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Community Action Agency for McHenry County Head Start

Bilingual Early Childhood Teacher Assistant

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: $20.08–$21.08/hr

Posted: 2 days ago

Location: Crystal Lake, IL (Onsite)

Last Updated: 12 hours ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/30/2026

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What they do

A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.

$34,974 / year median in Illinois

+9% projected growth

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Job Description

We invite you to explore the opportunity of joining our wonderful team in bringing quality child care and early childhood education to our Head Start program in McHenry county. We are accepting applications for nurturing, loving, creative and enthusiastic bilingual teacher assistant supports.

Skills/Responsibilities:

Demonstrate competency to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions Observe and assess children's growth and development Assist teacher in classroom environment, safety, curriculum implementation and documentation Bilingual required- Spanish Work with challenging behaviors Demonstrate competency to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions

Experience:

Previous experience working in childcare with preschool children and challenging behavior is recommended

Experience:

Previous experience working in childcare with preschool children is recommended

Education:

Teacher assistants must have achieved the following: at least a child development associate credential (CDA); or enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor degree; or enrolled in a child development associate credential program to be completed within two years.

Benefits:

Paid holidays Paid Winter Break (2 weeks) Paid Spring Break (1 week)

Job Types:

Full-time, Contract Pay:

$20.08 - $21.08 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person