Benefits:

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Sonnets Academy is seeking an experienced full time Early Childhood Lead Teacher to join our Infant Classroom (9 months to 18 months old). This warm and patient individual should have creativity and lots of passion for the field of Early Childhood Education.

Our Early Childhood Lead Teacher is responsible for creating their own curriculum lessons in alignment with our developmental curricular goals and fostering open communication with parents, consistently about progress, schedules, and individual achievement. This position works in collaboration with the Director, Education Coordinator and the other members of the infant classrooms. You’ll help provide a child-centered, play-based curriculum, which reflects best practices in the daycare industry.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

401K

Paid Two Week Winter Break & 10+ additional holidays

Two Professional Development/Institute Days

Paid Vacation

Full Time Position

$48,000 - $53,000 per year Salary dependent on experience and level of education.

Scheduled Work Hours:

7:15-4:15 with an hour long lunch break.

After a 90 day probationary period and once your classroom team is set, your classroom hours will be 7:15-3:00 or 7:45-3:30, depending on when your assigned classroom opens for the day.

Once a week, you will have an hour from 3:00-4:00 or 3:30-4:30 for "office hours"/scheduled parent calls

Once a week, you will have a 30-minute meeting with other leads, administration, or your age group team.

Responsibilities and Duties

Develop and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum to foster a play based and structured environment

Arrange indoor and outdoor play spaces that facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safe peer interactions

Maintain a safe, organized classroom that supports each child’s independent learning

Assesses and reports using curricular checklists, anecdotal notes and narratives throughout the year that effectively and accurately communicates the child’s progress

Meet the needs of the whole child and support the social and emotional growth of all children

Supervise, mentor and instruct Associate Teacher and Assistant Teacher for the purpose of providing an effective and efficient classroom environment and addressing the needs of individual students

Attend and participate in age group team collaborative meetings, whole staff meetings, classroom team meetings and cross age group team meetings

Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with children, parents, staff and community members by communicating in a respectful, courteous and confidential manner

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related area

Strong knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices for 9 months-to-18-month olds

Experience creating curriculum lessons for age group

Must be a team player and eager to work with others

Excellent organization skills

Positive and proactive communication skills

One or more years of professional experience in an early childhood infant classroom

Must meet and follow all City and State licensing requirements

Work Location:

One location

Lincoln Park

Position Hiring Immediately