Early Head Start Teacher - Skip--Long Milan

Overview

BASE WAGE: $18.96-$24.60 per hour based on education level.

JOB TYPE:
Part-Time

Skip-a-Long Childhood Centers, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education and includes the Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships program. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.

The Teacher is responsible for developing a quality learning environment which is developmentally appropriate and actively engages children in the learning process. Through experience this position will serve to enhance the child’s physical, emotional, cognitive, and social growth. The Teacher implements curriculum with active participation from other members of the teaching team, works with families, and assesses the needs of the individual children.

You will also:

• Ensure safety practices in creating a secure environment that minimizes the risk of accidents and injuries.
• Collaborate with the teaching team, families and specialists to establish individual learning goals based on assessment findings.
• Create a positive, inclusive, and safe classroom environment that encourages social interaction, emotional well-being and growth.
• Design and implement lesson plans based on knowledge of individual children’s interests and needs.
• Conduct home visits to build stronger relationships and gain a better understanding of the child’s home environment.
• Engage in continuous professional growth and development.

• Share a love for children and a passion for helping them learn, grow, and thrive;
• Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with each day in childcare;
• Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child’s successful future;
• Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all;
• Are professional, kind, and don’t take themselves too seriously!

Due to current funding from the Illinois Apprenticeship Pilot Project dependent on education and Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Credential attainment hourly pay for this position ranges from $18.50-$24.00. Additional details regarding this project will be discussed upon interview.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.

Required: Minimum of sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) from an accredited college or university with a minimum of six semester hours or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or development, from birth to age six; or one year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed early care and education center and 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester hours or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to six;

or completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department.

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. At SAL Community Services, we provide support, advocacy, and learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. We have a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois.

We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more community services.org/about-us.

EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and ensures equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. All employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, military status, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or other protected characteristics.

Moline Skip-a-Long Child Development Center