at YMCA of Metro Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Master Teacher
Company : Name Linked
McCormick YMCA
Job Locations
US-IL-Chicago | US-IL-Chicago | US-IL-Chicago | US-IL-Chicago
Location : Address
1834 N. Lawndale Ave.
Category
Early Learning/Child Care
Schedule
Monday - Friday 8:00-5:30
ID
2022-14760
Hours
Full-time
Join our team for the experience of a lifetime!
Master Teacher Opportunity
Earn a $300 signing bonus 30 days after your start date as an active Y employee!
Position pay range: $60k-$69.1k
Now hiring for the following YMCA Neighborhood Locations:
Dr. Effie O Ellis Head Start- Homan Square
Garfield YMCA- Homan Square
Jean Kenney YMCA- Auburn Park
McCormick YMCA- Logan Square
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is hiring a full-time Master Teacher for our early learning programs. The Master Teacher provides effective instructional strategies, classroom management, assessment, evaluation, and related research for children ages 3-5, in a positive, inclusive, and supportive classroom climate.
The Y offers a variety of impactful programming to all ages and families. Following the Y's impact for more than 150 years, the mission of the YMCA of Metro Chicago is to develop strong children, families, and communities across Metropolitan Chicago through academic readiness, character development, violence prevention, fitness, and healthy living.
We rely on the expertise, passion, commitment, and energy of our teachers and other team members to help us achieve our mission one child, one family, and one team member at a time. Our early learning programs create a child-centered environment that promotes character development, healthy living, and positive, nurturing relationships. With a commitment to meeting accreditation standards and extensive training and development in research-based practices, you'll also learn and grow and positively impact our children, families, and communities.
The Master Teacher provides effective instructional strategies, classroom management, assessment, evaluation, and related research for children ages 3-5, in a positive, inclusive, and supportive classroom climate. Responsibilities include planning, curriculum implementation, and learning experiences that provide essential opportunities to develop social/emotional abilities and interactions, practice problem solving and academic skills, and advance the intellectual and physical development readiness of children for school. The Master Teacher maintains a safe and healthy environment and ensures that the individual needs of the children are met, in with accordance performance and outcome standards, as prescribed by agency funding partners, federal, state, and local standards, and organizational goals and values.
Our staff is the Y's greatest asset. Our teams provide valuable skills, knowledge, and passion that is essential to the contribution and positive impact in our communities, which is why we offer Y employees numerous perks and benefits, including:
Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees
Opportunity for eligible employees to participate in the Y's retirement fund
Do meaningful work and contribute to the advancement of the YMCA vision by meeting the needs of the people in our communities
Complimentary Family YMCA membership and a 25% employee discount on select programs
Career advancement opportunities - grow your career at the Y!
Scope of Responsibilities:
Demonstrate and promote high-quality teaching and learning in the classroom that fosters academic readiness.
Build a safe, orderly, and inclusive classroom environment in which children are encouraged to participate as individuals as well as members of the classroom community.
Exhibit enthusiasm and interpersonal skills to relate well with children, parents, co-workers, administrators, and the community.
Introduce and follow a consistent daily schedule which includes a balance of teacher and child-directed activities, choice time, small and large group, content physical and outdoor activities, effective transitions, meals, and rest period.
Emphasize aspects of math, literacy, and cultural diversity in all aspects of the program.
Demonstrate competency and respect for families' social-cultural background by incorporating the cultural, linguistic family values and beliefs into the classroom and lesson plans.
Incorporate rigorous academic instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) that will support children's academic, intellectual, and linguistic development.
Promote and reinforce family engagement in all aspects of the program and awareness through a variety of methods and ensure parents receive adequate information about their child's experiences through regular contacts, and scheduled home visits and parent/teacher conferences.
Utilize fidelity measures to support the implementation... For full info follow application link.
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