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
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
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.