Early Head Start Lead Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Educare Chicago provides high-quality care, best-in-class education, and a stimulating learning environment to children from birth to five years old on Chicago’s South Side. As a program that serves low-income families, Educare’s research-based program helps children develop the literacy, language, early math, and social-emotional skills they need to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

We are recruiting individuals who want to join us in this mission and share a commitment to our core values of appreciation & respect, empowerment, diversity, excellence, learning, and communication.

Your role will report to, and be supported by, the Mentor Teacher, who is onsite to help guide and inform your lesson practice and planning as a part of the Educare Chicago structure. As the Lead Teacher, you will work in tandem with the Mentor Teacher on devising comprehensive lesson plans based upon Educare Chicago’s research-based methods for instruction. Lesson planning will entail devising individualized lesson plans for all children within your classroom, creating developmentally appropriate content based upon the ages and abilities within your classroom, and a commitment to best-in-class practices. Your role will also involve the implementation and management of the day-to-day lesson plans.

Working Closely with your Mentor Teacher, Teacher Aide, and Teacher Assistant, you will :

• Utilize standardized and authentic assessment data to plan and implement developmentally appropriate experiences and individualized lesson plans that will promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of each child.
• Adhere to all Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, and / or Individualized Health Care Plans and strategies provided by Education Managers or Consultants.
• Establish and manage a classroom environment that ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline techniques are implemented in accordance with Educare’s philosophy, curriculum, policies and procedures, Head Start standards, and Start Early’s standards of conduct and state regulations.
• Observe, assess, and document each assigned child’s health, skills, and behavioral, growth and development.
• Identify any developmental concerns regarding the children and follow agency protocol.
• Manage and delegate responsibilities regarding daily attendance, health checks, parent sign / scan in, and meal participation reports are completed daily.
• Participate in Family / Child Reviews.
• Participate in recruitment efforts to help maintain full program enrollment.

Job Requirements :

Qualifications :

Receive a signing bonus up to $5000!

Salary : $62,000.00 - $65,000.00

Our generous benefit plan includes : Comprehensive Health Plans, Commitment to Diversity, & Inclusion, Holistic Wellness Program, Professional Development Program, 401k Contribution, Paid Volunteer Days, 6-months paid parental leave and much more.

Start Early is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to our core values by creating an inclusive environment for all staff.