Infant Lead Teacher/ Director

SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE!

L&L Academy and Preschool is excited to welcome a new Lead Infant Teacher and Director to our ever-growing team of passionate early childhood educators. Our center embraces children's natural curiosity and imagination to inspire within them an excitement to learn. This is done in an environment where learning unfolds though stimulating play, exploration, and curriculum.

We are seeking a caring individual who is dedicated to children's education and committed to fostering a warm, welcoming environment for our staff and families. At L&L, we are proud to give our teachers the opportunity to express their passion by creating their own lesson plans and classroom curriculum.

At L&L Academy and Preschool, we genuinely strive to create an environment both our children and employees look forward to attending. In addition to our competitive salary, we are proud to offer our teachers the following benefits:

• yearly salary increase
• yearly bonus
• 401k matching
• health insurance worth up to up to $3,000+ per annum,
• life insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• long term disability insurance
• food Handler’s certification
• discounted childcare
• CPR/First Aid Training
• paid professional development
• all holidays/school closures paid
• 40 hours of sick paid time off
• 40 hours of vacation paid time off

We are seeking a leader that is available to work full-time between the hours of 7:30 am and 6 pm. The following qualifications are required to be eligible for hire:

Job Requirements:
-at least 21 years of age.
-high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED).
-Sixty semester or 90 quarter hours of credit from an accredited college or
university with 21 semester or 27 quarter hours in courses related directly to
child care and/or child development from birth to age 6.
-either a Gateways to Opportunity Level I Illinois Director Credential or 3 semester hours of college credit or 3 points of credential approved training in administration, leadership or management.
-great attitude!

We look forward to meeting the right candidate. Please submit your resume for consideration.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Infants

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Chicago, IL (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Chicago, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person