at Children's Home and Aid in Palatine, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
Children’s Home & Aid invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leading child and family service agency with more than 20 locations across Illinois, our mission is to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social and economic inequality.
Our part-time staff receive competitive hourly rates, have flexible schedules, and are part of an inclusive work culture where we can be our authentic selves, where we create and have equitable opportunities, and where our voices are supported and encouraged.
The Early Childhood Teacher is a critical member of the Community Child Care Center of Palatine Township team, using Head Start, Early Head Start, and Creative Curriculum® to enhance the physical, emotional, and cognitive growth of children through play and hands-on experiences. As an Early Childhood Teacher, you will develop individualized lesson plans and meet with parents to support the best outcomes for your students. As an Early Childhood Education Center with NAEYC accreditation and ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality designation, you’ll be proud to be part of the Community Child Care Center of Palatine Township team, and with our cohesive team style and supportive, high quality supervision, you’ll look forward to coming back each day.
What you’ll do:
+ Be an active collaborator on the early childhood education team, helping to develop and implement individualized curriculum that promotes the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of your students.
+ Provide a learning environment that is safe and inclusive for all students.
+ Complete applicable screenings and evaluations, and document results.
+ Develop relationships with parents and families and encourage their involvement in the early childhood education program.
+ Actively supervise and ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in both classroom and outdoor settings.
+ Maintain student portfolios, including timely tracking and documentation of program activities and assessments.
Who you are:
+ Associate’s of Arts Degree Child Development or related field with eighteen (18) hours of Early Childhood Education credit required.
+ Gateways Early Childhood Education Level 4 credential required.
+ Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional Educator license required.
+ Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish strongly preferred.
+ You strongly believe that social skills, self-regulation, and emotional development are just as important as reading and math readiness in successfully preparing children for kindergarten.
+ You have a warm, open communication style and can easily build rapport with both children and adults.
+ You are attentive to detail, organized, and self-motivated.
+ You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to reach shared goals.
(Candidates without the required degree/credentials may be considered with an approved educational plan)
The details:
+ Location: Classroom setting (721 S. Quentin Rd. (https://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&f=d&daddr=721+South+Quentin+Road+Palatine,+IL+60067,+United+States) )
+ Schedule: Part-time, hourly; center is open Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm; assigned shifts will vary.
+ Staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit proof of their vaccination status before their start date unless they have an agency approved medical or religious exemption.
Compensation:
+ Salary: Range starts at $18hr; offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional financial compensation
Where you work matters.
You’re considering a new position, so no one knows better than you that where you work matters. We believe that by building diverse teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More about who we are here.)
We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and training opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your voice to disrupt the status quo, we encourage you to apply today.
Review our agency’s blueprint for impact:Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35©
