Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,900 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment. We are now hiring for full-time Early Learning Lead Teacher (Ages 0-3) to join our Chicago Early Learning Team! $3,000 Sign-on Bonus for first time employees with MFS! ($1,500 on the first paycheck and $1,500 after 6 months of employment). SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $50,000 to $55,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Ensures timely completion of monthly job targets. Responsible for supporting a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher’s Assistant, Program Aide, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families. Participates in ongoing CLASS implementation and monitoring. Guide and facilitate activities of the children. Ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline, proper ratios, and use of active supervision. Attend all mandated trainings. Set and achieve professional development goals. Share resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways. Use Teaching Strategies Gold to maintain ongoing, high- quality documentation of school readiness skills. Maintain Interrater Reliability. Responsible for the implementation of the program’s Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners. Use Teaching Strategies Gold to communication with families through monthly newsletters and family conference forms. Schedule and conduct education home visits with teaching staff to discuss individual development and progress, assist parents in developing educational goals for their child. Maintain accurate teacher and child files. Ensure all transportation safety procedures are followed including utilization of the bus attendance log. Ensure accurate completion CACFP documents in conjunction with the teaching staff. Builds and ensures positive and on-going relationships with parents, volunteers, and other staff members. Tracks and provides support to teaching staff for ongoing observation and documentation process by teaching staff of the Teaching Strategies Gold portfolios. Works effectively with diverse staff and service population. Works with site supervisor and family support worker to exchange information pertinent to the identification and services of children with disabilities. Ensures the submission of weekly lesson plans including individualization for all children, including: monitoring and facilitating accommodations listed in IEPs and IFSPs. Uses the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe. Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of Head Start children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised. Provide site management in the absence of site supervisor. Serve as agency representative during DCFS visits in the absence of site supervisor. Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business. Ensures compliance with the agency’s code of conduct. Ensures agency’s Head Start fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures. Assists in the development of the agency’s annual Head Start self-assessment. Ensures all content area data is accurately reflected in the agency’s PIR within set time frames. Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Education from an accredited college or university. OR Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education. Lead Teacher working with children ages 0-3: Bachelor’s with a Gateways IT Level 5 Credential. PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal. Must be able to lift a child up to 50lbs.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here ! Some highlights include: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage. Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date. FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members. Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility. And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered! MORE ABOUT US: Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.