TEACHER – EARLY CHILDHOOD

Job Summary:

Provide general care and education to children 6 weeks to 5 years of age. This position requires providing services to the assigned classroom in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

1. Maintain, at all times, high quality child care standards based on developmentally appropriate practices.
2. Supervise Early Childhood Assistants in the classroom.
3. Performs quality care of children in accordance with expected standards.
4. Provides nurturing interactions that promote and encourage positive self-esteem in each child.
5. Utilizes developmentally appropriate educational practices to promote life skills.
6. Facilitates a quality learning environment that promotes health and safety practices.
7. Maintain open, consistent and effective communication with parents, providing parent education training, assistance and support as needed.
8. Provide reliable, accurate and timely information about the Willow Grove Child Care and Learning Center to interested parties.
9. Attain and maintain membership in Gateways to Opportunity Registry.
10. Follow all rules, regulations, and policies of Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Senior Services and follow directives from supervisors.
11. Follow attendance policy as assigned by supervisor.
12. Perform other functions that may be assigned by the Administration.
13. Attend professional development seminars to maintain an understanding of the current best practices of curriculum and administrative functions of child development programs.
14. Articulate the center’s mission to employees and other stakeholders and solicit support in realizing the mission.
15. Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
16. Represent the center in a professional, courteous and positive manner at all times.
17. Promote a positive, caring climate for learning for staff, students, and parents.
18. Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.
19. Communicate effectively staff, students and their families.
20. Perform any and all duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• At least 19 years of age
• Sixty (60) semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university
  • 6 of these semester hours must be in child development, early childhood education or early childhood special education OR Thirty (30) semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university with1 year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten or licensed day care center
• Must be credentialed or eligible for credentialing under 407.Appendix G
• Must obtain Food Handlers Certificate
• Completion of Lead Safety Training, including mitigation plan strategies and impact of lead exposure.
• Active CPR certification for pediatric ages or ability to obtain.

Pertinent Skills Required:

• Supervise Early Childhood Assistants assigned to the classroom.
• Emotional maturity when working with children.
• Listening skills, availability and responsiveness to children.
• Thorough understanding of Willow Grove Child Care and Learning Center
• Ensure selected curriculum is being followed appropriately.
• Strong organizational, communication, public relations, computer and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan, direct, conduct and coordinate Willow Grove Child Care and Learning Center
• Ability to implement policy and procedures.
• Knowledge and implementation of Illinois child care guidelines and state licensing.
• Comprehensive knowledge and proven success implementing programs for children based on developmentally appropriate practices.
• Accepts and respects differences in children, parents and coworkers.
• Desire to help children meet their developmental and emotional needs.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

• Regularly: Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Regularly: Work with frequent interruptions.
• Occasionally: Prolonged and irregular hours
• Frequently: Standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling
• Regularly: Prolonged use of computer and repetitive hand motions
• Occasionally: Lifting up to 50 pounds.

Hours: Monday-Friday, hours vary from 6:00am – 5:30pm

Mandatory: Attach unofficial transcript to your online application (below)

Wage: $18.25/hour

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Benefits are eligible for payroll deduction.