Infant Toddler Lead Teacher; Ages 0-3 at Metropolitan Family Services Wheaton, IL

Infant Toddler Lead Teacher (Ages 0-3)

Wheaton, IL

• Ensures timely completion of monthly job targets.
• Responsible for supporting a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher’s Assistant, 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. Ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline, proper ratios, and use of active supervision.
• 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.
• Responsible for the implementation of the program’s Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners.
• Use Teaching Strategies Gold to communicate with families through monthly newsletters and family conference forms.
• 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.
• Ensure accurate completion CACFP documents in conjunction with the teaching staff.
• Builds and ensures positive and on‑going relationships with parents, volunteers, and other staff members.
• Tracks and provides support to teaching staff for ongoing observation and documentation process by teaching staff of the Teaching Strategies Gold portfolios.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population. Works with site supervisor and family support worker to exchange information pertinent to the identification and services of children with disabilities.
• Ensures the submission of weekly lesson plans including individualization for all children, including: monitoring and facilitating accommodations listed in IEPs and IFSPs.
• Uses the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe.
• Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of Head Start children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
• Provide site management in the absence of site supervisor.
• Serve as agency representative during DCFS visits in the absence of site supervisor.
• Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business.
• Ensures compliance with the agency’s code of conduct.
• Ensures agency’s Head Start fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures.
• Assists in the development of the agency’s annual Head Start self‑assessment.
• Ensures all content area data is accurately reflected in the agency’s PIR within set time frames.
• Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Education from an accredited college or university. OR Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education.
• Gateways IT Level 5 Credential.

• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.

• Ability to obtain appropriate Gateways to Opportunity Level 5 Credential.
• 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.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment for infants and toddlers.
• Support the social and emotional development of children.
• Encourage the involvement of the families of the…