Team Lead

Learning Care Group • Evanston, IL

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About The Position

As a Team Lead at a child care center, you promote children’s social, physical, and intellectual growth, lead classroom management and curriculum implementation, and provide classroom instruction for at least 50% of your weekly schedule. You communicate and build relationships with families to support children’s achievement and the center’s success. You are responsible for or assist with managing, training, and mentoring new hires and fellow Teachers, and create interactive learning experiences for preschool children. In the absence of the Director or Assistant Director, you take on their duties, including opening and closing the school. You ensure each child receives daily care in accordance with licensing guidelines and company standards.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in a licensed childcare facility, leading a classroom, and implementing lesson plans.
• Ability to meet state and/or accreditation requirements for education and experience.
• Ability to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.

Nice To Haves

• College credits toward an Early Childhood Education or Child Development degree, or a CDA.

Responsibilities

• Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children.
• Lead classroom management and curriculum implementation.
• Provide classroom instruction for at least 50% of the weekly schedule.
• Communicate and build relationships with families to promote children’s achievement and support the center’s success.
• Manage, train, and mentor new hires and fellow Teachers, or assist with these activities.
• Create fun, interactive learning experiences for preschool children.
• Assume the duties of the Director or Assistant Director in their absence, including opening and closing the school.
• Ensure children’s daily care follows licensing guidelines and company standards.

Benefits

• Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options.
• Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and FSA, for full-time employees; limited medical coverage offered to part-time workers.
• Education assistance, including tuition reimbursement and certification.
• 401K with company match.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Child care discount.
• Paid sick leave for Illinois employees as required by the Healthy Families Work Act; full-time employees receive 48 hours upon hire and annually each fiscal year thereafter, while part-time and temporary employees earn leave based on hours worked.

What This Job Offers

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