Teacher, Early Childhood Education

Position:Teacher - $2,000 Sign-on Bonus

Location: Bridgeport II - 514 W 31st St

Chicago

Job :1278

# of Openings:1

At OHU, our Hope Members are the heartbeat of our organization. Together, we have built a culture of support, trust, and care.

$2K Sign on Bonus!

“We are such an inclusive organization, we don’t turn anybody away. Everybody is welcome. Working here, I feel like family. I’ve never felt so appreciated working in a place before. They really take care of you here, listen to your concerns and act on them. It’s just amazing! And it’s really easy to make it amazing when the people you work with are amazing.”

- Shari Conley, Joliet Early Learning Center (Joliet, IL)
Culture of Care
The ELCD program at OHU is known for its closely-knit teams who often work together for years at a time! The team members join their shared love of educating young children towards creating a warm and positive working environment. New employees who come from a corporate environment quickly fall in love with the atmosphere at an OHU child development center!
What you would be doing:

• Uses positive approaches to help children to solve problems
• Arranges classroom in well-defined learning centers that are clearly labeled, clutter-free, reflect children's interests, and encourage independent use
• Plans and implements a curriculum which is responsive to children's individual needs, interests, and developmental levels
• Follows all safety and health rules for the center, including all state, federal, NAEYC, and One Hope United's health and safety guidelines
• Supervises children by sight and sound at all times
• Completes paperwork which is well-written, thorough, and completed in a timely manner
• Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to follow One Hope United's Culture of Respect and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
• Reports to work on time; maintains consistent attendance, adhering to staffing schedules and demonstrating flexibility to adjust work schedules as needed
• Actively participates in meetings, planning, and center-wide activities
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and guide classroom teaching staff and volunteers
• Obtains a minimum of 30 hours of in-service training per year; is responsible for initiating a plan to obtain these hours
• Understands and implements the Strengthening Families Initiative model
• Communicates regularly with families; understands and maintains a Primary Caregiving relationship with individual children and families
• Organizes environment and appropriately cares for equipment, keeping equipment safe, clean, and accessible to children
• Utilizes materials in a creative manner, bringing in resources to enhance the curriculum and minimizing waste
• Organizes time and resources to ensure that all materials are available and ready to ensure appropriate implementation of the curriculum/lesson plan
• Responsible for consistent completion of GOLD observations and check points for children. These assessments will be objective, meaningful and completed in a timely manner
• Pursues and achieves applicable Gateways credential or completes required ECE level I training
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• OHU program leaders work to provide warm and supportive leadership that flexes around your life as much as possible when needed
• Staff Celebrations (including weekly lunches!)
• Ongoing professional development tailored to yours and your classroom needs
• If you desire to advance in your career over time, program leaders will work with you to do so (OHU has 5 child development centers in the Chicagoland area!)
• You will be part of a center that grows programs in keeping with the community needs
• You will also be part of a well-respected company (OHU is 125 years old!) that has a seat in community…