PreK Teacher

Association for Early Learning Leaders; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 2,135,000 - 2,893,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Excellent job outlook

Consistent work schedules, no weekend

Great job satisfaction

Job summary

AppleTree Academy in Peoria, IL seeks a compassionate PreK Teacher to foster the social, emotional, cognitive, creative, and physical growth of young children in a safe, nurturing environment.

You will plan developmentally appropriate lessons, document learning with displays, and communicate daily with families while collaborating with a team to meet licensing standards in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a preschool environment.
• Strong verbal communication with parents.
• Energetic, nurturing, positive, child-friendly demeanor.
• Initiative and strong work ethic.
• Qualified ECE teacher with relevant degree or certificate.
• High school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Create balanced lesson plans appropriate to development levels.
• Document learning experiences with displays and photos.
• Maintain daily communication with families.
• Ensure a safe, comforting and stimulating environment for infants and toddlers.
• Support childcare licensing standards.
• Collaborate effectively in a fast-paced team.

Skills

Verbal communication

Child-friendly personality

Initiative

Team player

Education

ECE degree/certification

High school diploma

Job description

• Great job satisfaction

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts

Benefits/Perks

• Excellent job outlook
• Consistent work schedules , no weekend work
• Great job satisfaction

Job Summary

As a PreK Teacher at AppleTree Academy you’ll help care for little ones. You’ll provide a safe and loving environment that nurtures the social, emotional, cognitive, creative, and physical development of each child.

Responsibilities

• Creates lesson plans that are balanced and appropriate to development levels
• Document learning experience through displays and pictures
• Maintains positive informal and formal communication with families on a daily basis
• Maintains a safe, comforting and stimulating environment for infants and toddlers
• Facilitates and maintains childcare licensing standards
• Friendly and a desire to work as a team in a rewarding, fast-paced environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a preschool environment
• Strong verbal communicator with an upbeat personality who is comfortable and excels with speaking to parents
• Energetic, nurturing, positive, child-friendly personality
• Shows initiative; strong work ethic
• Qualified ECE teacher with Masters, Bachelors, Associates, CDA, or other certificate related to ECE
• High school diploma

Compensation: $15.50 - $21.00 per hour

Proudly Serving Children 6 Weeks to 6 Years old

We endeavor to promote growth through safe, developmentally appropriate activities in a secure and caring environment. We provide a stimulating experience to promote each child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. We also strive to foster a love of learning, an appreciation for beauty, and an abiding respect for the world around us. We place the highest value on each child’s need for respect, self-discipline, and individuality.

We recognize play as a child’s natural way of learning. Play is the child’s process of exploring, identifying, negotiating, taking risks, and creating meaning. Play must be a fundamental component of early childhood care and education. We use a child’s discovered interests observed through play to develop age-appropriate classroom curricula. A child’s eventual transition to kindergarten and later schooling is best served through child-centered, play-based learning combined with a degree of age-appropriate, organized, didactic, structured learning.