Floater Pre-school Teacher

Job Category
:
Early Childhood Education/Head Start

Requisition Number
: FLOAT
005449

• Full-Time
• On-site

Showing 1 location

North Children Center
Chicago, IL 60634, USA

We are now hiring a full-time
Floater Pre-school Teacher to join our team!

We currently offering $3,000 Sign-on Bonus for first-time employees with MFS! ($750 on the first paycheck and $1,250 after 6 months of employment and $1,000 after a year).

Individuals working at least 20.75 hours a week are benefit eligible on a prorated basis! In addition to continuous career development and support, other benefits offered include:

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Generous PTO up to 6 weeks annually as well as 12 paid holidays

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan

Family Services, we could do that in one word.
COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.

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. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are currently looking to fill a Floater Pre-school T
eacher role at our North Center in Chicago.

SALARY:

• The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $40,000 and $43,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill, Credentials and experience level.

Responsible for planning and implementing individualized curriculum. Facilitates teaching methods and activities for children that appropriately address the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of the children. Ensures staff adherence to the Illinois State Board of Education and/or Head Start Standards. Works with diverse staff and service population. Under the general supervision of the Site Supervisor.

• Responsible for supporting a team approach to planning and implementing program activities.
• Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher’s, Program Aide, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families.
• Participates in ongoing CLASS implementation and monitoring.
• Guide and facilitate activities of the children and 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 communication with families through monthly newsletters and family conference forms.

• Ability to plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for preschool by developing their literacy awareness and their approaches to learning.
• Estab…