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Lead PEL ECE/Head Start Teacher

$45k - $51k
Full-time

The Children’s Center of Cicero-Berwyn

Cicero, IL

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

$45,000 - $51,000 / year

Join the Preschool-for-All team to prepare preschool-aged children for school success.


Daily Responsibilities:

  • Providing quality educational opportunities and day-to-day management of the classroom.
  • Maintaining individual and classroom data for on-going assessment, evaluation, and record keeping.
  • Be able to communicate with parents, children, and staff.
  • Hours: Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

 

Qualifications:

  • Applicants must have PEL ECE or Gateways Level 5 documentation and remain current. 
  • Background check required.
  • Bilingual preferred – English / Spanish.

 

Benefits:

  • Follow a school year calendar.
  • Paid sick (upon hire) and personal days (after first year).
  • Healthcare benefits.

 

To apply, please, contact Beverly Dawson, Head Start Director at: Show phone number, or send a resume to:

About The Children’s Center of Cicero-Berwyn:

The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn is a private not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) registered charitable organization chartered in the State of Illinois. All center based programs are licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and are accredited by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)The Children’s Center of Cicero Berwyn provides a nurturing, developmentally appropriate atmosphere for children, while supporting parents and caregivers in their critical role as their child’s first teacher. We respect the child as a unique and special individual. We encourage families to help their children enjoy life and learn to accept themselves, and others, and prepare them for academic success. Currently, services are available in person AND virtually. The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn currently serves more than 950 families in Cicero, Berwyn and the surrounding communities. We provide educational, play-based childcare, full and half day Head Start and Preschool for All classrooms and home-based, child development and parenting programs.All programs are bilingual (Spanish/English).

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