School Aged Educator (Bilingual)

El Hogar Del Nino • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

El Hogar del Niño, now part of Brightpoint, has served the Pilsen community for 50 years, with a focus on high-quality early childhood care and education for Latinx and newly arriving families. The School Aged Educator creates and implements engaging, age-appropriate educational, recreational, and enrichment activities for school-age children during before- and after-school programming. The role fosters a positive, safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development and provides for their physical care and safety. The educator may also support programming for children ages 0–5 as needed.

This position supervises children, maintains required staff-to-child ratios, communicates and collaborates with families, and keeps accurate program records. During the school year, the educator safely picks up children from local public schools and escorts them to the Brightpoint center. The role also includes organizing educational field trips, following licensing and accreditation standards, and participating in professional development. The position is full-time and hourly, with general business hours and some flexibility required for special projects and evening or weekend recruitment events. It is based at El Hogar del Niño. Compensation is $18–$20 per hour; offers are commensurate with experience, and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency.
• Ability to effectively interact with children and communicate with children, parents, and staff.
• Ability to lift and carry at least 30 pounds.
• Ability to physically interact with children by bending, stooping, climbing, running, walking, sitting and rising from the floor, standing, kneeling, and bending from the waist.
• Ability to lift children if necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Some college coursework in early childhood education.
• Experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement engaging, age-appropriate educational, recreational, and enrichment activities for school-age children during before- and after-school programming.
• Plan, prepare, and implement lesson plans that promote children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.
• Promote children’s health and safety by following sanitation procedures and universal precautions, observing children, and supervising play, eating, and sleeping.
• Immediately report signs of illness, injury, suspected abuse, or neglect to the Site Manager.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with parents and guardians through regular communication, collaboration, and involvement in program activities.
• Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive, and nurturing learning environment that encourages independence, leadership, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
• Serve as an in-ratio staff member to maintain DCFS staff-to-child ratio requirements.
• Safely pick up children from local public schools during the school year and escort them to the Brightpoint center while maintaining appropriate supervision and safety procedures.
• Organize, schedule, and plan educational field trips and complete required documentation, approvals, and safety procedures.
• Ensure safety rules are observed and guard against harmful situations on field trips, walking trips, and the playground.
• Maintain accurate and current attendance records, incident reports, student progress notes, and other required program documentation.
• Participate in ongoing professional development related to educational best practices, child development, licensing requirements, and program standards.
• Actively supervise children and ensure their safety and wellbeing in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Adhere to program, licensing, and accreditation standards, maintain confidentiality, and exercise good judgment with confidential information.
• Report to work as scheduled and requested.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• More than three weeks of paid time off in the first year, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day; PTO increases with tenure.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Supplemental insurance options.
• 401(k) with matching.
• Leadership development opportunities and one-on-one mentorship through Emerging Leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED