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Job Description Children's Learning Place are looking for qualified 2 year old Lead Teacher at our Bucktown school. You must have a CDA or college transcripts about the development of infants on up. Children's Learning Place believes that each child deserves the very best opportunity to grow and learn. Studies show that the most important years of a child's brain development and learning patterns occur from infancy to the age of five. We are committed to provide the tools and the environment that will give our children every opportunity to develop to their greatest potential. We offer our expertise with the highest degree of love and understanding. Children deserve to receive all the support and respect it takes to establish a strong foundation for their future. We do all of this in an environment that is fun and exciting. Children's Learning Place is looking for individuals who are passionate about working and helping with the development of children from 6 weeks old to 6 years old. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: after 30 days • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, • Short and Long Term Disability, • Life insurance, • Monday through Friday: 8/8:30am to 5/5:30pm, • Employment Bonus with college degree, • Per DCFS: we need a copy of college transcripts with ECE courses and or CDA certificate, • Planning, supervising and implementing the program for child care in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the center., • Gearing the program to the needs of individual children, with concern for their interests, challenges, special talents, and individual styles and paces of learning., • Perform daily activities, including setting up the classroom, conducting activities, and cleaning and sanitizing toys and equipment, • Participating in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other aspects of professional growth., • Assisting in the ongoing evaluation procedures needed to assess the developmental levels of the children, • Prepare and turn in monthly lesson plans and monthly newsletters, these are to be available to the parents by the first of every month. Deadline for turning lesson plans in is the last Monday of every month. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall be at least 19 years of age. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED). In addition to meeting the requirements of Section 407.100, the early childhood teacher responsible for a group of children that includes infants, toddler or preschool-age children shall have achieved: • 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with 6 or more semesters or 9 quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six with an Associates degree or higher or Completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department in accordance with DCFS guidelines., • Two years(1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery, school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center, • Completion of certified first-aid and CPR course for infants and young children.

Job Description Join Our Team! Palos Park Episcopal Daycare and Learning Center, a trusted childcare center for 40 years, is hiring a creative, nurturing, patient, and enthusiastic teacher. Our mission is to provide children with positive learning experiences in a caring and safe environment. Requirements: DCFS Education Qualifications required: • 60 semester (90 quarter) hours from an accredited college/university with 6 semester (9 quarter) hours in child care/development courses (birth to age 6); or, • 1 year of ECE experience + 30 semester hours with 6 hours in child carel/development courses; or, • Completion of a CDA program in Early Childhood., • Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (40 hours/week)., • Safe work environment., • Meals provided. Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour Benefits: • 403B, • 403B matching, • Employee discount, • Flexible schedule, • Paid time off, • Professional development assistance, • Retirement plan, • 8 hour shift Company DescriptionThe purpose of the Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center is to provide children with positive learning experiences in a caring and safe environment. We have been providing life-lasting "Early Childhood" experiences for children since 1984.The purpose of the Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center is to provide children with positive learning experiences in a caring and safe environment. We have been providing life-lasting "Early Childhood" experiences for children since 1984.

Job Description Bachelor's or Master's degree in Special Education, active Special Education Teacher license and minimum 1+ years Special Education Teacher experience required. Applicants who do not meet these qualifications will not be considered. This full-time contract opportunity is for a Special Education Teacher supporting a self-contained classroom for grades K-1 in an elementary school setting located in Chicago, IL. The position involves managing a small class of 6-8 students with the support of a paraprofessional, providing targeted instruction tailored to each student's individual needs over the academic year. Key Responsibilities: • Deliver specialized instruction to students in grades K-1 within a self-contained classroom, • Collaborate with paraprofessional staff to implement individualized education plans (IEPs), • Monitor student progress and adjust teaching strategies accordingly, • Bachelors degree or higher required, • Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with Learning Behavior Specialist 1 (LBS1) endorsement, • Contract duration: Current school year (CSY), • Full-time, approximately 33.35 hours per week, • petitive weekly pay ranging from $40 to $52 per hour, based on experience and education level, • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, • Life insurance

Job Description Little Legends Learning Center, Inc in Champaign, IL is looking to hire a full-time Early Childhood Education Teacher to teach 4-5-year-old children who are kindergarten-bound. Do you love working with kids? Are you ready to join an established business that will treat you well? Would you like to be part of an organization that fosters a nurturing environment and will value the work you do? If so, please read on! This preschool teaching position earns a competitive wage of $19-$21 per hour, based on experience. We provide superb benefits, including vision and dental, as well as medical and a 401(k) with match, profit sharing, paid vacations, paid sick leave, and paid holidays off! If this sounds like the right preschool teaching opportunity for you, apply today! ABOUT LITTLE LEGENDS LEARNING CENTER, INC Our genuine love of children and the joy that comes with fostering their development is what led us to establish Little Legends. With over 30 years of combined experience, our team of directors has earned the trust of parents. We believe that every child deserves the right to learn in a safe, nurturing environment, which is exactly what we strive to create. Our specially designed learning center provides our kids with over 13,000 square feet of room to play, learn, and grow their skills. We promote play-based learning that is tailored to fit each age group and each child's needs. Our goal is to provide quality care that benefits both our kids and their families. We could not complete our mission without our team of passionate, dependable employees behind us. It takes a caring person with a kind heart to work with kids, and that is exactly the kind of person we want on our team. We are selective with our staff because we want to employ the very best for whom we can nurture long-term careers. On top of playing with cute kids all day, our employees also enjoy competitive pay and generous benefits as well as a dynamic, encouraging work environment. Join us and help us provide local children with amazing care! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHER As an Early Childhood Education Teacher, you have the joy and privilege of helping shape young minds. Because you teach a class that's made up primarily of 4-5-year-olds, you have the important responsibility of preparing them for the next level of schooling. To do so, you lead them in circle time, learning centers, art projects, gross motor activities, snack time, and more. Each day is full of fun conversations as you explore new concepts with your students and help them develop independence. You enjoy that our play-based curriculum allows you flexibility and the freedom to be innovative and creative in your lesson plans. Your prep includes collaboration with your teaching assistant who offers you great ideas as well as support. A great communicator, you keep the parents of your students updated and listen carefully to any questions or concerns they might have. Your day is busy but so much fun. Your students are little sponges who soak up the new information you offer and give you love in return. They are the reason you can't wait to come to work every day! QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHER • Associate or bachelor's degree in early childhood education WORK SCHEDULE This full-time preschool teaching position works 8-hour shifts that fall within our business hours of 6:30 am - 5:45 pm and vary depending on the needs of each room. Part-time hours may also be available. ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM? If you feel that you would be right for this preschool teaching job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you! Location: 61822 Must be able to pass a background check. Any job offer will be based on the results of background testing.

Job Description We are looking to hire an Infant/Toddler Teacher for our early learning program in Calumet City. The Infant/Toddler Teacher will foster self-esteem, self-confidence, develop competence in self-help skills and those inner controls and language abilities necessary for effective social interaction. We provide a warm nurturing environment that promotes development in all areas; physical, cognitive, social/emotional, and language. If you are passionate about educating young children and creating a positive learning environment, we encourage you to apply us. We offer competitive compensation and a supportive work environment. Grandma Jones is an atmosphere where children are respected, staff are responsible, and parents are always welcome. Main Responsibilities • Ability to create a supportive and engaging learning environment., • Ability to adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of individual students., • Ability to develop individual goals for children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition into our 3-5 year old program., • Will promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Infant/Toddler children., • Teachers will maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment., • With the help of the teacher's assistant, complete and submit required forms and records in a timely and accurate fashion, e.g., lesson plans, time sheets, meal reports etc., • Child Development Associate (CDA) – Infant Toddler, • Preferred - Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), • Gateways Infant Toddler credential level 3/ECE Level 5, • Previous experience working with infant and toddler students in an Early Head Start program preferred, • Ability to create a supportive and engaging learning environment, • Ability to adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of individual students, • Patience, compassion, and a genuine love for working with childrenCompany DescriptionWe service children 6wks to 12yrs and we are open 6:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday.We service children 6wks to 12yrs and we are open 6:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday.

Job Description Job Description: Preschool Teacher (PFAE) Job Duties: • Develop and implement lesson plans., • Set up and maintain an environment in the classroom that fosters learning, including switching or rotating materials in interest areas on a regular basis., • In cooperation with other staff, carry out routine duties such as toileting, hand washing, clean up, and supervision of children at all times, including outdoor play., • Collect anecdotal notes and portfolio items to assess children's development using individual records., • Communicate weekly with parents through a newsletter., • Host parent meetings throughout the year on various topics. These are in addition to parent conferences., • Conduct parent-teacher conferences twice a year., • Compile a list of equipment and materials needed for the classroom and, with the approval of the center director, order materials., • Meet with the instructional leader to help manage the grant. Applicant for PreSchool for All (PFAE) classroom teacher must hold current ECE, registered PEL with ECE endorsement that corresponds with the teaching assignment. Education: A bachelor's degree (Education) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Job Type: Full-time

Job Description We are seeking individuals who are passionate about early childhood education to join our team! We are currently looking to fill teaching positions in our infant (6 weeks-15 months) and young toddler (15-24 months) classrooms. Full time availability required. Are you looking for a work environment that is nurturing, supportive, and gratifying? Do you want to work with other professionals who are ready and willing to support you and help you deepen your knowledge of early childhood development? Does having the opportunity to bring your hobbies and interests into your daily work sound exciting? Then Green Bean might be the place for you! Someone will be a good fit with our school if... They are self-motivated and eager to learn about the Reggio Emilia philosophy and infant/toddler development They enjoy working closely with a team and have strong communication skills, are able to be direct and tactful, and able to seek out support and resources when needed They enjoy flexibility in their lesson planning and are curious about children's interests General responsibilities for the Lead Teacher role include, but are not limited to: • Developing weekly lesson plans based on the project approach that includes activities in the following areas: science, math, literacy/language, and physical development, • Following a daily classroom schedule that includes both choice time, circle time and art/sensory activities, • Providing high-quality care including changing diapers, following hand washing procedures for staff and children, participate in family style dining, and monitor the safety and wellbeing of each child, • Documenting group activities through photos, observations and teacher reflection, • Conducting regular observations for individual portfolio assessments, • Conducting parent-teacher conferences (willingness to conduct home visits if deemed appropriate), • Direct supervision of one or more teaching assistants (including conducting regular team meetings, modeling appropriate interactions with children and parents, training teaching assistants on documentation and project work), • Updating parent blog on a daily basis, • Participating in annual Open House and other family events at the school, • Bachelor's or Associate's Degree (60+ semester hours of college level coursework), • A minimum of six semester hours in courses directly related directly to child care , Early Childhood Education, and/or child development (from birth to age six), • Three (3) written character references, • Complete a background check and fingerprinting, • Must be available to work full time between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Schedule coordinated with the Director., • Meets all DCFS licensing requirements, per the Rules 407, including a physical examination which provides evidence that staff are free of communicable disease, including active tuberculosis, and physical or mental conditions that could affect their ability to perform assigned duties, • Bachelor's Degree in ECE or related field preferred, • At least one year experience providing care and education for young children in a group childcare setting, • Knowledge of and experience with the Reggio Approach and documentation, • Willingness to develop teaching skills through reflective practice, • Willingness to develop knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice, • Willingness to develop knowledge of DCFS licensing standards

