Early Learning Intern

Metropolitan Family Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago seeks a dedicated classroom assistant to support teachers, collaborate with families, and help grow a positive, safe learning environment.

You will engage in activities, assist with language development, plan meals and supervision, and participate in mandated trainings, contributing to our mission to empower families and communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in classroom settings or early childhood environment.
• Ability to work with families and staff in team-based planning.
• Familiarity with language development support and dual language learners.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement program activities as part of a team with Family Support Workers and teachers.
• Assist in childcare and classroom activities during parent meetings/workshops.
• Support the Planned Language Approach for dual language learners.
• Provide food preparation, service area maintenance, and sanitation per approved methods.
• Assist Lead Teacher and Teacher to guide children and monitor individual goals.
• Maintain appropriate child guidance, discipline, and teacher-child ratios at all times.
• Attend mandated trainings and track professional development in Gateways.
• Establish positive relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and staff.

Skills

Team collaboration

Childcare support

Language support

Safety supervision

Job description

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that inoneword. COMMUNITY ! Reflected in both our internal cultureas well asthrough the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

Metropolitan Family Services(MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive.Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since1857, Metropolitan Family Serviceshasbeen the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positivelyimpacttheir communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Thenwe’dlove to hear from you!

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Participates in a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher, Teacher Assistant, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families.

Participates in childcare and classroom-related activities during parent meetings/workshops.

Assists in ongoing CLASS implementation

Responsible for implementing the program’s Planned Language Approach, designed to support dual language learners.

Provides food preparation, food service area maintenance, food delivery and food storage using approved sanitation methods. DuPage only

Helps carry out daily program by assisting Lead Teacher and Teacher as needed.

Helps Lead Teacher and Teacher guide children in achieving individual goals and assess children’s individual strengths and needs.

Assists in activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.

Attends all mandated trainings. Set and achieve professional development goals. Share resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways.

Ensure in accurate completion CACFP documents in conjunction with the other teaching staff.

Establishes positive relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and other staff members

Provides a supportive, caring and safe environment for children.

Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe.

Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel,handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employeeis required tohaveclosevisual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive.Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since1857, Metropolitan Family Serviceshasbeen the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positivelyimpacttheir communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.

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