*Actively Hiring*

"Oh the places you will go! Congratulations today is your day! You're off to great places, you're off and away! You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Seuss

Assist in helping us guide our Preschool youth as they are starting their journey in life to the places they will go!

Position Classification & Hour Requirements:

• Full-Time Non-Exempt
• 40 hours per week position

Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance: 70% Y paid – 30% Employee
• Dental: 100% Employee
• Retirement: 12% Y paid (Once eligibility requirements are met)
• Paid Time Off: Including Vacation, Sick & Holidays
• Childcare Discount: 50% for Preschool & Summer Camp, 100% for Before & After School
• Additional Membership and Program benefits available.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Lead Preschool Teacher will work directly with Preschool Leadership to ensure the success and implementation of lesson plans and curriculum, and manage day to day classroom activities and ratios.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Ensures program participants safety and wellbeing at all times, by meeting their individual education, developmental, protective and nurturing needs.

2. Models relationship-building skills in all interactions. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with students, parents and co-workers. Maintains regular, clear, and concise communication within area of responsibility. Responsible for scheduling and leading parent/teacher conferences.

3. Responsible for managing the classroom, including monitoring and using classroom supplies; providing supervision of students and areas of activity; compiling information to monitor and evaluate each student; and developing and implementing classroom curriculum, class activities or events.

4. Familiar with and stay up to date on Rule 407 licensing standards and responsible for maintaining all licensing and regulation requirements in the assigned classroom.

5. Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for supervising program participants and be a primary responder in the event of an emergency. Assists with supervising and delegating work in classroom to Preschool Assistants and/or volunteers. This includes assisting with training employees; planning assigning and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum age of 19.

• Minimum of one year of related experience preferred.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• 60 semester hours of college credit with 6 hours of Early Childhood Education/Child Development -OR- a CDA.

• Meets and maintains all State and licensing requirements.

• Within 3 months of hire, completion of CPR, First Aid, AED for infant, child and adult, Bloodborne Pathogens, Illinois Harassment training.

• Within 6 months complete Food Handler certificate.

• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.?

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee needs sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer, phone/smart device and/or iPad.

• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and at times may be required to be in a pool.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but often loud.