at YMCA of Metro Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is hiring a full-time Teacher for our Early Head Start program. The Early Head Start Teacher provides effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning, assessment, evaluation, and related research for children ages 6 weeks-3 years old.
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 strengthen community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other.
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 learning, 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 Early Head Start Teacher provides effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning, assessment, evaluation, and related research for children ages 6 weeks-3 years old. The Early Head Start Teacher is responsible for providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences, supervision of children assigned in the classroom, and providing a supportive and positive classroom climate, while ensuring the individual needs of the children are met as mandated by Head Start, NAEYC, federal, state and local standards.
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
Be part of a team that is passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for all staff, volunteers, and members
Do meaningful work and contribute to the advancement of the YMCA vision by meeting the needs of the people in our communities
Complimentary Adult YMCA membership and an employee discount on select programs
Career advancement opportunities - grow your career at the Y!
Scope of Responsibilities:
Provide a positive climate, responsive caregiving, and continuity to help children develop secure relationships while focusing on the children's social and emotional well-being.
Work with an assigned group of infants, toddlers and two's, applying best practices for care and physical safety
Facilitate and nurture the development of each child's self-esteem, trust, and growing autonomy.
Integrate and assist children with special needs.
Partner with families and encourage parent involvement through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom parent meetings & events and parent/child home activities).
Obtain families' social-cultural background information and designs meaningful learning experiences for children based on their findings.
Incorporate rigorous academic instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) that will support children's academic, intellectual, and linguistic development.
Utilize fidelity measures to support the implementation of English Language Learner programs, and to inform linguistic and culturally responsive practices.
Schedule and conduct at least two Home Visits and two Parent/Teacher Conferences annually for each child, each program year.
Maintain awareness and supervision of the needs of the entire classroom; and ensure routines such as diapering, toileting/training, hand washing, meals are handled promptly and consistently with state and local regulations.
Follow a consistent schedule that meets the individual needs of each child, including skill development, meals, napping, and effective transition between activities.
Respond quickly and appropriately to children's different and personal needs (verbal and non-verbal cues) and temperament styles
Engage and guide children at play, meeting them at their physical level (kneeling, bending, or sitting on the floor).
Complete at least thirty clock hours of professional development annually, through participation in offered training, workshops, in-service days, all staff conferences; and maintain a log of professional development achievements, including documents supporting completion.
Participate and support agency/center efforts toward recruitment, enrollment, attendance, and retention of eligible families.
Support the YMCA's mission and center operations as needed.
Lesson Planning and Classroom Management
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We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Employment is subject to a background check.
