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Pre-K Teacher - ECE Level 5
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Bright Start Child Care & Preschool
Homewood, IL (In Person)
$48,880 Salary, Full-Time
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Seeking an enthusiastic, energetic Full Time or Part Time(Full or Half Day Monday thru Friday) teacher who enjoys interacting with children, families, and team members. The primary job goal is to maintain a flexible PFA(Preschool for All) program and developmentally appropriate class environment favorable to learning and personal growth of children; to facilitate children's development of communication abilities, attitudes,skills, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for future success in school, in accordance with each child's ability and based on the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS); to build strong ties between home and school; to establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members. Gateway Level 5 Certificate Responsibilities include: Instructs children in activities designed to promote social-emotional, physical, and intellectual growth and development by performing the following duties. Demonstrates knowledge and competency of basic child development and professional child care giving practices. Demonstrates an ability to apply developmental theory to practice with children. Attends to the cognitive, socio-emotional, health needs and physical care of children in an assigned group. Leads classroom team in creating an environment, establishing lesson plans, guidelines and goals in which children can learn. Introduces, facilitates, and reinforces language/literacy development, numbers concepts, colors, shapes, textures, science skills, health safety, music, rhythm, movement, arts and crafts. Observes and maintains a portfolio on each child. Each portfolio will include examples of the child's work and interests, anecdotal reports, individualized lesson plans, records of the child's developmental growth assessment and parent-teacher conferences. Assumes over-all responsibility for proper maintenance of preschool classroom. Shares responsibility with classroom team for cleaning up after classroom activities. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field ECE Level 5 certification Proven experience in classroom management and lesson planning Strong communication skills to effectively interact with students and parents Familiarity with early childhood education principles and practices Ability to adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of young learners