Job DescriptionJob Description We are seeking a passionate, professional, energetic lead teacher who can successfully manage and maintain a well-organized classroom by continually restoring and enhancing the environment suitable for young children. Must work effectively with directors and staff members to provide a learning environment for our children, develop and execute weekly themed lesson plans, providing group sensory, art, and special activities. Educational Qualifications: • An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or related field ., • Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred., • Child Development or (CDA) Certification.Job Responsibilities, • · Promote open communication and foster positive relationships with parents and guardians., • · Maintain all health and safety regulations, • · Develop individual care plans for each child based on their stage of development., • · Maintain daily notes and files on the children’s development and progress., • · Model empathy through respect, response, and gentle guidance., • · Foster emotional and social development through a secure attachment with each child., • · Lead and plan curriculum activities that stimulate children’s interest and ability., • · Participate in need and service meetings, parent/teacher conferences., • · Work effectively with directors and staff members to provide a suitable learning environment for our children., • · Develop and execute weekly themed lesson plans, providing group times, sensory, art, and special activities., • · Maintain a well-organized classroom by continually restoring and enhancing the classroomBenefits as one of our Teachers include:, • Medical, dental and vision insurance, • 401K, • Discounted child care, • Paid time off, • Training, • Professional DevelopmentWe would love to hear from you if:, • You have a deep desire to work with young children and their families, • You have a passion for early child childhood education and seek deeper professional development, • You have prior experience in early childhood education or working in a child care center, • You have a high school diploma or higher, • You have an education and/or training in Early Childhood Education, • Meet state-specific guidelines for the role

Job DescriptionWe are seeking an Infant Teacher to join our organization! This individual will plan and present age appropriate activities for children. Educational Qualifications: • An Associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or related field ., • Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field is preferred., • Child Development or (CDA) Certification.Infant Teacher Responsibilities:, • Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote intellectual and creative growth, • Create a fun and safe learning environment, • Develop schedules and routines to ensure adequate physical activity, rest, and playtime, • Establish and maintain positive relationships with students and parents, • Communicate with parents on students' growth and progress, • Maintain the health and safety of all studentsAdditional Qualifications:, • Previous experience in childcare, teaching, or other related fields, • Passionate about working with children, • Ability to build rapport with children, • Positive and patient demeanor, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Description A great school in the Wheeling, IL area is seeking a full-time Special Education Teacher for one of the elementary schools in the district. This position begins in late August for the 2025-26 school year. Interested candidates should be certified or eligible for certification as a Special Education Teacher in Illinois (ISBE-PEL). Benefits of the Special Education Teacher: • Full time (7.5 hours/day / 37.5 hours/week), • Competitive Pay (Weekly Pay), • Relocation Assistance Available, • Per Diem (Tax free money if you take as a travel assignment), • Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment., • Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory., • Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests., • Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system., • Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies., • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.

Job Description Lead Teacher/Director Full Job Description Tini Tots is looking for someone who has experience in childcare and loves children. Qualifications for a lead teacher: must be teacher qualified, must have a high school diploma, or have a CDA/related college course work in early childhood Education. ' Job Type: Full-time Schedule: Experience: • CPR Certification (Preferred) Company DescriptionSmall center with a warm home touch.Small center with a warm home touch.

Job Description20 - 22 Location: West Loop Job Type: Full-Time No evenings or weekends! Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath! What will you be doing? As a Lead Teacher, you will work side-by-side with teachers and families to provide a home away from home for children in our care, according to NAEYC guidelines. Responsibilities include: • Ensuring the safety and supervision of children ages 6 weeks – 12 years in one assigned classroom., • Creating developmentally appropriate curriculum according to NAEYC standards., • Curating programs and activities based on children’s interests and learning styles., • Maintaining a warm and safe environment that is clean and permits children to grow and explore., • Partnering with families to create plans to provide the best care and education for their children., • Providing effective communication with parents/guardians about their child. Top Reasons to join BrightPath Kids: • We offer a generous child care discount to ALL employees so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment!, • All staff are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program which offers a company match – this is free money!, • We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development., • Full-time staff are offered paid time off and paid holidays., • Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and $10,000 of company-paid life insurance. Requirements: • Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education/related field required, • 1 year of experience in a licensed child care facility preferred, • Strong customer service skills, • Ability to multitask and remain organized, • Ability to work within regular operating hours, • Must meet state criteria for child care employment If this sounds like a good fit, we want to meet you! Please submit your application today.

Job Description At the Munger Agency, we are committed to every one of our agents' success. We are a family run independent insurance agency looking for part-time and full-time team-players, who have an entrepreneurial passion, and a strong commitment to serving clients. We are looking for teachers and coaches who are looking for part time remote work. You would need to obtain your life and health insurance license and we would train you on the rest. Here is who we are looking for … • Goal setters: You know how to set goals and effectively develop a plan to execute on those goals., • Growth: You are relentless on learning, building & are coachable., • Communication: You do the right thing even when no one is looking and strive for open honest communication., • Servant leaders: You are a true leader and driven. You seek to serve your families and your team., • Strong work ethic: You recognize the irreplaceable value of hard work and what it takes to achieve your financial goals., • High integrity: You uphold high standards of professionalism and ethics and embrace the opportunity to become a highly visible member of your community, • Proven history of leadership/management: You have a proven background in building and managing within a business development role. Requirements Requirements: • Life and Health Insurance License (Preferred or willing to obtain), • Excellent communication and presentation skills, • Coachable, • Tech savy, • Must be a self-starter, motivated, and driven to succeed As the demand for life insurance, retirement and legacy services increases, (especially with our aging population), it is important for us to find the right qualified professionals to help us serve our clients and families. With our proprietary lead generation and training systems in place, you will have the opportunity to build your own business, and earn what you are willing to work for. Review our requirements and set up an interview via our link: Benefits We also have a leadership development program that enables the most ambitious sales professionals to develop their own agency. • Health & Dental Insurance Benefits Available, • Meet With Clients over the internet utilizing ZOOM, Facetime, etc.: All leads are provided, no cold calling or prospecting, • One of America's Fastest Growing Companies: Inc 5000 #1022 for last 6 years, • Luxury All Expense Paid Vacations: Free, world-class travel to reward you for your production, • Passive Income: Eventually you'll be able to replace your personal production, • Untapped Market Potential: Demand nationwide has not been sufficiently met by our products

Job Description Job Title: Special Education Teacher Position Status: Full-Time Location: Easterseals Learning Academy, 110 Fandel Road, Germantown Hills, IL 61548 Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm during the regular school year; 7:45 am - 2:15 pm during the summer sessions (20 days in June). We’re growing! Our Learning Academy is expanding to meet the increasing demand for high-quality, individualized education for students with disabilities. As we add a brand-new classroom to our program, we’re excited to welcome a dedicated and passionate Special Education Teacher to join our dynamic team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a collaborative, therapy-integrated school environment that prioritizes student growth, communication, and independence. Come grow with us and make a meaningful impact every day! Why work at the Learning Academy at Easterseals Central Illinois? About us: Our goal at Easterseals Learning Academy is to empower students to achieve peak academic performance, enhance social and emotional skills, develop effective communication, and gain functional life skills for community independence. We are an approved private school by the Illinois State Board of Education, serving students ages 5 - 21 with Autism, emotional disabilities, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, and other health impairments. School districts from all over the area contract with Easterseals to assist them in providing educational programs for children with autism and related intellectual disabilities. We provide an alternative school placement for these students and help them grow toward independence. What we offer: • High Staff-to-Student Ratio: Our highly trained staff and evidence-based instructional strategies provide personalized support that meets each student’s unique needs., • Fully Equipped Learning Environment: Classrooms and therapy rooms are designed to foster growth across all areas of learning and development Compensation and Benefits: Expected pay for a first-year teacher is $49,000 annually. In addition, teachers receive a summer stipend. Paid Time Off • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) including sick time, personal time, paid holidays, and paid holiday breaks Health and Insurance • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with multiple plan options, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for Medical and Dependent Care expenses, • Employer-Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance, • Voluntary Life and AD&D Coverage options, • Supplemental Coverage Options: Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Plans Retirement Planning • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match Employee Support & Discounts • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support, • Exclusive Employee Discounts through PerkSpot and local gym partnerships Professional Development • Annual Professional Development & CEU Allowance, • New Employee Referral Bonus, • Easterseals qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program Position Objective: The Special Education Teacher provides designed instruction and educational programs for children with a primary educational diagnosis of Autism, Intellectual Disability, or other health impairment. Job Functions: • Prepares and teaches lessons/skills designed to encourage academic communication, functional communication, and social growth., • Develops/obtains materials needed for instruction., • Adapts materials and lessons to accommodate the needs of individual students., • Submits weekly lesson plans to the supervising administrator., • Writes IEPs with goals and objectives that parallel the essential elements/common core standards as determined by data collected by IEP team members., • Consults and collaborates with respective team members when evaluating progress and determining student programming needs., • Ensures the physical layout of your classroom makes it accessible for learning when considering physical, medical, sensory, and cognitive needs., • Applies Crisis Prevention Intervention de-escalation strategies in the school setting when student behaviors warrant intervention; implements behavior management plans if applicable., • Communicates with out-of-district agencies regarding student needs. Agencies may include, but are not limited to, the following: home school district, medical professionals, mental health professionals, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Rehabilitation, Central Illinois Service Access, and ADDWC., • Be welcoming to a classroom-based therapy model as related service providers (OT, PT, speech/language, social work, itinerant services) implement individual and group therapy sessions within the classroom setting., • Participates in any mandatory training required by ISBE and ESLA administration. Education/Experience Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Education is required., • Must hold a valid teaching license that has been issued by the Illinois State Board of Education and registered with the Regional Office of Education as an LBS1., • Registered Behavior Technician certification or willingness to complete training., • Receive training and pass competency tests in Crisis Prevention Intervention., • Valid Driver’s License., • Working knowledge of personal computers and software (MS Office Suite). Easterseals Central Illinois is an equal-opportunity employer. Easterseals does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Easterseals is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, call 309.686.1177.

