Lead Teacher - Early Childhood (Full-Time)

College of Lake County; Grayslake (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Compressed summer schedule (Closed on

Paid holidays

Paid vacation/sick/personal time

Job summary

The College of Lake County is seeking a Lead Teacher to join the Child Care Center team on the Grayslake Campus. The Lead Teacher plans and facilitates developmental activities to support children’s growth in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social areas.

The position involves program management, scheduling, and supervision of staff, with ongoing engagement in family meetings and center activities. This is a full-time role with a standard 8.5-hour day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, education or related field with at least eighteen (18) hours of credit in early childhood education or courses approved by DCFS, or the ability to obtain credits within two (2) years of employment.
• Minimum of two (2) years of job-related experience.
• Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

• Develops classroom arrangement for children’s safe, calm, comfortable and successful participation with program equipment and materials.
• Develops a consistent schedule of daily and weekly program activities in consultation with the Center Director.
• Maintains assessment materials containing examples of children’s program participation and growth process in social, intellectual, emotional, and physical areas.
• Oversees housekeeping procedures within classroom and in common center areas as assigned. Monitors Health Department sanitation procedures.
• Under supervision, plans and facilitates developmental activities as part of an overall program for children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth.
• Participates in, shares during, and/or prepares for classroom and center staff meetings, parent meeting, parent conferences or center promotional activities as necessary.

Skills

Diversity sensitivity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood or related field

DCFS credits or ability to obtain within 2 years

Teaching licensure / educator credentials (L)

Tools

EXCELERATE quality rating system

NAEYC accreditation knowledge

Job description

The College of Lake County is seeking a Lead Teacher to join the Child Care Center team on the Grayslake Campus. The Lead Teacher plans and facilitates developmental activities to support children’s growth in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social areas.

The position involves program management, scheduling, and supervision of staff, with ongoing engagement in family meetings and center activities. This is a full-time role with a standard 8.5-hour day.