Job Description
Schooner Learning Academy, a locally owned child care center in the Logan Square/Bucktown neighborhoods of Chicago is hiring for a Full Time Preschool Teacher position.
Why Work At Schooner?
- We're focused on you. We want this to be more than a job- we want to help you grow. We’ll help you build a career plan, and get you the skills you need to turn your passion for children into a successful, long term career.
- The opportunity to use your creativity to build lesson plans in our multicultural curriculum focused on helping kids grow and learn.
- Potential for career growth - we have additional locations in the works now, with more planned throughout Chicagoland. We promote from within as we expand.
- Competitive pay and benefits - 12 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, insurance and education subsidies.
Pay: $20-$23, based on qualifications and experience
Responsibilities
- Developing current lesson plans based on school curriculum
- Meeting the individual needs of the children by interacting with them to support play and exploration.
- Communicating with parents in a professional and consistent way
- Creating a positive learning environment in the classroom where children develop a lifelong love of learning
- Presenting expectations that are appropriate to the child’s age and developmental level.
We Offer Competitive Benefits
- 12 days (2 weeks, 2 days) of PTO per year, which you begin earning on day one
- Paid holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Referral bonuses
- 401K
Minimum Requirements
- Sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six OR
- Child Development Associate Certification
- The applicant must be able to adhere to all Department of Child and Family Services requirements including being background checked.
- Professional, mature, and responsible. Our parents and students completely rely on their caretakers and coworkers, so punctuality and reliability are important.
- COVID vaccinated or willingness to be vaccinated before start date.
- Proof of up to date physical, TB Test, and immunizations.
- SIDS, SBS and Mandated Reporter trainings completed
Preferred
- Bachelor Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education
- CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain certification
- Food Manager's License or Food Handlers Training Certificate
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