Job Description Children's Learning Place are looking for qualified Toddler Lead Teacher at our Bucktown school. You must have a CDA or college transcripts about the development of infants on up. Children's Learning Place believes that each child deserves the very best opportunity to grow and learn. Studies show that the most important years of a child's brain development and learning patterns occur from infancy to the age of five. We are committed to provide the tools and the environment that will give our children every opportunity to develop to their greatest potential. We offer our expertise with the highest degree of love and understanding. Children deserve to receive all the support and respect it takes to establish a strong foundation for their future. We do all of this in an environment that is fun and exciting. Children's Learning Place is looking for individuals who are passionate about working and helping with the development of children from 6 weeks old to 6 years old. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: after 30 days • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, • Short and Long Term Disability, • Life insurance, • Monday through Friday: 8/8:30am to 5/5:30pm, • Employment Bonus with college degree, • Per DCFS: we need a copy of college transcripts with ECE courses and or CDA certificate, • Planning, supervising and implementing the program for child care in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the center., • Gearing the program to the needs of individual children, with concern for their interests, challenges, special talents, and individual styles and paces of learning., • Perform daily activities, including setting up the classroom, conducting activities, and cleaning and sanitizing toys and equipment, • Participating in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other aspects of professional growth., • Assisting in the ongoing evaluation procedures needed to assess the developmental levels of the children, • Prepare and turn in monthly lesson plans and monthly newsletters, these are to be available to the parents by the first of every month. Deadline for turning lesson plans in is the last Monday of every month. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall be at least 19 years of age. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED). In addition to meeting the requirements of Section 407.100, the early childhood teacher responsible for a group of children that includes infants, toddler or preschool-age children shall have achieved: • 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with 6 or more semesters or 9 quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six with an Associates degree or higher or Completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department in accordance with DCFS guidelines., • Two years(1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery, school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center, • Completion of certified first-aid and CPR course for infants and young children.

Job Description High Hopes Learning Center is a full-day private daycare and pre-school for Infants through Preschool. We also offer before and after-school care for kindergarten through 5th grade. We are looking for people who have pride in their work and have a strong work effort while being a role model to the children. • Lead teacher (REQUIRES 30 semester credits of college with two child care classes (six semester hours) and one year experience in a daycare setting) will be working with a co-teacher teaching children (2years - 5 years) basic concepts, how to share, how to follow directions, etc... Teachers are responsible for lesson planning, classroom management, feeding the children meals according to CACFP guidelines, and keeping classrooms clean and organized. Seeking individuals that are energetic, self-motivated, problem solvers, and active listeners. Co-operative work with co-teachers in lesson planning, maintaining classroom schedule, assisting in playtime/art activities, and keeping the classroom organized and clean will be daily duties. Health insurance available after 90 days of full time employment. Preschool/daycare teachers are required to have 30 semester hours of college with 2 childcare/early childhood course credits and 1 year experience in a daycare setting. Starting Pay: $18.5-$21.00 based on experience. (ECE classes and work experience) Benefits: • Health insurance *(50% of premium covered by HH; vision and dental included), • Professional development assistance financially, • Christmas Week paid vacation after probationary period, • Additional vacation week after 1 year of full time employment Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Tuition reimbursement, • 8 hour shift Job Type: Full-time Pay: $19.25 - $21.50 per hour Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week Benefits: • 401(k), • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Paid time off We are not a large corporation driven by profit, nor are we a small “mom and pop” center. Instead, we combine the stability, professionalism, and innovation of a larger organization with the personal care, family values, and community focus of a locally owned business. At High Hopes, we believe that quality education begins with investing in people—our teachers, our staff, and the families we serve.High Hopes Learning Center is a family-owned and steadily growing early childhood education organization. We have recently acquired two additional centers and are actively expanding and enhancing them to better serve families in our community. Our commitment goes beyond simply operating childcare centers—we are investing heavily in our staff, classrooms, and educational resources to create an exceptional learning environment.\r\n\r\nWe are not a large corporation driven by profit, nor are we a small “mom and pop” center. Instead, we combine the stability, professionalism, and innovation of a larger organization with the personal care, family values, and community focus of a locally owned business. At High Hopes, we believe that quality education begins with investing in people—our teachers, our staff, and the families we serve.

Job Description Children's Learning Place are looking for qualified Infant Lead Teacher at our West Town school. You must have a CDA or college transcripts about the development of infants on up. Children's Learning Place believes that each child deserves the very best opportunity to grow and learn. Studies show that the most important years of a child's brain development and learning patterns occur from infancy to the age of five. We are committed to provide the tools and the environment that will give our children every opportunity to develop to their greatest potential. We offer our expertise with the highest degree of love and understanding. Children deserve to receive all the support and respect it takes to establish a strong foundation for their future. We do all of this in an environment that is fun and exciting. Children's Learning Place is looking for individuals who are passionate about working and helping with the development of children from 6 weeks old to 6 years old. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: after 30 days • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, • Short and Long Term Disability, • Life insurance, • Monday through Friday: 8/8:30am to 5/5:30pm, • Employment Bonus with college degree, • Per DCFS: we need a copy of college transcripts with ECE courses and or CDA certificate, • Planning, supervising and implementing the program for child care in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the center., • Gearing the program to the needs of individual children, with concern for their interests, challenges, special talents, and individual styles and paces of learning., • Perform daily activities, including setting up the classroom, conducting activities, and cleaning and sanitizing toys and equipment, • Participating in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other aspects of professional growth., • Assisting in the ongoing evaluation procedures needed to assess the developmental levels of the children, • Prepare and turn in monthly lesson plans and monthly newsletters, these are to be available to the parents by the first of every month. Deadline for turning lesson plans in is the last Monday of every month. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall be at least 19 years of age. Early childhood teachers and school-age workers shall have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED). In addition to meeting the requirements of Section 407.100, the early childhood teacher responsible for a group of children that includes infants, toddler or preschool-age children shall have achieved: • 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with 6 or more semesters or 9 quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six with an Associates degree or higher or Completion of credentialing programs approved by the Department in accordance with DCFS guidelines., • Two years(1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery, school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center, • Completion of certified first-aid and CPR course for infants and young children.

Job Description A facility near Champaign, IL is seeking a full-time Certified Athletic Trainer to join their team and help service local schools! Salary Range: $58,200- $74,800/yr Certified Athletic Trainer Opportunity: • Full-time, permanent position, • Schedule: 2:30-8:00 pm during the school year, • Flexible hours during the summer, • Certified Athletic Trainer will be required to travel to schools and other sporting events contracted by the hospital, • Open to newly licensed applicants Certified Athletic Trainer Qualifications: • Certified Athletic Trainer must be licensed or eligible for licensure in Illinois, • Must be certified as an athletic trainer by NATABOC, • Driver's license and car insurance required, • Additional Personal training and Performance certifications preferred About the Location: • Affordable Living – Low home prices and rent make it budget-friendly., • Friendly Community – Small-town feel with welcoming neighbors and local events., • Outdoor Amenities – Parks, trails, fishing pond, and public pool for recreation., • Convenient Location – Quiet rural life with easy access to Champaign and Bloomington.

