Daycare Teacher

Debra Ann Porter Daycare Teachers

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action (PLCCA) seeks Debra Ann Porter Daycare Teachers.

Worksite: Debra Ann Porter Center, 1100 W. Madison, Maywood, IL 60153

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, or a Bachelor’s Degree or MA Degree in another field with coursework equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education (30 semester hours or 40 quarter semester hours of ECE courses) with one of full-time early childhood classroom teaching experience. Applicants with CDAs may apply.
• General knowledge of growth patterns and sensitivity to young children's and their parent's needs.
• Appropriate judgment in the areas of child supervision and safety, as well as parent relations.
• Accuracy in the assessment of children’s development and children’s needs.
• Ability to communicate with children, parents, local administrative staff, and grantee staff, with special sensitivity to the issues of the poverty population.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Must be physically able to perform the job of a preschool teacher (e.g., lift children and/or equipment 40 lbs.; stoop, bend, sit, and stand for extended periods of time.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Arrange physical space to encourage independence and self-selection.
• Arrange physical space into learning centers with various materials rotated frequently and children’s materials separated from teacher supplies.
• Provide active and quiet areas in the classroom.
• Provide an individual space labeled for each child.
• Place dangerous items such as poisons, sharp scissors, and cleaners out of children’s reach (see job targets for specifics).
• Ensure a safe environment through daily classroom inspections of materials and equipment and reporting unsafe/unhealthy conditions to appropriate persons. Daily completion of the health and safety checklist.
• Ensure that the children are under proper supervision at all times.
• Eat with the children and provide appropriate discussions for meal times.
• Follow timelines/target dates in the classroom Red Notebook.
• Attend meetings and training as required.
• Ensures developmental and social/emotional screenings and assessments are completed within the required timelines.
• Track completed screenings as part of PIR quality control procedures.
• Ensure that all documentation and individualization take place in a timely manner.
• Complete ongoing observations, developmental screenings, individual child assessments, child development plans/individual goal sheets, IEP planning forms, and lesson plans.
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of classroom lesson plans in advance.
• Maintain and submit accurate daily attendance and meal attendance.

Salary: $33,000 Annually