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Lead Toddlers Two's Daycare Teacher

The Goddard School
The Goddard School Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 5/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/15/2026
Benefits:

  • Retirement plan
  • Referral program
  • Professional Development Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance


Job description:

The Goddard School located in Chicago (South Loop), IL 60616 is looking for motivated self-starters for multiple positions as a Daycare Teachers at our new preschool for ages ranging from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our state of the art facility is expanding in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago downtown, just blocks away from CTA and Metra Electric.

Overview

A Toddlers Two's Lead Teacher is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment. Additionally a teacher is responsible to work together with another teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.

Educational Qualifications:

  • An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred.
  • Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification.


Toddlers Two's Lead Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
  • Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom
  • Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements
  • Perform cleaning responsibilities (e.g., spills) immediately
  • Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence
  • Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child
  • Create a multi-cultural learning environment
  • Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to engage children in learning
  • Respect cultural and ethnic diversity
  • Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty
  • Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences
  • Maintain a portfolio for each child
  • Maintain the classroom Parent Board
  • Perform child observations and document in their portfolios, Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Children’s Progress)
  • Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities


Schedule: Monday to Friday 9 AM to 6 PM. Work Location: In person

Note: Must be fully CO-VID vaccinated.

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Job Type: Full-time

Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.

Salary : $18 - $22

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