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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This Senior Mobile Engineer position can work out remotely within the U.S. You will work with a modern tech stack on mobile and cloud platform that strives to improve the health and well-being of users in over 49 countries. The core platform consists of systems housed in a large-scale environment responsible for processing billions of tasks every day. The candidate should have strong leadership ability and bring a passion for software engineering to help shape the direction of the team. Highly sought-after qualities include versatility and a desire to continuously learn, improve, and empower other team members. Candidate will support building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure software solutions for medical devices. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON * Architect, design and implement Software Solutions for Mobile platforms * Focused on Mobile platform using React-Native * Support software development and architecture best practices across multiple projects * Design and implement services and components for supported architectures * Support Mobile Development and Architecture using Hybrid Technologies; React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile as well as Native Technologies Swift, Kotlin * Architect, design and implement the cybersecurity of the supported systems * Identify and solve design and technology issues within the current systems * Design, Improve and Support product test, build and deployment processed and pipelines * Collaborate with internal and external partners to design, develop and integrate with APIs that empower users to share and utilize their medical data in partner systems * Design and implement unit testable code that is highly maintainable solutions * Collaborate with both internal and external team members to shape and define API contracts * Ensure performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design * Create software architecture and design documentation for the supported solutions and overall best practices and patterns * Support solution groups with technical planning, design, and code reviews including peer code review of Pull Request * Provide Architecture and Technical Knowledge training and support for the solution groups * Develop good working relations with the other solution teams and groups, such as Engineering, Marketing, Product, Test, QA * Stay current with emerging trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS * 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience in an Agile environment. * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other relevant field or equivalent work experience * Familiar with architectures principles, patterns, framework and blueprint * Proven experience with architecture and design for mobile, data and/or cloud systems * Must have in-depth experience with React Native * In-depth knowledge of Turbo-Modules, Fabric, Hermes, React Multi-Threading * Knowledge of React Native applications build process * Proved Experience with mobile technologies and languages for iOS and Android: Swift, Kotlin, JNI, C/C++ (on mobile) * Familiar with data architecture and design practices for mobile solutions * Familiar with Analytics Products; Firebase, Segment * Familiar with Cybersecurity best practices and solutions for supported architecture. Familiar with cryptography concepts * Proven experience implementing mobile solutions and components * Experience with documenting architectural and deign decisions * Experience with working and supporting with multiple development team members PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS * Experience with Development Support Products; Flipper, Crashlytics, Sentry, Segment, Code Analytics * Experience with CICD Products such as AzureDevOps, CircleCI, Harness, Jenkins, Fastlane * Experience with application security aspects of obfuscation and code protection * Experience with multiple operating systems; iOS, Android, MacOS, Linux, Windows * Experience with Deployment Support Products; Microsoft App Center, TestFlight, PlayStore * Experience with implementation/configuration with Authentication and Access management solutions such as Okta/Auth0, Consent management solutions such as OneTrust/TrustArc #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This Data Engineer position can work out remotely within the U.S. Are you passionate about using your technical expertise to make a real-world impact in healthcare? Join our team as a Data Engineer and help improve the lives of people with diabetes through data-driven innovation. As a senior member of the Data Engineering & Analytics team, you’ll lead big data engineering and cloud-based analysis to support real-time decision-making, define scalable data strategies, and build secure, efficient pipelines. You’ll operationalize machine learning models, uncover insights across key domains, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex business challenges. The role involves working with a modern tech stack including Databricks, Redshift, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, Spark, and Python. We’re looking for someone versatile, passionate about software engineering, and eager to learn and empower others—helping shape data solutions that improve patient outcomes. What You’ll Work On * Design and implement data pipelines to be processed and visualized across a variety of projects and initiatives * Develop and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture by designing and implementing data ingestion solutions on AWS using AWS native services. * Design and optimize data models on AWS Cloud using Databricks and AWS data stores such as Redshift, RDS, S3 * Integrate and assemble large, complex data sets that meet a broad range of business requirements * Read, extract, transform, stage and load data to selected tools and frameworks as required and requested * Customizing and managing integration tools, databases, warehouses, and analytical systems * Process unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis and assist in analysis of the processed data * Work directly with the technology and engineering teams to integrate data processing and business objectives * Monitoring and optimizing data performance, uptime, and scale; Maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design * Create software architecture and design documentation for the supported solutions and overall best practices and patterns * Support team with technical planning, design, and code reviews including peer code reviews * Provide Architecture and Technical Knowledge training and support for the solution groups * Develop good working relations with the other solution teams and groups, such as Engineering, Marketing, Product, Test, QA. * Stay current with emerging trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate Qualifications * Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other relevant field * At least 1-3 years of recent experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering or Big Data * Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment * Knowledge of or direct experience with Databricks and/or Spark. * Software development experience, ideally in Python, PySpark, Kafka or Go, and a willingness to learn new software development languages to meet goals and objectives. * Knowledge of strategies for processing large amounts of structured and unstructured data, including integrating data from multiple sources * Knowledge of data cleaning, wrangling, visualization and reporting * Ability to explore new alternatives or options to solve data mining issues, and utilize a combination of industry best practices, data innovations and experience * Familiarity of databases, BI applications, data quality and performance tuning * Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills * Comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team Preferred • Knowledge of or direct experience with the following AWS Services desired S3, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB, EMR, Glue, and Lambda., • Experience working in an agile environment, • Practical Knowledge of Linux #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 – $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This Senior Software Engineer, Cloud position can work out remotely within the U.S. The Senior Software Engineer, Cloud will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud platform that strives to improve the health and well-being of users in over 49 countries. The core platform consists of systems housed in a large-scale environment responsible for processing billions of tasks every day. Senior Software Engineer, Cloud will have strong leadership ability and bring a passion for software engineering to help shape the direction of the team. We highly value versatility and a continuous learning mindset, along with the ability to empower fellow team members. You will contribute to building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure cloud solutions for a medical device SaaS. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON * Learn and improve our existing Go-based health care platforms. * Design and implement services and components utilizing Go for cloud-based platforms. * Developing high-volume, low-latency services for a global health care platform * Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop and integrate with APIs that empower users to share and utilize their medical data in partner systems. * Design and implement unit testable code that is highly maintainable. * Collaborate directly with InfoSec to design and implement secure solutions. * Collaborate with both internal and external team members to shape and define API contracts. * Provide new ideas and insight in collaboration with the data services team. * Ensure performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design. * Contribute to significant architectural and operational decisions in collaboration with the Architecture team * Build out internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer. * Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals. * Create diagrams, flowcharts and models that illustrate the internal design and workflow of solution components. * Collaborate as an engaged member of an agile team, realizing features through development, test, and delivery. * Engage in technical planning, design, and code reviews including peer code review of Pull Request * Stay current with emerging trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate. QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, other relevant fields. * 5+ years of professional software development experience in an Agile environment, including time spent in technical residency programs. * Familiarity with data design and database technologies such as SQL Server, Postgres or similar. * Software development experience with Go. Strong knowledge of idiomatic Go and best practices. Good knowledge of concurrency in Go - goroutines, channel patterns, Go ecosystem, and tools and frameworks. * Experience contributing to a scalable architecture/design of existing and new systems that are highly available and easy to maintain and monitor. * Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining highly complex asynchronous messaging and backend processing jobs. * Practical experience and understanding of working with and developing RESTful APIs and microservices. * Ability to work well with a team in a high-performance organization. * Comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team * Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills * A willingness to learn new software development languages to meet goals and objectives. * Strong Computer Science fundamentals and experience with software development * Eagerness to contribute beyond experience level. PREFFERED * Practical Knowledge of Linux * Exposure to Kubernetes/Docker or other container services * Experience with open-source software development * Experience working with relational datastores such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL. * Experience working with Confluence and JIRA. #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal The base pay for this position is $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Applications position can work out remotely within the U.S. Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Applications will work with a modern React Native and Golang-based tech stack on a mobile platform that strives to improve the health and well-being of users in over 50 countries. The core mobile platform consists of a system which interacts with a bio wearable sensor that is part of a large-scale environment responsible for processing billions of tasks every day. The candidate should have both strong leadership and technical ability and bring a passion for software engineering to help shape the direction of the team. Highly sought-after qualities include versatility and a desire to continuously learn, improve, and empower other team members. Candidate will support building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure software solutions for medical devices. What You’ll Work On * Design and implement software solutions for a robust mobile platform. * Design and implement unit testable code that is highly maintainable. * Support software development and architecture best practices across multiple projects. * Contribute to technical team strategy and roadmap. * Contribute to significant architectural and operational decisions in collaboration with the Architecture team, product owners and other technical teams. * Identify and solve design and technology issues within the current systems. * Collaborate with both internal and external application and platform teams to shape and define API contracts. * Ensure performance and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design. * Create software architecture and design documentation. * Support engineering teams with design, and code reviews including peer code. * Design team tooling, process, and play a role in building team culture. * Provide technical training and mentorship to junior engineers. * Stay current with emerging trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate. Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or related field. * Minimum of 8 years of professional hands-on software development experience. * Demonstrated experience developing, shipping, and maintaining complex mobile applications. * Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and React Native. * Hands-on experience with Swift, Kotlin, or Golang. * In-depth understanding of modern cross-platform mobile application design architecture, API design patterns, performance, and scalability. * Outstanding interpersonal and collaboration skills. * Experience with documenting architectural and deign decisions. * Experience with working and supporting with multiple development team members. Preferred * Hands-on knowledge working with event-driven architectures. * Familiar with Cybersecurity best practices. * Experience working with and supporting multiple development team members. * A willingness to learn new software development languages to meet goals and objectives. #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This DevOps manager position can work out remotely within the U.S. The DevOps Manager is responsible for overseeing the implementation of DevOps practices, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and stakeholder requirements. This role involves designing software architecture, defining system roadmaps, and leading architectural governance to support future iterations and scalability. By collaborating closely with technical teams, the manager refines system requirements, addresses constraints, and maintains architectural integrity throughout the project lifecycle — all while driving quality outcomes and client satisfaction. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Develop software reference architecture, system and platform roadmaps, detailed technical solutions, and overall strategy of software solution implementation in native, web, and cloud applications. * Establishes the architecture for a technology group to allow for future iteration and feature expansion. * Leads system/platform architecture roadmap definition & planning. * Inform the design evolution in the exploration and prototype stages. * Capture and optimize the architecture to address current & future stakeholder needs during feasibility. * Collaborate with technical teams to define and refine key system requirements in early stages and understand technology capabilities. * Work with Design and Development teams to identify and address key constraints. * Partner/Lead the project teams to maintain architecture through development, qualification, and commercialization of the project. * Work closely with the technical leads on product development programs to lead technical integration topics across engineering disciplines. * Attend and provide guidance on technical reviews at design & integration cycle milestones. * Assesses issues across a systems platform and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. * Supports company initiatives and complies with regulatory requirements by FDA and other relevant global regulatory agencies. QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering Mathematics, or related field. * 8+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6+ years of related experience. * Deep understanding of architecture principles, patterns, frameworks, and blueprints. * Strong knowledge of data architecture and design practices for enterprise and cloud-based solutions. * Proficient in database technologies and their application in scalable systems. * Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Bitbucket Pipelines. * Familiarity with deployment support tools and processes. * Solid understanding of cybersecurity best practices and solutions, including cryptography concepts. * Experience in application security and system safety. * Knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles. * Experience implementing cloud-based solutions or components. * Skilled in documenting architectural and design decisions clearly and effectively. * Strong computer science fundamentals and extensive software development experience. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to various audiences. * Demonstrated business acumen and effective collaboration with peers and leadership. * Proven team leadership and mentorship capabilities. #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal . The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year * An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution * Tuition reimbursement, the ___ student debt program and ___ education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. * A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. * A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. THE OPPORTUNITY This Senior Data Engineer position can work out remotely within the U.S. The primary purpose of the Staff Data Engineer role is to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines that ensure the efficient collection, storage, and processing of large datasets. This position is crucial for enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting the overall business objectives by providing reliable and timely access to high-quality data. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Design, implement, and optimize Apache Spark jobs to define, schedule, monitor, and control data processes. * Design and implement real-time data pipelines using technologies such as Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Azure Event Hubs for ingestion, transformation, and delivery of high-volume data streams. * Develop and maintain stream-processing applications using Apache Flink or Spark Structured Streaming, ensuring low-latency data availability. * Develop, test and deploy algorithms for large-scale machine learning in a production environment. * Optimize Spark jobs to maximize speed, scalability and compliance with data-use regulations. * Manage robust data pipelines: acquisition, transformation, and processing workflows. * Perform advanced data processing and exploratory analysis * Build and deploy machine learning models using Spark or MapReduce, and present results through intuitive visualizations. * Collaborate with other spark developers and back-end data engineers to design and develop interactive Spark pipelines. * Develop and maintain REST APIs to manage Spark jobs and facilitate data workflows. * Ensure seamless integration of pipelines with distributed file and database systems. QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. * Minimum 10 years in building and optimizing data processing pipelines. * Experience in Apache Spark, including Spark SQL, RDD, DataFrame, Dataset APIs, and PySpark. * Experience with API-based data delivery for dashboards, enabling REST/GraphQL endpoints or data applications to retrieve live metrics. * Proficient knowledge of the Apache Kafka ecosystem (brokers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, schema registry, KSQL, Kafka Connect). * In-depth understanding of Spark internals and real-time streaming technology (e.g., Kafka, KSQL, etc.) * Strong experience with big data processing tools * Familiarity with ETL tools and expertise in managing post-loading transformations. * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure for building Apache Spark clusters * Understanding of machine learning algorithms and their application in large-scale data environments. * Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or others). * Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work cross functionally with analysts, scientists and developers. #software Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ___ Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at ___, on Facebook at ___ and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal . The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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Job DescriptionDescription: Do you want a career that impacts the community? Do you have a desire to work somewhere that changes children’s lives? Join Chicago Youth Centers as we serve over 3,000 children and families each year! Title: Assistant Teacher Company: Chicago Youth Centers (CYC) Website: chicagoyouthcenters.org Compensation: $37,440 - $48,000 per year; commensurate with education, credentials & experience Classification: Full Time; Exempt Reports to: Childcare Director Supervisor Responsibilities: No Location: CYC Centro Nuestro Center at 3222 W. Division St (Chicago, IL) Schedule: 8:30a - 5:00p; Monday - Friday; schedule varies depending on program needs Purpose: The Assistant Teacher assists with providing an environment that will help to promote learning through all developmental areas: physical, social-emotional, and intellectual. They work with Teachers to promote parent involvement. Responsibilities: • Assist with providing a learning environment for children that will help to promote learning through all developmental areas (physical, social-emotional and intellectual), • Participate in completing a developmental screening on each child, review health records, complete height and weight growth charts, and use observation techniques to observe and record children’s behavior, language, and overall development progress, • Assist in providing a “child-centered environment” which includes individualized activities, small and large group activities, • Assist in developing weekly lesson plans, • Assist in design and lay out daily schedules based upon the monthly program focus designated by the Educational Coordinator, • Assist in administering the ESI screening to determine the growth and development of each participate, • Assist in reviewing and evaluating children’s medical records and consult with the social service staff to develop individual service plans, • Assist in observing children’s behavior in the classroom and prepare a complete humanistic assessment of each child, • Chart and maintain records of individual child growth patterns, • Conduct home visits to counsel parents regarding their children’s development and behavior, record daily meal attendance, • Conduct conferences with parents to review children’s classroom progress and elicit volunteer hours and parent participation in center programs Willing to embrace and demonstrate CYC’s Mantras: • ATTITUDE MATTERS - Positivity begins with me. My attitude has the power to influence my environment and inspire those around me. I aim to be enthusiastic, optimistic, and kind—even when things get hard., • CARE FOR REAL - I will take every opportunity to show that I truly care. I commit to serving children and families, my co-workers and my community. I will think, care and act in a respectful manner to uplift and support others., • OWN IT - I will never say, “That’s not my job.” When I see something that needs to be done, I will assign myself and do it. I will make a commitment to carry out my job responsibilities and assignments with consistency, dependability, and respect., • Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development or BA Degree in any area with thirty (30) credit hours in Early Childhood Education., • 1-2 years of related experience. Strong communication skills (verbal and written). Computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel and Outlook). Chicago Youth Centers is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Chicago Youth Centers will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job DescriptionDescription: POSITION TITLE: Teacher Coach STATUS: Exempt, FT GRADE: 4 SALARY: $47K-$50K/yr DEPT: Early Childhood Services PROGRAM: Early Head Start REPORTS TO: Education Manager SUPERVISES: N/A SUMMARY: Support in offering high-quality early education and child development including children with disabilities that promote children’s cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school. Additional support with teachers in planning, organizing, and implementation of education best practices and services for children in the Early Head Start Program. COLLABORATES WITH: Early Childhood Team, Head Start Team, Early Head Start Team, YWCA Quality Team, Center Director, Center Staff, Child Care Resource and Referral Training Team ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Works with classroom teacher in support of providing age appropriate activities for children that are aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcome Framework (HSELOF)., • Conduct regular teacher observations utilizing a research-based coaching model to implement best teaching practices in the classroom., • Integrate a plan for ongoing professional development for teachers that supports Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) and HSELOF., • Offers Technical Assistance for the COPA Database, Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG), as well as other education related programs., • Working knowledge of developmental screening tools ASQ and ASQ/SE., • Coordinates Training and Technical Assistance efforts with the Child Care Resource and Referrals Quality Team., • Supports and models nurturing and responsive practices, interactions, and environments that foster trust and emotional security., • Assists with the direct planning of organized activities, schedules, and lesson plans including DAP in language, literacy, social and emotional development, math, science, social studies, creative arts, and physical development using Creative Curriculum., • Assist in the development of dual language acquisition., • Assist in teacher-directed and child-initiated activities, active and quiet learning activities, large and small group activities., • Coach best practices with structured assessments to evaluate each child’s progress using Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG)., • Works closely with disabilities/mental health specialist to ensure inclusive services are provided to meet the needs of all children., • Works with partner childcare providers and staff to establish plans and procedures to ensure the safety and security of children., • Utilizes daily active supervision to ensure each site/program is compliant with all relevant licensing and Early Head Start Requirements., • Participate in the Annual Self-Assessment and Community Assessment, • Assist with two home visits and two parent teacher conferences per year with each parent Through the use of data, provide mentorship, guidance, and coaching sessions to colleagues and teachers., • Provide support, training, and technical assistance to staff regarding the planning and implementation of culturally-responsive, developmentally appropriate curriculum and experiences., • Create a Personal Professional Development Plan., • A minimum of fifteen (15) hours of professional training related to Early Childhood and/or to the responsibilities of the position is required annually., • Participate in center meetings., • Assist in Policy Council meetings. EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bilingual Spanish Language an Asset, Meet Department of Children and Family Services Requirements for Licensure, Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education from an accredited institution. CERTIFICATION(s) REQUIRED: Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education WORK ENVIRONMENT: Candidate will have the ability to lift thirty-five (35) pounds, be able to sit on floor, bend at waist, kneel and/or stoop 75% of the time. WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, occasional Saturdays. Schedule can vary depending on the needs of the agency. Requirements:

