Job Description
Roscoe Village state-of-the-art child care center is immediately seeking early childhood teachers for our infant, toddler, preschool, and pre-kindergarten classrooms. We offer a great, positive work environment, competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Developing current lesson plans based on school guidelines and monthly themes.
- Meeting the individual needs of the children by interacting with the children to support play, exploration, and learning.
- Communicating appropriately and professionally with parents and fellow staff.
- Designing an appropriate room arrangement to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom.
- Creating a positive learning environment in their classroom where children develop a lifelong love of learning
- Presenting expectations that are appropriate to the child’s age and developmental level
- Planning and implementing activities that develop self-esteem and social skills
- Building teamwork
- Using assessment tools and observations to track individual child development.
- Committing to continuing education.
- Ensuring compliance with our center standards
Preferred Credentials
- Two years or more of teaching or supervising experience in a similar position.
Minimum Requirements
Lead Teacher Requirements: Sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of completed credits from an accredited college or university. Six semester (or 9 quarter hours) must be from courses directly related to child care and/or child development.
Salary
Salary is commensurate with experience and competitive.
How to Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to contact@newportchildrensacademy.com for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you.
Newport Children's Academy is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.