Assistant Teacher-Child Development; Birth

ASSISTANT TEACHER - CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Birth-3)

Olive-Harvey's College's Child Development Center is looking for a Full-Time Assistant Teacher (Birth-3) to provide instructional, clerical and non-instructional support in the classroom, to implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with the educational and philosophical goals of the program.

Under the supervision of the Teacher (Birth-3) - Child Development Center, the Assistant Teacher provides instructional, clerical and non-instructional support in the classroom, to implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with the educational and philosophical goals of the program. Perform related duties as required.

• Adheres to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct, demonstrating a professional attitude, work ethic, and respect for children, families, and colleagues.
• Provides a safe, healthy environment for children, focusing on classroom health, hygiene, nutrition, and safety. This includes maintaining a clean and orderly environment, ensuring children attend personal hygiene/hand washing, teaching children about health and nutrition, and reporting accidents, injuries, and illnesses to parents and supervisors.
• Assists the teacher in the development and implementation of an environment and curriculum that provides a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, promoting children's development in language and literacy, cognition, social-emotional well-being, and physical health, in consideration of the center’s goals, educational philosophy, and general curriculum plans.
• Assists in the maintenance of required paperwork, logs, and records, as well as documentation to assess individual children and the class as a whole.
• Ensures children's safety through constant supervision, storage of dangerous materials, and arrangement and maintenance of classroom and equipment.
• Works with other teaching staff to provide a nurturing, stimulating, non-punitive, culturally sensitive environment that encourages language, self-expression, exploration, creativity, imaginative play, thinking skills, and the development of positive relationships.
• Ensures parents are greeted warmly and receive information about their child’s experience at the center through daily contact, scheduled conferences, and written documentation as required.
• Participates in any quality enhancement initiatives that the center may undertake.
• Participates in staff meetings, planning, and professional development, sharing information gained from coursework or attendance at professional development workshops and conferences.
• Adheres to requirements put forth by funding, licensing, and accreditation agencies.
• Performs other duties as required and maintains classroom atmosphere and requirement in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Required to adhere to CCC Customer Service Excellence standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Child Development, Early Childhood, or a related field, plus at least one year of experience with infants and toddlers is required.
• Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Infant Toddler Credential, Level 4.
• Demonstrates a warm, supportive attitude towards children.
• Can be flexible in receiving assignments and adapting to changes in the program.
• Willing to accept supervision and continue professional development in the field to improve work performance.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with children, parents, and other staff members, and to document children's growth and learning.
• Capable of assisting in the creation and implementation of developmentally appropriate lessons, interacting positively with children and other staff, and attending to the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional needs of the children.
• Works well within a culturally diverse environment and handles situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to operate computers and use applicable software.

Salary: $51,954 per annum.

This position is represented by the Local 1600 Professional Employee Union.

Chicago residency is required for all full‑time employees within 6 months of hire.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.