Substitute Lead Teacher

College of Lake County•Homewood, AL
•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Lake County (CLC) is seeking a qualified Substitute Lead Teacher to join the Children’s Learning Center team. This role involves planning and facilitating developmental activities to support children's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth, under the supervision of the Children’s Learning Center Director or Coordinator.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Development OR a related field with at least eighteen (18) hours of credit in early childhood education.

Nice To Haves

  • Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required.
  • Early childhood work experience and education.

Responsibilities

  • Develops classroom arrangement for children’s safe, calm, comfortable and successful participation with program equipment and materials in consultation with the Center Coordinator.
  • Develops consistent schedule of daily and weekly program activities in consultation with the Center Director.
  • Maintains journal containing examples of children’s program participation and growth process in social, intellectual, emotional and physical areas.
  • Assists in the supervision of Children’s Learning Center Attendants and student workers as 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.
  • Assists in enrollment and orientation of parents and their children as assigned.
  • Oversees housekeeping procedures within classroom and in common center areas as assigned.
  • Monitors Health Department sanitation procedures.
  • 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.
  • Assumes responsibility for operation of Children’s Learning Center in the absence of the Director as assigned.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned by the Children’s Learning Center Director.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health insurance
  • Delta Dental insurance
  • Superior Vision insurance
  • Tuition support for employees and qualified family members
  • Three retirement plans
  • Disability insurance
  • Group and supplemental life insurance
  • Health flexible spending account plans
  • Dependent care flexible spending account plans
  • Compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!)
  • Generous vacation time off
  • Sick time off
  • Personal time off
  • 14 paid holidays each year
  • Paid time off dependent on scheduled hours
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