Lead Teacher
Itasca, Illinois•Full-time
$19.25 - $21 hourly
$19.25 - $21 hourly
About the Job
This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Being a teacher at a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.
As a Lead Teacher, you are:
- Caring! Follow all licensing guidelines and company standards to ensure the daily care of every child in your classroom.
- Engaged! Develop your ability to accurately observe, assess, and plan for children, as well as effectively communicate with families.
- Knowledgeable! Complete extensive training that provides insight on child care, preschool and development topics.
- Creative! Implement our proprietary curriculum while creating fun, interactive learning experiences for the children.
We want energetic, dependable, passionate individuals who are at least 18 and have:
- At least 6 months experience leading an early childhood classroom and creating educational lesson plans in a licensed center.
- Minimum of 6 Early Childhood Education units.
- The ability to meet state requirements for background, immunization, CPR/First Aid, and mandated reporter training requirements.
- Able to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Compensation based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options.
- Lead Teacher- $19.25 - 21.
- Teachers: $18.63-20.50.
- Assistant Teachers: $18-19.
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and FSA) provided for full-time employees, Limited medical offered for part-time workers.
- Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification, 401K (plus company match), life and disability insurance and child care discount available to all employees.
- Monday through Friday work week.