Job DescriptionBenefits: • Paid time off At The Learning Experience, you can have the opportunity to create a positive and engaging learning environment for children, where "happy happens here" is not just a motto but a way of life. We are looking for someone committed to helping children learn, play, grow, and thrive and providing the tools they need to succeed academically and emotionally. If you are a caring and creative individual passionate about working with children, we encourage you to apply for this exciting Assistant Preschool Teacher opportunity. This is an entry-level position. What We Offer Our Assistant Preschool Teachers: • State-of-the-Art Classrooms: Our immersive classroom setting utilizes the latest technology, materials, and resources to allow children to "learn, play, and grow., • Opportunities for Growth: We offer ongoing training and professional development, tuition reimbursement, and leadership pathways to help you meet your goals as an educator., • Partner with other preschool teachers to implement our proprietary curriculum and have the unique opportunity to use our engaging characters to make TLE a fun place for children to learn, play, and grow., • Maintain quality compliance and health and safety standards throughout the daycare classrooms and programs., • Collaborate with your peers to create a great working environment and a welcoming and engaging daycare space for children., • Have a genuine passion for the education and care of children?, • Have a high school diploma/GED (ECE coursework preferred)? Assistant Preschool Teacher Benefits • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Dental insurance, • 401(k), • Vision insurance, • Flexible schedule, • Tuition reimbursement, • 401(k) matching, • Referral program, • Employee discount, • Professional development assistanceThere are applicable state licensing requirements for the role.

Job DescriptionJob description Kiddie Academy is looking for a FUN and Experienced PRE-K LEAD TEACHER! As a Pre-K Lead Teacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the early educational experiences of children. Your primary responsibility will be to create a nurturing and stimulating environment that fosters the social, emotional, and cognitive development of each child. You will design and implement age-appropriate curriculum activities that promote learning through play, exploration, and interaction. Additionally, you will collaborate with parents to ensure a holistic approach to each child's growth and development. Ultimately, your efforts will contribute to building a strong foundation for lifelong learning and development in young children. Responsibilities: • Create and implement age-appropriate lesson plans and activities for pre-k aged children., • Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow., • Foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development through play-based learning., • Communicate effectively with parents and guardians regarding their child's progress and any concerns., • Collaborate with other teachers and staff to ensure a cohesive and enriching educational experience., • Maintain a clean and organized classroom environment., • Experience working with young children in a daycare or preschool setting., • Knowledge of childhood development principles and best practices, • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, • Ability to create engaging lesson plans that meet educational objectives., • Patience, compassion, and the ability to connect with children on their level., • Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of individual students. Job Type: Full-time Salary: $18.50 - $20.00 per hour Benefits: • 401(k), • Health Insurance, • Childcare Employee discount, • Flexible schedule, • Paid time off, • Professional development assistance Work Location: Gurnee

Job Description Are you looking for a few hours of work each day in a fun and family oriented atmosphere? We are seeking a Full-Time or Part-Time Childcare Teacher's and Assistants to join our team at Prairie Pals Monday-Friday! Our hours of operation are from 6:30AM-4:30PM. This individual could work with children from the ages of 6 weeks to 5 years. If you have questions regarding qualifications, please contact us. We are happy to talk with you about qualification requirements and any questions you may have about the position. Education Requirements: • Must Meet all Requirements of DCFS 407 regulations, • Previous experience in childcare, preferably with infants and toddlers, • Multi-task and work in a fast paced environment, • Passionate about working with children, • Instruct children in age appropriate activities designed to promote intellectual and creative growth, • Create a fun and safe learning environment, • Follow schedules and routines set forth by Parents and the Center to ensure adequate physical activity, rest, and playtime, • Communicate with parents on students' growth and progress, • Maintain the health and safety of all students, • Ability to lift 40 poundsCompany DescriptionPrairie Pals Christian Preschool & Childcare is under the umbrella of a non-profit organization, Oswego Christian Foundation. Our philosophy is to provide an academic, social and spiritual environment with a program that will help children develop physically, emotionally, and cognitively. Our Preschool and Childcare provide an atmosphere that is conducive to children's learning while building their faith and self-esteem.Prairie Pals Christian Preschool & Childcare is under the umbrella of a non-profit organization, Oswego Christian Foundation. Our philosophy is to provide an academic, social and spiritual environment with a program that will help children develop physically, emotionally, and cognitively. Our Preschool and Childcare provide an atmosphere that is conducive to children's learning while building their faith and self-esteem.

Job Description Please read the requirements carefully before applying. This position is for Teachers who qualify by State Standards only Lea atentamente los requisitos antes de presentar la solicitud. Este puesto es para maestros que califican según los estándares estatales únicamente. We are a locally owned and operated Early Childhood Education Center looking for passionate, talented teachers to help our students grow and create an amazing learning environment! We are looking for Bilingual Spanish speaking qualified teachers. Somos un centro de educación, dueños locales que buscan maestros apasionados y talentosos para ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a crecer y crear un ambiente de educación increíble. Buscamos maestras calificadas bilingües que hablen español. Our Team is phenomenal - Apply Today! Lead teachers are expected to create lesson plans, communicate daily with parents, collaborate with teachers in room and neighboring classrooms and be an amazing role model for all exercising patience and compassion for all students. Se espera que las maestras creen planes de lecciones, se comuniquen diariamente con los padres, colaboren con los maestros en el aula y en las aulas vecinas y sean un increíble modelo a seguir para todos ejerciendo paciencia y compasión por todos los estudiantes. Requirements • Must be at least 18 years old, • Lead Teachers must have:, • Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood Education OR related degree, • 30 semester hours from an accredited college/university, • Experience in a recreational program or licensed daycare center serving school-age children .Job Benefits: • Free Employee Health Insurance, company-paid, • Dental insurance, • Vision insurance, • Paid Time Off that increases with seniority, • Company-paid Life Insurance, • Paid holidays, • Discounted Child Care, • On-site training and online courses for further development, • Industry leading wages Other necessary skills and attributes include • Openness to working with children of all ages ( 6 weeks - 12 years), • A passion for working with children, • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, • Commitment to professional developmentCompany DescriptionKiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.Kiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.

