Preschool Teaching Assistant
- $39,975 to $46,800 Yearly
- Medical
- Full-Time
Job Summary:
Under general direction, assists lead teacher with instructing children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:
Associate or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field with a minimum of six credit hours of early childhood education and/or development as well as one year of experience working with young children.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Loyola University Preschool is seeking an Assistant Teacher for one of our classrooms. We are a private center on the Loyola Campus in Rogers Park serving both Loyola faculty and staff, and the surrounding community. We are committed to best practices in early childhood and strive to meet every child’s individual needs. Our enrolled families reflect the diversity of our neighborhood and together form a kind group of engaged parents who enjoy coming together for potlucks and parent events. Most of our staff have been with us for more than 5 years and we are a thoughtful, committed group that enjoy one another’s company both at and outside of work. The Preschool is open year-round and has monthly in-service days throughout the year for trainings, staff meetings, classroom prep time, and teambuilding. Classrooms also have daily prep time (when all staff are present) for curriculum planning and team meetings. Preforms other duties as assigned.
We are looking for candidates who are:
- committed to the field of early childhood
- knowledgeable about child development and developmentally appropriate practice
- excited to learn more and grow in the field
- experienced with play-based and emergent curriculum models
- skilled at developing meaningful relationships with children and families
- dedicated to anti-bias education
- responsible & dependable
We will provide the right candidate with:
- Excellent benefits courtesy of Loyola including tuition credit after 1 year of employment (several of our staff members have gotten their Master’s Degrees for free). More information on benefits at Loyola is available here: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits.shtml.
- Great salary commensurate with experience
- Support and space to be creative, take ownership, make mistakes, and find inspiration
- Regular training opportunities in your personal area of interest (for example: sensory integration, emergent curriculum, etc.)
- Growth and leadership opportunities
Please apply on our careers site, or send resume and cover letter to Joanna Burke, Preschool Director at jburke9@luc.edu.
Position Schedule Details:
The hours for this position are 9am-5:30pm Monday – Friday, and 8:30am-4:30pm on professional development days. We value work-life balance and know that in taking care of ourselves it will translate to the health and wellbeing of our children and families. All staff members work 37.5 hours per week (8.5 hour day with a 1hr lunch break) and have generous vacation, sick, and personal days, which are covered by our floater teacher.
Career Application Link:
Please apply for this position using the following link
https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/27922
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