Assistant Teacher

Overview

Supervisor:
Site Director

Welcome to Family Focus, where we're on a mission to empower families and their children across Chicagoland. Through our comprehensive range of holistic family support services, including center-based and home-based services, emergency assistance, prevention initiatives, early childhood education, after-school programs, and more, we believe in the power of community support to unlock the full potential of our neighborhoods. With 11 centers and growing, we are looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help us serve more families.

Job Title: Assistant Teacher

Location: South Shore

Supervisor: Site Director

• Develop positive relationships with children and parents
• Assist lead teacher in planning and implementing lesson plans for classroom activities covering all developmental areas: language, cognitive, physical, personal, social/emotional and creative; explore new curriculum ideas and implement the Project Approach along with the Creative Curriculum
• Create an environment where children can learn, grow, build self-esteem, and feel secure; adapt curriculum and provide leadership for planning and implementation of activities to meet individual needs; collaborate with the service review team and initiate referrals for special needs services
• Participate in child staffing; participate in parent-teacher conferences and other formal/informal conferences; establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents
• Observe, document, and report changes in child health and development; complete appropriate accident and incident reports on the day of occurrence
• Discuss and maintain records of child observation and evaluations using Teaching Strategies Gold, Copa, and Education Folders
• Collaborate with the lead teacher and director on ordering and purchasing supplies
• Assist with room arrangements and ensure a safe, neat, orderly, and age-appropriate classroom environment

• Must have a minimum of an AA in Child Development from an accredited college, or be enrolled in an AS program with 30 credits (at least 15 in Child Development/Early Childhood Education)
• Must have Gateways IT Credential Level 4
• Relates well with children and adults
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations
• Schedule:
  
  M-F (9:30 AM - 6:00 PM)

Hourly range: $21.63/hr this is a full-time non-exempt position. $1,500 Sign-on Bonus available.

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Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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