Job Description We are looking for experienced and dedicated early childcare professionals to join our center. Full time, part time, and substitute teaching positions available. Primary responsibility is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children that will encourage social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. Job Requirements : 1. Obtain a current CDA and/or an Early Childhood or Child Development Degree ( Assistants - High School Diploma only), 2. A minimum of 1-2 years of experience of working with children 3.CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain 4. Immunizations Requirement per DCFS which include: MMR & Tdap vaccinations, 5. Cleared Background Check, 6. Pre-employment work physical with TB testing Employee Benefits: • 401(k) savings and investment plan with employer match -Education assistance and reimbursement -Discounted childcare -Paid Time Off If you have a passion for children and a team player, we want to meet you!

Job Description Please read the requirements carefully before applying. This position is for Teachers who qualify by State Standards only Lea atentamente los requisitos antes de presentar la solicitud. Este puesto es para maestros que califican según los estándares estatales únicamente. We are a locally owned and operated Early Childhood Education Center looking for passionate, talented teachers to help our students grow and create an amazing learning environment! We are looking for Bilingual Spanish speaking qualified teachers. Somos un centro de educación, dueños locales que buscan maestros apasionados y talentosos para ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a crecer y crear un ambiente de educación increíble. Buscamos maestras calificadas bilingües que hablen español. Our Team is phenomenal - Apply Today! Lead teachers are expected to create lesson plans, communicate daily with parents, collaborate with teachers in room and neighboring classrooms and be an amazing role model for all exercising patience and compassion for all students. Se espera que las maestras creen planes de lecciones, se comuniquen diariamente con los padres, colaboren con los maestros en el aula y en las aulas vecinas y sean un increíble modelo a seguir para todos ejerciendo paciencia y compasión por todos los estudiantes. Requirements • Must be at least 18 years old, • Lead Teachers must have:, • Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood Education OR related degree, • 30 semester hours from an accredited college/university, • Experience in a recreational program or licensed daycare center serving school-age children .Job Benefits: • Free Employee Health Insurance, company-paid, • Dental insurance, • Vision insurance, • Paid Time Off that increases with seniority, • Company-paid Life Insurance, • Paid holidays, • Discounted Child Care, • On-site training and online courses for further development, • Industry leading wages Other necessary skills and attributes include • Openness to working with children of all ages ( 6 weeks - 12 years), • A passion for working with children, • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, • Commitment to professional developmentCompany DescriptionKiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.Kiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.

Job DescriptionBenefits: • 401(k) matching, • Bonus based on performance, • Competitive salary, • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Opportunity for advancement, • Paid time off, • Parental leave, • Signing bonus, • Training & development, • Tuition assistance, • Vision insurance Apply today and see for yourself what its like to work for an employer who knows the heart of our School is our teachers. YOU are a driving force of our culture, and youll notice the difference right away. Benefits & Perks of Working at a Goddard School: • Your well-being is important to us! Our school offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holiday pay, childcare discounts, and, and a 401k Plus Match. We offer additional bonuses throughout the year., • Your professional development is prioritized! Our own Goddard Systems University is accredited by IACET to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Plus, many of our schools offer CDA credentials and provide tuition reimbursement. We also pride ourselves on being promoted from within so you can continue to grow your career with us., • You will be a part of a supportive team! Teachers have full support from our directors, including planning or resource time, to be successful in the classroom. We promise to maintain ratios and ensure you have the resources to make your classroom a success., • the ability to understand and support the education program using learning through play philosophy;, • the ability to interact closely with children at their level;, • the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with school personnel, children and parents;, • the ability to comply in all respects with all applicable laws and regulations relating to childcare., • the ability to lift up to 50 lbs in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations. For Infant and Young Toddler Teachers, must also be able to properly lift infants into and out of a crib.Educational Qualifications, • A CDA or, • Some college credits in any field with a commitment to enroll in and complete 6 hours of online or in-person courses in Early Childhood Education within a Year of Employment at Goddard (We can pay for this!) or, • 2 years of experience in a Licensed Early Childhood Center or, • Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment, • Support each childs social and emotional development and provide positive guidance, • Plan and implement activities that develop childrens self-esteem, social skills, • Respect cultural and ethnic diversity, • Establish positive and effective family relations, • Maintain a portfolio for each child, • Use assessment tools (e.g., Progress Reports, Childrens Progress) This Is Your Moment The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.

Job Description Overview What Makes You Our Teaching Star: • High school diploma or equivalent., • At least 18 years old., • Meets all state preschool lead teacher requirements., • Flexible and ready to shine during business hours., • Child Development Associate (CDA) or college degree in Early Childhood, Child Development, or related field., • Previous experience as a preschool lead teacher (a must!)., • Embrace Cadence’s philosophy, creating a nurturing, growth-filled space for every child., • Share ideas and energy to craft a daily rhythm that’s as fun as it is educational., • Cheer on kids’ interests, step in for safety, and make play a pathway to learning., • Foster social skills and behaviors that help kids thrive in any setting. Only full-time employees are eligible for the listed benefits. Cadence Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Responsibilities Preschool Lead Teacher – Spark Joy and Shape Tiny Futures! Chicago, Illinois 60634 Ready to lead a classroom of curious little minds? Stepping Stones Nursery School, a vibrant part of the Cadence Education family, is on the hunt for a passionate Preschool Lead Teacher to join our team of childcare superstars! If you’re bursting with love for kids and bring experience in childcare, daycare, or early childhood education, this is your chance to inspire, nurture, and create magical learning moments. We’re hiring NOW—jump in and make a difference! Why Cadence Education is Your Dream Classroom: At Cadence, we’re all about crafting bright futures for children, families, employees, and communities. Our cutting-edge, research-based curriculum and cozy, home-like environments redefine early education. You’ll join a fun, talented team that thrives on collaboration, open communication, and a shared passion for child development. We’re not just a preschool—we’re a launchpad for lifelong learning, and we need your creativity to light the way! Your Role as Our Classroom Champion: • Create a warm, engaging environment that sparks curiosity and fosters growth for every child., • Collaborate with fellow educators to deliver a dynamic, developmentally appropriate curriculum that kids love., • Celebrate daily milestones, sharing heartwarming updates with parents to keep them connected., • Guide play with toys, language, and activities, balancing safety with endless exploration., • Model kindness and social skills that set kids up for success, now and in the future., • Start TODAY: Step into the classroom and start inspiring now!, • Amazing Benefits (Full-Time Teachers):, • Liberating pay package + on-demand pay with UKG Wallet—access your earnings anytime!, • 50% childcare tuition discount—a game-changer for your own little learners!, • 401(k) with employer match to secure your future., • Stellar perks: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and even pet insurance!, • Paid time off that grows with seniority, paid holidays, and company-paid life insurance., • Grow Big: Paid CDA, tuition reimbursement, and professional development to fuel your career., • Live Joyfully: We’ve got your back with a supportive team and a culture that champions work-life balance., • Join a Leader: With 325+ schools across 30 states and 30+ years of expertise, Cadence Education is the gold standard in early childhood education!

Job DescriptionDescription: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet offers 43 paid days off per year, excellent medical benefits, and an employer-sponsored 403b plan that requires no contribution from employee. We prioritize your well-being and financial security. Discover the unique rewards of working in a Head Start program, where you can ignite young minds and provide comprehensive early childhood education that sets the stage for lifelong success. By joining Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Head Start, you will make a lasting impact on children's lives and have the opportunity to support and uplift families by empowering them to thrive and create a brighter future for themselves and their children. Apply now so we can make a lasting impact together! General Responsibilities • Under the supervision of the Site Supervisor and assigned Teacher, the Assistant Teacher/Associate Teacher is responsible for adherence to the guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Education Performance Standards, and for helping assure the quality of developmental experience received by the children., • Will be responsible for meeting the State of Illinois Day Care Licensing Standards., • Participates in an on-going training program to further develop skills in child development., • Work with the classroom teacher, content area managers and staff to ensure appropriate Performance Standards are being implemented in the classroom., • Participates in monthly reflective supervision with classroom teacher. Essential Functions • Assists the teacher in maintaining a safe and healthy environment that follows the Head Start Performance Standards., • In collaboration with the classroom staff, implements the principles of the Creative Curriculum approach based on a child-centered curriculum that encourages decision-making, cultural awareness, and exploration. Children are provided with choices of learning center activities, large and small groups, and individualized activities., • Helps the teacher to prepare material to be used in the daily program., • Co-facilitate meal service and promote appropriate social discussions and self-help skills., • Helps ensure that all documentation and individualization takes place in a timely manner., • Assist the Teachers with documenting classroom observations for the purpose of collecting data for child outcome assessments., • Assist Teacher in developing and implementing lesson plans., • Under the direction of the Teacher complete developmental and social emotional screenings., • Helps provide a balanced curriculum that encourages social and cultural awareness, exploration, predicting, and testing behaviors, choices of learning center activities, large and small groups, individualized activities, and language development., • Attends the activities of these groups to the best interest of the agency and program., • Have a generally positive approach to other people, to themselves, and to the world., • Helps plan activities and methods for keeping parents interested and engaged in their child’s development., • Participates in home visits and parent/teacher conferences., • Works cooperatively with teacher and family development team to maintain good parent engagement., • Works in cooperation and assistance with center staff to assist with food preparation and meal service for children following nutritional and health guidelines. Great Employer Provided Benefits • Time-off: 14 Holidays - 15 Vacation days - 14 Sick days, • Medical/Dental/Vision Health Insurances, • Flexible Spending Account, • Short-term Disability Insurance (employee paid optional), • Long-Term Disability Insurance, • Life and AD&D Insurance, • 403B Retirement Plan with employer contributions, • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Requirements:, • A high school diploma or equivalent for Teacher Assistant, or Associates of Arts Degree in Child Development with 36 or more hours of college credits in Child Development or related field for Associate Teacher. All degrees must come from a regionally accredited educational institution which has U.S. Department of Education approval., • Prior experience (volunteer or paid) working with children ages Birth – Five years old is preferred., • Must be a least nineteen (19) years old., • During the first year of employment, complete a minimum of six (6) college credit hours in Child Development, with a minimum of a "C" grade or better., • Obtain and maintain a minimum, the Illinois Gateway ECE Credential Level 1 or a CDA or the Illinois Gateway ECE Credential Level 3 within 2 years of employment., • Demonstrate the skill and competence to meet personnel qualifications as required in Part 407: Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers., • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, and Teams., • Strong verbal and written communications skills., • Passage of complete background clearance, physical and Tuberculosis (TB) Test., • Reliable means of transportation and proof of liability insurance is required.

