Our lead and assistant teachers at Little Nest Care meet the following requirements, which well exceed the Illinois DCFS licensing standard and is definitely one reason which makes Little Nest Care stand out from any other program.
- Lead teachers must have a degree in Early Childhood or other child development related field from an accredited college/university, as well as, at least four years of direct experience of working with children under the age of 5.
- Assistant teachers must have a degree or currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university with coursework completed in Early Childhood Education and at least three years of direct experience of working with children under the age of 5.
Little Nest Care is staffed with not only educated, but passionate and dedicated teachers. Our teachers go through a thorough interviewing process, to ensure that each candidate meets our high standards that are required to care for our owlets and owls.
Our staff is required to go through a strict background check, provide a health assessment, present three professional references, and recommendation letters that speak to the teachers early childhood care.
Once teachers pass the screening process, they are prepared for training. Training includes an orientation and certification completion, that needs to be completed by each candidate. Little Nest Care goes beyond to support staff on their professional development, we ensure that our teachers exceed the Illinois DCFS licensing standards with over 20 hours of professional development each year. We want to assure our staff continues to grow in the early childhood education field, which helps the Little Nest Care certify they are working together as the most qualified team.
Open Positions
The Lead Teacher is responsible for developing an environment that fosters the growth of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development for all children in their care. Lead Teachers must develop partnerships with parents and caregivers to promote parent engagement in the program and their child’s development. Lead Teacher is responsible to work collegially with other staff at Little Nest Care, as well as, comply with polices implemented by DCFS, City of Chicago, and other contracting agencies.
Required Qualifications
– Bachelors degree in Early Child Education or related field with 15 credits in Early Childhood Education.
– At least two years of teaching experience.
– Ability to work positively with young child, families, and staff.
– Effective and strong communication skills (orally and written)
– Ability to work both on tablets and computers
– Demonstrated supervision skills
– Must be able to manage confidential information.
– Good communication, problem solving, and priority setting skills as well as maintaining an overall positive and professional attitude /disposition.
The Teacher’s Assistant is responsible for assisting the Lead Teacher in planning, maintaining a safe, clean, learning environment and in promoting social, emotional, and physical development
of each child enrolled in the group. The duties and responsibilities will be carried out under the direction of the Lead Teacher.
Required Qualifications
– Hold a degree or currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university with coursework completed in Early Childhood Education
– At least 6 months of teaching experience.
– Ability to work positively with young child, families, and staff.
– Effective and strong communication skills (orally and written)
– Ability to work both on tablets and computers
– Demonstrated supervision skills
– Must be able to manage confidential information.
– Good communication, problem solving, and priority setting skills as well as maintaining an overall positive and professional attitude /disposition.