Lead Teacher - 32 hours/week

Christ Church of Oak Brook•Oak Brook, IL

1d•$3,500 - $4,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Preschool Lead Teacher is responsible for the safety, direction, and overall supervision of preschool-aged children and ensures the safety, involvement, creativity, and development of each child. Collaborates with team teachers (Co-Teacher/Assistant Teacher/Floater/Substitute) to plan, discuss and implement daily plans in accordance with the current curriculum, the Illinois Early Learning Standards and DCFS guidelines and standards. Focuses on building a foundation for kindergarten readiness and later school success by developing age appropriate skills in all areas of development, including literacy, numeric reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. Fosters in each child a love of Jesus through modeling and teaching.

Requirements

Must meet DCFS licensing requirements as required for Early Childhood Teachers
Illinois Mandated Reporter training
SUID and SIDS training
CPR/First Aid and Heimlich maneuver certified
Current physical and TB test
Membership in the Gateways to Opportunity Registry
15 clock hours per year of in-service training, Food Handler Certification
Teaching Strategies Gold Preschool Interrater-Reliability Certification within six months of hire

Responsibilities

Monitoring the welfare, health and safety of all children in the classroom at all times.
Reporting suspected child abuse or neglect as required by law in accordance with DCFS guidelines and procedures.
Respecting and maintaining confidentiality and privacy of all records and information of staff, children, and families.
Collaborating with co-teachers/assistants in lesson planning and the implementing the activities.
Maintaining an orderly, clean classroom and cleaning toys as necessary.
Performing daily health checks on each child in the classroom.
Supervising all children in the classroom throughout the day, indoors and outdoors.
Providing electronic (using the Center’s classroom management software) and/or verbal daily updates to parents regarding their child’s day.
Greeting each child upon entering the classroom and engaging with the parent/guardian/caregiver.
Communicating positively, effectively and sensitively with parents regarding their child’s day, possible concerns, which may include challenging behavior.
Modeling Christian values in interactions with staff, children, and families.
Creating engaging, stimulating learning centers according to developmentally appropriate practices for all children.
Following the playground clean-up schedule at the end of each day.
Writing developmentally appropriate lesson plans and submitting completed plans (two weeks in advance) to the Director or Assistant Director.
Implementing lesson plans and the curriculum (Creative Curriculum) to fidelity and utilizing data from Teaching Strategies Gold to inform lesson planning, adjust teaching styles and plan activities to enhance each child’s progress.
Inputting/uploading photographs, observations and documentation notes into the Teaching Strategies Gold data base (assessment tool) as evidence of learning for each child on a daily/weekly basis.
Assessing the growth and development of each child.
Incorporating faith components in daily lesson plans, using the current faith curriculum and naturally occurring opportunities, such as praying before meals, reading bible stories, modeling Christian values, etc.
Maintaining current, confidential files for each child including emergency contacts, family history, anecdotal notes and collected samples of each child’s work.
Writing a monthly classroom newsletter.
Preparing progress reports at least twice a year.
Conducting parent/conferences at least twice a year.
Completing daily attendance reports.
Administering medication to children, as needed.
Completing accident/incident reports as needed. All accidents and incidents are to be reported to the Director and/or Assistant Director immediately.
Attending staff meetings, trainings, workshops, and special school events.
Assisting in keeping the preschool in compliance with licensing guidelines and annual fire and health department inspections.
Preparing and serving snacks in accordance with posted/approved menus and special diet accommodations.
Communicating with co-teacher/assistant teacher/floater/substitute and Director/Assistant Director regarding student needs in the classroom.
Refraining from personal cell phone usage (including texting) in the classroom when children are present and during the work day.
Completing other duties as assigned by the Director.