Job Description We are now hiring a Lead Infant Teacher for our lovely Guidepost Montessori school at Old Town! Get the opportunity to nurture infants with an environment designed for their growth, exploration, and independence! Your Role We're looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated Lead Guide (Teacher) to support a mixed-age class of infant age children in a Montessori environment. In a Montessori community, guides (teachers) carefully prepare an environment that fosters independence and captivates a child's interest. Guides provide personalized support to each child. They work with children individually and in small groups, demonstrating how to use the materials and perform activities with them, and giving precise language to understand their experiences. Because of the carefully prepared environment and individualized support, children in a Montessori class have tremendous liberty to explore the environment and work on materials of their choice for as long as they want. Most importantly, the support and materials help every child develop skills, confidence, and a firm conviction that they are capable. We're looking for a Lead Guide who will bring their best in order to support every child in reaching their highest potential! Guidepost Infant Lead Guides: • Observe each child closely to understand and meet their physical, intellectual, and emotional needs, • Follow the natural rhythms of sleeping, eating, and toileting for each child, • Prepare a beautiful, orderly environment that fosters trust, exploration, deep learning, and independence, • Cultivate independence and self-confidence by helping children 'do it all by themselves', • Form personal connections with each child and cultivate a community of respect Every classroom at Guidepost comes equipped with the full range of high-quality Montessori materials for the infant/toddler curriculum, as well as a budget for guides to personalize their space. Each classroom is set up according to the Montessori principles of beauty and order and is designed to enable every child to explore, learn, and confidently achieve their independence. A Guidepost Montessori infant space features: • Abundant open space to move and explore, • Child-sized furniture and objects to facilitate independence, • Curriculum for independence in: dressing themselves, feeding themselves, toilet learning etc., • Scientifically designed learning materials to develop fine and gross motor skills and so much more, • Cozy rugs, real plants, and plenty of natural light, • Breakable objects made from natural materials like wood and metal rather than plastic An ideal candidate has: • Are interested in pursuing certified Montessori training through our Prepared Montessorian Institute (fully-sponsored) or have previously obtained a Montessori diploma, • Experience working with children ages 0-3 in a group setting such as daycare, aftercare, or nursery, • Familiarity with child-led philosophies such as Reggio Emilia or Montessori and/or open to learning more!, • 12 Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child Development credits, • The opportunity to contribute to a high-quality Montessori program that serves the individual needs of each child, • Sponsored Montessori diploma and ongoing professional development through the Prepared Montessorian Institute, • 75% tuition discount for two children at any school in our network (we serve children from 3-months-old through 6 years old), • A network of supportive peers and mentors who appreciate your valuable contributions and regularly share best practices, • Abundant career growth and promotion opportunities, • A competitive salary, • Health, dental, and vision insurance Guidepost Montessori is a growing network of over 100 schools across the U.S. and Asia, serving children ages 0-6 in our Nido, Toddler, and Children's House programs. At Guidepost, we believe children are capable and we design an education for independence. We're on a mission to radically transform education based on this belief—for children, parents, and educators! Our mission? Children who fully experience and joyfully achieve their own development; children who can reach their highest potential and flourish—in school and in life! If you love children and have been looking for the right opportunity to grow, join our school community by applying below! Guidepost Global Education and Guidepost Montessori are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We will not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our leadership is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy. When requested, we are committed to reasonably accommodate employees and applicants with disabilities or special needs that may require an accommodation.

Job DescriptionSalary: $17.00 - $19.00 Bring your passion for child-centered education to a school that prioritizes hands-on exploration! Little Learner Children's Academy is a privately-owned childcare center with locations in Minooka, Crest Hill, Yorkville, and Bolingbrook. Join Little Learner Children's Academy and leave a lasting legacy by nurturing the potential of young learners and shaping their futures. Our Vision: To partner with families to create a better world. Our Mission: To provide high-quality care and education every child, every family, every day. Title: Child Care School Age Teachers and Teacher Assistants Salary: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour (based on education and experience) Monday to Friday Shifts from: 6:30am-8:30am; 3:00pm-5:30pm Locations: Minooka, Crest Hill, Yorkville, and Bolingbrook, Responsibilities for Child Care School Age Teachers and Teacher Assistants: • Ensuring the program cultivates the age-appropriate social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth of children, • Planning activities for every day before and after school, • Maintain clean, attractive and well-ordered classrooms, • Communicating expectations to every child in a way they can understand, • Consistently demonstrating a personal commitment to professional and personal growth, • Maintaining an evident interest in the job; actively participating in staff meetings, training, and workshops, • Willing to work half days and day off programs Child Care School Age Teachers are expected to bring passion and professionalism, and in return, full-timeemployees may enjoy: • A supportive, collaborative work environment, including mentorship, • A competitive compensation package based on skills and experience, • Paid professional development opportunities, • Comprehensive benefits package, • Paid holidays and personal time off, • Referral bonuses and child care discounts, • Tuition reimbursement options for continuing education Job Requirements for Child Care School Age Teachers and Teachers Assistants: • A high school diploma or GED equivalent, • Qualifying coursework, a degree in early childhood education or child development, or a CDA (Child Development Associate certification), • Experience working in a licensed childcare facility (preferred), • Flexibility around hours and work schedule, • Must be at least 19 years of age, • A passion for working with children Little Learner Childrens Academy provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, family medical history, marital status, military membership or veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other factor covered by applicable federal, state and local laws. Little Learner Childrens Academy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. This Policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Description We are seeking an Early Child Care Teacher and Teacher Assistant to join our organization! This individual will plan and present age-appropriate activities for children. Responsibilities: • Instruct preschool-age children in activities designed to promote intellectual and creative growth, • Create a fun and safe learning environment, • Develop schedules and routines to ensure adequate physical activity, rest, and playtime, • Establish and maintain positive relationship with students and parents, • Communicate with parents on student's growth and progress, • Previous experience in childcare, teaching, or other related fields, • Passionate about working with children, • Ability to build rapport with children, • Positive and patient demeanor, • Excellent written and verbal communication skillsCompany DescriptionWe are located on the West Side of Chicago, In the East Garfield Area. We provide quality Early Child Care for the children of parents working in and around our community. We offer both full and part-time programs. Our program is designed to meet the special needs of infants, toddlers, and preschool children in a safe and nurturing environment. Our goal is to strengthen the bridge between work and family life by creating a special place that supports them both. We value communication, as this is "Key" in building a TEAM that can cross all bridges in life.We are located on the West Side of Chicago, In the East Garfield Area. We provide quality Early Child Care for the children of parents working in and around our community. We offer both full and part-time programs. Our program is designed to meet the special needs of infants, toddlers, and preschool children in a safe and nurturing environment. Our goal is to strengthen the bridge between work and family life by creating a special place that supports them both. We value communication, as this is "Key" in building a TEAM that can cross all bridges in life.

Job Description New Einsteins Academy (NEA) is accepting resumes for an Experienced Assistant Teacher positions at our Ravenswood location. To qualify for this position you MUST have: • Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education OR CDA OR -Bachelor's degree in any field with 6 credits in Early Childhood Education OR 1+ years experience working with children ages 2-3 years old in a child care setting (preferred) NEA is looking for candidates who have/are: • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, • Experience teaching in a child care program, • Patience and a nurturing personality, • Highly organized, dependable, punctual, detail-oriented, and creative Responsibilities include: • Create and implement a developmentally appropriate educational program, • Ensure children are supervised at all times, • Communicate with parents, • Maintain organized and clean classrooms, • Provide children with various activities, both inside and outside the school If you are interested in our Ravenswood location, please email Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a CDA, • Experience working with students in a preschool or childcare setting is highly desirable., • Strong understanding of early childhood development and educational best practices., • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively interact with children, parents, and staff., • Experience in toddler care or childcare settings is beneficial.

Job Description • Minimum 6 ECE credit hours, or approved Illinois CDA credentials,, • Assistant teachers willing to obtain minimum educational requirements are welcome to apply., • Friendly and nice attitude,, • Good interpersonal skills., • Ability to organize educational activities from children,, • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs, Company DescriptionA newly open and dynamically developing localization is hiring Early Childhood teachers. We offer competitive pay, paid holidays, and PTO. As a family owned company our mission is to create friendly, and motivational work environment where teachers can feel respected and appreciated.A newly open and dynamically developing localization is hiring Early Childhood teachers. We offer competitive pay, paid holidays, and PTO. As a family owned company our mission is to create friendly, and motivational work environment where teachers can feel respected and appreciated.

Job Description Location: Pk's Christian Learning Site 2, Park Forest, IL Are you passionate about working with young children? Do you have the energy and love it takes to nurture and guide little ones during their early years? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a teacher in our 2-year-old classroom.

