Birth to Three Teacher

Essential Functions: Provide a positive climate, responsive caregiving, and continuity to help children develop secure relationships while focusing on the children's social and emotional well-being. Work with assigned group 0- to 3-year-olds, applying best practices for care and physical safety. Plan for the mental, social, physical, emotional, and diverse learning of the children served. Maintain awareness and supervision of the needs of the entire classroom; and ensure routines such as diapering, toileting/training if needed, hand washing. Ensure meals are handled promptly and consistently with state and local regulations. Prepare and maintain student progress reports, lesson plans, and other reports related to the classroom experience. Assist and participate in organizational staff committees and parent committees where appropriate. Conduct quarterly parent-teacher conferences for each child. Supports the classroom teacher(s) and carry out assigned duties. Implement and carry out organizational, facility, and program objectives in the classroom. Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities: Performs other functions as may be required to support the organization's mission.

Salary: Compensation is commensurate based on experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The salary range is $36,777 - $53,000 annually.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Work Environment: The typical work environment in the classroom, but some locations will be outside of the classroom. The noise level will vary depending on the location. External vehicles, office equipment, machinery, telephone, and children playing produce noise.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, stoop, and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to the 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may be required to work attend trips and/or visit areas in the city of Chicago and suburbs and must be able to transport himself/herself to various locations.