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Children of America is Hiring a Lead Teacher: Preschool Near Chicago, IL
About Children of America (COA) We're a special blend of people, principles and pride that makes the COA rich in diversity and strength. Our lead teachers are responsible for planning lessons and executing our curriculum. You will work alongside a talented team of educators in a supportive environment where you are encouraged to grow in your field and share your passion for early childhood education. Additionally, our company culture invites you to bring your whole self to work, because it is your unique attributes, perspectives and backgrounds that make us a stronger team. Our program serves preschool children 6 weeks - 12 years of age. Programs include Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K, Before and After Care and Summer Camp.
Who Would I Interact with? In this role you will interact daily with and Assistant Teacher, children, parents, the management team, and teaching staff just to name a few.
What are the requirements for this job?
Minimum Education Requirements: CDA, Associate's Degree, State Requirements1. 6 ECE credit hours
2. AA degree or 1 year of experience
3. CDA- Flexible in challenging situations
- Strong organizational skills
- Must be able to build strong relationships
- Commitment to professional development
- Effective decision making
- Must be First Aid/CPR trained
- Meet all state requirements for position.
What are the day-to-day responsibilities?
- Requires a gentle touch while instituting our developmentally appropriate curriculum.
- Ability to handle the demands of infants and toddlers in different stages.
- Be highly organized with the ability to create a positive learning environment.
- Ensure a safe structured learning environment.
- Empathetic to children's emotions and parent's needs.
- Plan daily lessons that support the social, emotional, physical, & intellectual growth of each child.
- Communicate appropriately and professionally with parents and fellow staff.
- Excellent writing skills and use of technology to deliver child progress to parents and other teachers.
- Present expectations that are appropriate to the child's age and developmental level.
- Be creative, passionate about your work and have fun.
Our Shared Mission:
- Accountability: We empower self-decision making by accepting responsibility and learning from our mistakes to serve COA's mission, vision, and values.
- Collaboration: We align solutions that understand the needs of our stakeholders to serve COA's mission, vision, and values.
- Growth Mindset: We view obstacles as opportunities for growth, accepting feedback to enhance the development of employees and the organization.
- Integrity: We go beyond honesty and loyalty by considering the impact of decisions and doing what's right for all stakeholders.
- Consistency: We ensure continuity of care to uphold COA's brand and enable stakeholders to have clear expectations of their experience
THE BENEFITS OUR LEAD TEACHERS (PRESCHOOL) ENJOY:
- Internal Career Advancement Opportunities.
- 50% Discount on Employee Childcare
- Educational Assistance/Reimbursement
- T.E.A.C.H Scholarship Partnerships
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Recognition Programs
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k), Life, Accident, & Disability
- Paid Vacation/ Paid Holidays
*Salary advertised is an estimate; final salary is negotiable dependent on final position, level of education and experience.
Children of America is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and the submission of the required state documents.
Job Summary
Full Time
Civic & Environmental Advocacy
$37k-47k (estimate)
05/12/2023
12/07/2028
childrenofamerica.com
MARTINSVILLE, VA
1,000 - 3,000
1998
JOHNNIE PETERS
<$5M
Civic & Environmental Advocacy
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About Children of America
Children of America (COA): Its A Special Recipe of People, Principles And Pride... Working at COA is more than just a job, its an environment that enables you to achieve your career goals while helping children and families realize their own. As industry leaders we offer an unparalleled developmental program that takes education, reading, physical fitness and nutrition to a new level in early childhood development. The same passion we put into our children and families guides our professional culture, empowering diverse and talented people to focus on the best parts of their character and capa...bilities and to use those qualities to redefine their potential. Our leaders not only have a vision, great communication and people skills, they also have a vast knowledge of their industry. As an organization, we believe in growing and nurturing from within. In fact, over 65 percent of our leadership team started as teachers. We pride ourselves on creating strong managers across our organization who are focused on motivating and engaging associates in todays fast-moving workplace. We all know that building a successful business cannot be done alone and staying relevant takes a team approach. For that reason, the foundation of our culture is PEEEPs, through which, People, Education, Expenses, Enrollment and Performance are the framework adopted to maximize success. COA is an environment where team members can bring their whole selves to work, and where individuality, creativity and contributions are valued. In short, we are passionate group of individuals driven by the common idea of delivering the exceptional COA Experience to everyone we meet. In this spirit, we manage more than 65 high-quality childcare centers in DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, VA and WI and employ more than 2,000 employees. For opportunities at any one of our schools please go to: http://www.childrenofamerica.com/careers.
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