Lead Toddler Teacher

Benefits:

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Referral program

Professional development assistance

Employee assistance program

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Signing bonus

Vision insurance

Job description

The Goddard School located in Chicago (South Loop), IL 60616 is looking for motivated self-starters for multiple positions as a Daycare Teachers at our new preschool for ages ranging from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our state of the art facility is expanding in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago downtown, just blocks away from CTA and Metra Electric.

Overview

A Lead Toddler Teacher is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. Additionally a teacher is responsible to work together with another teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.

Educational Qualifications

An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred.

Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification.

Lead Toddler Teacher 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 their portfolios, Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)

Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities

#Signing Bonus

Note: Must be Co-VID vaccinated.

Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.