Lead Infant Daycare Teacher

The Goddard School of Chicago (South Loop), IL

Lead Infant Daycare Teacher

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job description

    The Goddard School located in Chicago (South Loop), IL 60616 is looking for motivated self-starters for multiple positions as a Daycare Teachers at our new preschool for ages ranging from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our state of the art facility is expanding in the South Loop neighbourhood of Chicago downtown, just blocks away from CTA and Metra Electric.

    Overview

    A Lead Infant Teacher is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. Additionally a teacher is responsible to work together with another teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.

    Educational Qualifications

    An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field.

    Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred.

    Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification.

    Lead Infant Teacher Responsibilities:

    Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment

    Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom

    Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements

    Perform cleaning responsibilities (e.g., spills) immediately

    Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence

    Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child

    Create a multi-cultural learning environment

    Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to engage children in learning

    Respect cultural and ethnic diversity

    Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty

    Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences

    Maintain a portfolio for each child

    Maintain the classroom Parent Board

    Perform child observations and document in their portfolios, Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)

    Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities

    #Signing Bonus

    Daycare # Childcare # Infants # Early Childhood Education #Classroom Management #Lesson Plans #Lead Teacher #Creative # Early Childhood Development #Child care

    Job Type: Full-time

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    401(k) matching

    Dental insurance

    Employee assistance program

    Employee discount

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Professional development assistance

    Referral program

    Retirement plan

    Tuition reimbursement

    Vision insurance

    Schedule:

    8 hour shift

    After school

    Day shift

    Monday to Friday

    No weekends

    Work Location: In person

    Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.