations effectively.
• Be able to use a computer and lift a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Be able to work indoors or outdoors.
• Be able to make physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep them safe, and engage in physical activity with them.
• Be able to read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English.

Nice To Haves

• Approved state trainer.
• 2–3 years of Early Childhood Education experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor less experienced teachers in the classroom; model behaviors and provide feedback.
• Implement KinderCare’s curriculum in a way that is 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.
• Keep children safe and engage in physical activity with them.

Benefits

• Discounted child care benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees’ families and pets.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Paid time off.
• Discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• In Illinois, a 15% pay premium for hourly employees working at a center participating in the Illinois Smart Start Workforce Grant.

What This Job Offers

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