What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infant Toddler Lead Teacher position at Metropolitan Family Services?
If you are excited about the opportunity to make this kind of life changing impact, read on to hear the best part about being a Lead teacher within the Early Childhood Education Program at Metropolitan Family Services! We currently have openings at multiple locations including North Children’s Center in Belmont Cragin, Learning and Wellness Center in Back of the Yards, and Midway Children’s Center in Chicago Lawn.
Career development on your mind? Our programs offer the option of floating positions, which provide experience in the different classrooms across the varying age and developmental stages. Not yet qualified for a Lead teacher position? Check out our Teacher and Program Aide job openings!
We are now hiring for a full-time Infant Toddler Lead Teacher to join our Howard Evanston Team!
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for supporting a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teachers, Program Aides, site partners, and site supervisors for the betterment of the classroom and families.
- Participates in ongoing CLASS implementation and monitoring
- Guide and facilitate activities of the children in a safe environment.
- Ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.
- Attend all mandated trainings. Set and achieve professional development goals. Share resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways
- Use Teaching Strategies Gold to maintain ongoing, high-quality documentation of school readiness skills. Maintain Interrater Reliability
- Use Teaching Strategies Gold to communicate with families through monthly newsletters and family conference forms
- Responsible for the implementation of the program’s Planned Language Approach which is specifically designed to support dual language learners
- Schedule and conduct education home visits with teaching staff to discuss individual development and progress, assist parents in developing educational goals for their child
- Maintain accurate teacher and child files
- Ensure all transportation safety procedures are followed including utilization of the bus attendance log if applicable
- Ensure accurate completion of CACFP documents in conjunction with the teaching staff.
- Builds and ensures positive and ongoing relationships with parents, volunteers, and other staff members
- Works with site supervisor and family support worker to exchange information pertinent to the identification and services of children with disabilities.
- Conducts and/or oversees screening of all children within prescribed time frames using the developmental, social-emotional, and other prescribed screening tools.
- Ensures the curriculum is used to fidelity and that submission of weekly lesson plans including individualization for all children, including monitoring and facilitating accommodations listed in IEPs and IFSPs.
- Provides a supportive, caring, and safe environment for children.
- Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; ensure that the playground is safe.
- Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children while in the classroom, during transitions, at times of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
- Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business.
- Ensures compliance with the agency’s code of conduct.
- Ensures the agency’s fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures.
- Assists in the development of the agency’s annual program self-assessment.
- Ensures all content area data is accurately reflected in the agency’s Program Information Reports within set time frames.
- Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education OR
Gateways Level 5, enrolled in an Early Childhood program with completion of PEL, current, registered and completed by 2028.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of 50,000 to 60,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.
Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of IL Medical Coverage options that support all levels of staff (including Part-Time): HMO, PPO, and HSA (PPO).
- ZERO: A free benefit for BCBS PPO members that helps find the least expensive option for medical services.
- MFS will contribute $2,000 to individual and $4,000 to family HSA Accounts through our HSA coverage, all front-loaded at the start of the year, or the start of your HSA enrollment.
- Teladoc services provided to all employees: A no-cost benefit providing general medicine and behavioral health services, no insurance necessary.
- Dental HMO and PPO options through Guardian Dental.
- VSP vision insurance with one of the largest networks in the Chicago-land area.
- Company-paid individual life insurance policy of $100,000, with a wide range of additional, employee-cost options.
- Company-paid individual Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance.
- Five Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options ranging from Health to Transit. Contribute your pre-tax dollars where you need them the most.
- Ascensus 401K Plan with up to a 4% Match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.
- 12 paid Holidays.
- Starting with 15 days of PTO, maxing at 30 days after 3 years of service.
- Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning.
- Pet Insurance options for your furry (or non-furry) friends.
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Free Will preparation services.
- On-staff notary available to employees.
- ALEX, AI-powered assistance that will make your benefit decisions seamless.
ABOUT US:
Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
Salary : $100,000
