Head Teacher, Child Development Center

The Head Teacher of the CDC develops and implements appropriate curriculum; interacts with children, parents, and other staff members; assesses children and implements health and safety procedures to promote social, emotional, and cognitive growth and development in a safe nurturing environment. The position involves frequent handling of confidential information and records. The Head Teacher must be able to educate and supervise groups of children in addition to maintaining a safe environment. The Head Teacher also assists with the supervision of student workers, aides, and practicum students.

Applicants must submit:

• An online employment application
• Cover letter
• Resume or CV
• Copy of academic transcripts from the institution where you satisfied the DCFS coursework requirement. If hired, certified official transcript is required.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and implement appropriate curriculum.
• Prepare lesson plans; accumulate, make, or purchase materials to support educational themes.
• Promote social, emotional, and cognitive growth and development in a safe nurturing environment.
• Communicate with children, parents, and other staff members.
• Evaluate children and implement health and safety procedures.
• Collaborates with other CDC staff, Parkland departments, government agencies, and health professionals to solve problems and provide the optimal learning environment for each student.
• Organize field trips.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• One (1) of the following:
  • Sixty (60) semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six; OR
  • One year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center and 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six; OR
  • Completion of credentialing programs approved by the DCFS.
• One (1) year experience in child development in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center.
• Must meet the general requirements for personnel established by the state of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) including sections 407.100 and 407.140 of the DCFS Licensing Standards.
• Provide proof/documentation of receiving immunizations as specified by DCFS Child Care Act.
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and First Aid Certification.
• Prospective new hires will successfully complete a post offer, pre-employment criminal background check. The background check review includes, but is not limited to, exclusionary offenses per DCFS section 407.110, the Illinois School Code and Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
• In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.

Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver. More information on the benefits package may be found online at our Benefits page.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

Apply for this position using the Apply Nowbutton at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://www.parkland.edu/careers will not be considered.

Please monitor your email, including spam or junk mail folders, for future correspondence from Parkland College Human Resources.For further information on the application process, please contact Parkland College Human Resources at 217-351-2220.

Applicants with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process.

Requests may be submitted by contacting Human Resources at 217-351-2220 or by emailing hr@parkland.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer