Lead Toddler Daycare Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

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 neighborhood of Chicago downtown, just blocks away from CTA and Metra Electric.

Overview

A Toddler Lead 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.
• Bachelors degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification.

Toddler Lead 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 childrens 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 childrens 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, Childrens Progress)

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

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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 : Monday to Friday

Work Location : In person