Program Aide

Metropolitan Family Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

HSA contributions

Teladoc services

401K with employer match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago's Learning & Wellness Center is seeking a Program Aide for our Early Learning programs at Midway and North Children's Centers. The role supports Lead Teacher and assists with classroom activities, language development, and dual language learner support.

The position is on-site in Chicago, IL, with pay ranging from $17.05 to $19.00 per hour and a $3,000 sign-on bonus. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA contributions, Teladoc, and a 401K plan with

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assists in ongoing CLASS implementation.
• Responsible for the implementation of the program's Planned Language Approach, which is designed to support dual language learners.
• 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 strengths and needs.
• Assists in activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained.
• Attends mandated trainings and pursues professional development goals.
• Ensures accurate completion of CACFP documents with other teaching staff.
• Establishes positive relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and staff.
• Provides a safe environment for children and uses playground as an extension of the classroom.
• Provides active supervision in classroom, transitions, transportation, and playground.
• Participates in program recruitment to maintain enrollment.
• Provides food service duties using approved sanitation methods.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

High School or better

Job description

Job Category: Early Childhood Education/Head Start

Requisition Number: PROGR005413

• Posted : August 21, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Learning & Wellness Center

Chicago, IL 60609, USA

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!

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.

We are currently looking to fill a Program Aide role inour Early Learning programs at two of our Chicago locations: Midway Children's Center and North Children's Center Pay Rate: The average hourly rate for this position will fall in the range of $17.05 and $19.00 per hour . Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

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

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 child care and classroom-related activities during parent meetings/workshops.

Assists in ongoing CLASS implementation.

Responsible for the implementation of the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners.

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. Sets and achieves professional development goals. Shares resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways.

Ensures accurate completion of 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.

Uses 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.

Participates in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.

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

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School graduate or equivalent required.

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.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here!

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.

And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered!

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

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.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

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