Lead Infant Toddler Daycare Teacher

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The Goddard School located in Chicago (South Loop), IL 60616 is looking for motivated self‑starters for multiple positions as a Daycare Teacher 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.

A Lead Infant 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Schedule: Monday to Friday 9 AM to 6 PM.

Note: Must be fully COVID vaccinated.

Job Type: Full‑time

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person