Master Pre-K Teacher 3-5
Christopher
House (CH) is searching for Master Teachers looking to grow professionally in
the field of Early Childhood Development.
Candidates must possess a specialized interest and passion for working
with Infants, Toddlers, and Two-year old’s.
With a mission to develop independent,
creative, lifelong learners, our infant, preschool, elementary and family schools
build a community of students, teachers, and parents committed to excellence, achievement
and perseverance, respect and compassion, and equality of opportunity.
Christopher
House partners with parents to provide a continuum of education for students
from birth through high school, as well as immersive family supports that help
parents create stable, self-sufficient families. We
operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs
grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.
Position Objectives:
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Determine the needs
and provide for the development of children ages 3-5
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Work to create a safe
environment for children
and act as a role model for teaching staff
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Implement and maintain
all components regarding children ages 3-5, based on HS, State Pre-K, Child
Care and state and local requirements
Responsibilities:
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Provide
technical assistance, advisement, support and role modeling to members of the Preschool
and Pre-K (3-5) teaching staff in curriculum and development issues
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Coordinate
monthly teacher meetings to ensure on-going cooperation among staff and to
ensure that individual teachers are working towards a unified approach to preschooler’s
(3-5) development; maintain a strong classroom presence
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Ensure program is in compliance
with all curriculum related to funding and licensing requirements pertaining to
HS, State Pre-K and Child Care contractual mandates as it relates to child
assessment
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Review lesson plans on a
weekly basis, make any recommendations for needed changes and follow through on
implementation of lesson plans
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Prepare Pre-K reports
for the Site Director, Associate Director of ECDS and the state Pre-K Office
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Assist
Program Director, ECDS and Site Director in the ongoing process of assuring the
highest quality programming and best Practices as well as NAEYC Accreditation
and re-accreditation processes occurs at each appropriate site
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Meet with the teaching
staff and the Manager of Health and Disabilities to ensure compliance to and an
understanding of appropriate health and nutrition practices.
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Coordinate portfolio
assessments of all children in a timely manner and conduct classroom
observations monthly
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Ensure that
parent-teacher conferences are conducted twice a year and assist teachers in
both preparation and conducting these conferences, as needed.
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Provide training,
support and follow up to program staff regarding the National Reporting System,
Creative Curriculum, Portfolio, ESI-R screenings, Ages and Stages Social
Emotional Questionnaire and Parent Techer Conferences
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Participate in
recruitment of teaching staff for the Pre-K Program as needed
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Ensure that each newly
hired teacher and Assistant Teacher has an effective orientation to Christopher
House, the 3-5 program objectives and to the specific job responsibilities of
their position
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Identify opportunities
for skills and knowledge enhancement for the staff to Site Director, manage
training for the Pre-K staff
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Actively participate in
the performance management process for Pre-K and preschool staff
Qualifications:
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Strong alignment with
Christopher House’s Values and Mission;
·
Strong work ethic coupled with a proactive problem-solving
approach;
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Three to five years of
direct experience working with 3-5 year old’s, preferably in a Head Start or
governmentally funded child care program; Supervisory experience is required
·
Bi-lingual skills in a
variety of languages are a plus
Education:
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Bachelor’s Degree in
Early Childhood Education or Child Development and a Type 04 Certification from
the State of Illinois
Christopher
House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.