Job Description Please read the requirements carefully before applying. This position is for teachers who qualify by state standards only. Lea atentamente los requisitos antes de presentar la solicitud. Este puesto es para maestros que califican según los estándares estatales únicamente. We are a locally owned and operated Early Childhood Education Center looking for passionate, talented teachers to help our students grow and create an amazing learning environment! We are looking for Bilingual, Spanish-speaking qualified teachers. Our program serves children from 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Somos un centro de educación, dueños locales que buscan maestros apasionados y talentosos para ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a crecer y crear un ambiente de educación increíble. Buscamos maestras calificadas bilingües que hablen español. Nuestro programa atiende a niños desde 6 semanas hasta 12 años de edad. Lead teachers are expected to create lesson plans, communicate daily with parents, collaborate with teachers in the room and neighboring classrooms, and be an amazing role model for all, exercising patience and compassion for all students. Se espera que las maestras creen planes de lecciones, se comuniquen diariamente con los padres, colaboren con los maestros en el aula y en las aulas vecinas y sean un increíble modelo a seguir para todos ejerciendo paciencia y compasión por todos los estudiantes. The benefits our career professionals enjoy: • Health Insurance, • Dental insurance, • Vision insurance, • Paid Time Off that increases with seniority, • Company-paid Life Insurance, • Paid holidays, • Discounted Child Care, • On-site training and online courses for further development, • Ensure all policies and procedures to keep the children healthy and safe are being implemented., • Create activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration and problem solving appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of children., • Assist and supervise children during all activities., • Prepare and implement classroom lesson plans, programs, and schedules., • Interact with parents and maintain open communication to encourage family engagement, • Collaborate with other passionate teachers to implement an engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum., • Intervene when needed to maintain safety, while respecting children’s interests., • Openness to working with children of all ages, • A passion for working with children, • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, • Commitment to professional development, • Create a welcoming, engaging, classroom space for young children to learn, play and grow. Lead Teacher Minimum Job Requirements • Passionate about working with children with a positive and patient demeanor, • Associate's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education OR related degree (i.e., psychology courses related to childhood, and/or 6 semester hours in courses related directly to childcare) OR, • 30 semester hours from an accredited college/university, including 6 semester hours in courses related to childcare, AND 1 year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed daycare center. OR, • 30 semester hours from an accredited college, WITH 6 semester hours in courses directly related to school-age childcare, child development, elementary education, physical education, or other related fields, • 6 semester hours in courses directly related to school-age childcare, child development, elementary education, physical education, or other related fields, AND one year (1560 clock hours) of experience in a recreational program or licensed daycare center serving school-age children, OR a license-exempt school-age childcare program operated by a public or private school, • High school diploma AND two years (3120 clock hours) of experience in a recreational program or licensed daycare center serving school-age children OR a license-exempt school-age childcare program operated by a public or private schoolCompany DescriptionKiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.Kiddie Academy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veterans' status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without a reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.

Job Description We are currently interviewing DCFS Early Childhood teacher qualified applicants to work with children ranging in age from six weeks to four years old and /or from five to twelve years old. Trinity Day Care is a not for profit organization, licensed through DCFS and recognized by ExceleRate Illinois with the Silver Circle of Quality. We offer a nurturing work environment for our children and our teachers. We work together to facilitate a developmentally appropriate, stimulating, and active learning environment for children six weeks through twelve years of age. Benefits include: life insurance, 403b plan, tuition reimbursement, and PTO. Key duties of Teacher: • Model nurturing interaction, initiation and encouragement of children in activities throughout the day., • Lead in providing a safe, clean, child-oriented and family friendly environment., • Collaborate to create and carry out lesson plans based on the children's interests and learning goals., • Participate in child screening, assessment, and record keeping practices., • Facilitate positive and effective communication, fostering productive relationships with team members, children and parents.

Job Description We are seeking an Early Childhood Teacher to join our organization! This individual will plan and present age appropriate activities for children. Responsibilities: • Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote intellectual and creative growth, • Create a fun and safe learning environment, • Develop schedules and routines to ensure adequate physical activity, rest, and playtime, • Establish and maintain positive relationships with students and parents, • Communicate with parents on students' growth and progress, • Previous experience in childcare, teaching, or other related fields, • Passionate about working with children, • Ability to build rapport with children, • Positive and patient demeanor, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Description Are you a lifelong learner interested in developing your career as a librarian? Do you enjoy working with a variety of people and helping them find resources? Do you want to further your experience in Collection Development? If so, the Adult Services position at the Highland Park Library could be a perfect fit for you! This role offers the unique opportunity to expand your collection development knowledge through professional review sources and community engagement. This role will also run programs and work at the reference desk providing an inclusive, friendly, and innovative environment. Our team values working collaboratively to connect patrons with the appropriate resources. About the Library The Highland Park Public Library's most valuable resource is our team. We recruit creative, enthusiastic, and caring individuals whose work will build relationships and enrich lives. We work to create and support an environment of equity, diversity, and inclusion for the benefit of our employees, our collections, our programs and services, and our community. Position Summary Job Location: This position is on site in Highland Park, IL Hours: Part- time (20 hours per week). The hours include Monday evenings, and a rotating weekend (Saturday and Sunday) once per month. Compensation: $25.00 - $30.16 per hour based on education, previous work experience, and training Benefits: • 60 hours paid vacation per year, • 48 hours of paid sick time per year, • Support patrons on finding information and reader's services at a busy public desk, • Demonstrate, assist and instruct members in the use of information technologies and library equipment, such as the online catalog, online databases, Web resources, microform equipment, photocopiers, scanners, computers, tablets, e-readers, and related devices and with digital collections, downloading and streaming., • Collection development and maintenance of assigned areas, • Participate in community collaborative and outreach activities. Serve as liaison to schools, business community, Park District, City of Highland Park, and other community organizations and agencies, as assigned., • Program development, implementation, and evaluation, • Assist in the development and maintenance of department documents, forms and procedures and the intranet Site., • 1+ year librarian experience, • Experience at a public library a plus, • Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution, • Bilingual (Spanish/English) ability is desired, • Knowledge of nonfiction and international collections, • Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the public Highland Park Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description The Green Bean Day School & Nursery is a nurturing, eco-friendly environment for children aged six-weeks to five-years. We are proud to offer high-quality child care and education in a carefully designed environment to support relationships among children, parents, and educators. The Green Bean is based on the acclaimed Reggio Emilia Approach with an educational philosophy based on fostering children’s interests. We are a year-round program and are open between the hours of 6:45 a.m -6:15 p.m. Responsibilities * Professional Conduct * Arrive to work when scheduled, be punctual and give ample notice for absences * Have the ability to open/close your classroom, as well as the center if needed * Maintain respectful working relationships and work collaboratively with other teachers, staff and directors * Maintain confidentiality concerning children * Complete tasks in a timely manner * Have the ability to problem solve and maintain composure under new or stressful circumstances * Maintain an overall positive attitude when presented with challenges (i.e. in front of coworkers, parents, and children) * Working with Children * Present a friendly, warm demeanor and engage with children in an inviting manner, including hugs, tone of voice and eye contact * Provide a variety of age-appropriate experiences that help children develop an emerging sense of self-awareness while also applying knowledge of child development in planning activities, setting up classroom environments and interactions * Use positive approaches to help children control impulses and fears and adhere to the Green Bean’s discipline policy which incorporates redirection as the primary discipline strategy. Never use corporal punishment, theats, derogatory remarks, or withholding of food as a means of managing behavior * Encourage self help and independence in developmentally appropriate situations * Facilitate positive interactions and friendships among children and model pro-social language and behavior by interacting in a respectful manner with staff and children * Work with each child at their developmental level * Classroom Responsibilities * Be prepared to step in to lead the classroom with help from other staff on occasions when the lead teacher is absent * Support lead teacher in providing high-quality care including changing diapers, following hand washing procedures for staff and children, participate in family style dining, and monitor the safety and well-being of each child * Follow the daily classroom schedule laid out by the lead teacher that includes choice time, circle time, gross motor sessions, and art/sensory activities * Aide lead teacher in completing blogs, investigation templates, and portfolios when needed * Support lead teacher in conducting regular documentation to be used to inform lesson planning as well as for display, both inside and outside of the classroom (photos, children’s work, quotes, observations, teacher reflection, etc) * Exhibit proper sanitation behaviors, such as washing hands after diapering or wiping noses, sanitizing tables and surfaces and sweeping floors after meals * Supervise all children at all times by sight and sound and include roster check after transitions * Participate in fire/tornado drills, and be aware of emergency evacuation plan * Check to make sure playground is free from hazardous objects and gates are closed and locked * Keep classroom reasonably clean and uncluttered * Have basic knowledge of NAEYC Standards and how they relate to curriculum, assessment, developmentally appropriate practice, parent communication, and safety * Have basic knowledge of DCFS Licensing Standards as it relates to teacher-child ratios, health & safety, sick policy, diaper changing policy, sanitation, and nutrition * Have the ability to implement best practice in order to meet and exceed Licensing Standards * Complete accident reports, incident reports and other paperwork in a timely manner - have parents fill out medication consent forms as needed * Working with Parents * Seek partnerships with parents while maintaining respectful rapport * Listen and respond respectfully to parents and remain tactful when discussing children - confidentiality must be practiced when discussing other children. * Regularly communicate with parents verbally and in writing as needed and remain available and approachable with parents * Working with School Staff * Be open to constructive feedback * Work collaboratively with Lead Teachers, TAs, Floaters, and Directors * Incorporates suggestions from Teachers and Directors in your daily work * Maintain respectful relationships with all staff and students * Show capability in helping train new staff * Professional Development & School Culture * Attend Professional Development Day and other trainings offered * Participate in professional development hours (a minimum of 15 hours per year is required by DCFS) * Participate in annual Back-to-School Night and other family events * Contribute to a healthy school culture * Offer constructive feedback and show support to fellow teachers when troubleshooting * Express interest and offer support in the activities of other classrooms * Actively work to create a healthy and positive classroom and center environment Qualifications Section 407.150 Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-Age Assistants a) Early childhood assistants shall meet the requirements of Section 407.100, with the exception of subsection (b). b) Early childhood and school-age assistants shall have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED). c) Early childhood assistants shall work under the direct supervision of an early childhood teacher or school-age worker and shall not assume full responsibility for a group of children, except as allowed by Section 407.190(e)(2). d) School-age assistants shall work under the direct supervision of a school-age worker and shall not assume full responsibility for a group of children, except as allowed by Section 407.90(e)(2). * Meets all DCFS licensing requirements including a physical examination which provides evidence that staff are free of communicable disease, including active tuberculosis, and physical or mental conditions that could affect their ability to perform assigned duties. * Receipt of the flu shot, Tdap and MMR immunizations * Three (3) written character references * Complete a background check and fingerprinting * Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice * Maintain valid first aid and CPR certification * Must be available to work between the hours of 6:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. General Requirements for Personnel, per DCFS Guidelines a) Staff shall be able to demonstrate the skill and competence necessary to contribute to each child’s physical, intellectual, personal, emotional, and social development. Factors contributing to the attainment of this standard include: 1. Emotional maturity when working with children;, 2. Cooperation with the purposes and services of the program;, 3. Respect for children and adults;, 4. Flexibility, understanding and patience;, 5. Physical and mental health that do not interfere with childcare responsibilities;, 6. Good personal hygiene;, 7. Frequent interaction with children;, 8. Listening skills, availability and responsiveness to children;, 9. Sensitivity to children’s socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and individual needs and capabilities; 10. Use of positive discipline and guidance techniques; and, 11. Ability to provide an environment in which children can feel comfortable, relaxed, happy and involved in play, recreation and other activities. b) Child care staff shall generally demonstrate skill and competence necessary to assume direct responsibility for child care including: 1. Skills to help children meet their developmental and emotional needs; and, 2. Skills in planning, directing, and conducting programs that meet children’s basic needs. c) Child care staff shall be willing to participate in activities leading to professional growth in child development and education, and in training related to specific needs of children served.