Infant Toddler Lead Teacher

Metropolitan Family Services; Midway (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

HSA employer contribution

Teladoc services

401K with employer match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring a full-time Lead Teacher 0-3 at the Midway Children's Center in Chicago, IL. The position offers an attractive starting salary with a $3,000 sign-on bonus and pro-rated for 43-week programs.

You will collaborate with staff to support early childhood education, follow curricula, and ensure child safety and development. Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and must pass all background screenings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education required.
• Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teachers, and site staff to support classroom and family needs.
• Guide and facilitate activities for children, maintain appropriate supervision and ratios.
• Use Teaching Strategies Gold to document school readiness and ensure reliability.
• Ensure curriculum fidelity, submit weekly lesson plans with individualized accommodations per IEPs/IFSPs.
• Provide active supervision for child safety during classroom, transitions, transportation, and playground.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Job Category: Early Childhood Education/Head Start

Requisition Number: EARLY005309

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Midway
Chicago, IL 60629, USA

Description

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

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are now hiring for a full-time Lead Teacher 0-3 to join our Midway Children's Center!

SALARY:

• The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $55,000 and $57,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level. Salary for 43-week programs will be pro-rated.

$3,000 sign-on bonus ($750 first paycheck, $1,250 after 6 months, $1,000 after 1 year)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher’s, Program Aide, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families.
• Guide and facilitate activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.
• Use Teaching Strategies Gold to maintain ongoing, high-quality documentation of school readiness skills. Maintain Interrater Reliability.
• Ensures the curriculum is used to fidelity and that submission of weekly lesson plans including individualization for all children, including: monitoring and facilitating accommodations listed in IEPs and IFSPs.
• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.

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 employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

MORE ABOUT US:

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.

Analytical Skills

Advanced

Interpersonal Skills

Advanced

Organizational Skills

Advanced

Verbal and Written Communication

Advanced

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Early Childhood Education.

Experience

Preferred

Experience in supporting the social and emotional development of children.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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