Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher - Part Time, Growth & Impact

The Goddard School; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Signing bonus

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Goddard School of South Loop in Chicago, IL is seeking a Lead Infant Toddler Teacher Part Time to support multiple classrooms throughout the school day. This role emphasizes safety, nurturing environments, and age-appropriate learning experiences.

You will collaborate with families and staff, maintain portfolios, and participate in ongoing professional growth. Must meet Illinois DCFS requirements; CO-VID vaccinated. This part-time position offers meaningful daily impact.

Qualifications

• Warm, patient and genuinely enjoys working with children.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Flexible and comfortable working in different classrooms.
• Engaged and willing to jump in wherever support is needed.
• Professional and respectful in communication.
• A strong team player.
• Receptive to feedback and interested in learning.
• Able to meet Illinois DCFS requirements for an early childhood classroom.

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 portfolios, Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)
• Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities.

Skills

Warm, patient attitude

Reliable and punctual

Flexible in classrooms

Engaged team player

Professional communication

Willing to learn

Job description

The Goddard School of South Loop in Chicago, IL is seeking a Lead Infant Toddler Teacher Part Time to support multiple classrooms throughout the school day. This role emphasizes safety, nurturing environments, and age-appropriate learning experiences.

You will collaborate with families and staff, maintain portfolios, and participate in ongoing professional growth. Must meet Illinois DCFS requirements; CO-VID vaccinated. This part-time position offers meaningful daily impact.