Quad Cities Early Childhood Learning Center Lead Teacher (multiple positions)

 

Category: Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

 

Department: SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

 

Locations: Moline, IL

 

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The Bilingual Early Childhood Lead Teacher will create a safe, engaging, and nurturing learning environment to deliver high-quality, play-based, bilingual instruction to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children at the WIU Quad Cities Bilingual Early Childhood Learning Center. This position involves leading and teaching daily activities, fostering language development, and helping children develop essential physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and self-care skills. Lead Teachers will collaborate with families and staff, enhancing communication through bilingual skills, preferably in Spanish. Job duties include:

 

• Plan and implement high-quality on-site bilingual instruction and assessment for children ages birth to eight. Instruction will be differentiated to address each child's physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development, with progress documented in ongoing records. The Lead Teacher will also implement social-emotional learning and positive behavior supports within the classroom. Responsibilities include assisting with observations and behavior intervention plans, supporting the implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals, and aiding in multilingual communication goals;

• Aid in the supervision of children during classroom activities, meals, outdoor play, transitions, toileting and field trips;

• Participate in staff meetings, bilingual professional development and research for educators and families based on early childhood education with special emphasis on play-based education, bilingual education, inclusion, special education and language acquisition;

• Help maintain, clean and organize a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment that supports learning and best practices, that is healthy, safe and organized in accordance with Illinois state licensing standards and encourages positive behavior management and conflict resolution techniques;

• Foster Family Engagement through development of strong, respectful relationships with families, communication and updates of student physical, cognitive and social emotional development, conducting parent/teacher conferences and participating in family events, as well as off resources for at home learning;

• Assist with the preparation and submission of documentation for quality improvement, licensure, and grants as required;

• Submit Professional Development Forms to ISBE, Gateways, and Early Intervention needed for ongoing professional development and for each new workshop/webinar annually.

 

SALARY: $34,560 to $38,472 annually; commensurate with experience.

 

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

 

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

 

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

 

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits Homepage: https://www.wiu.edu/human_resources/benefits/

 

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at mailto:[email protected] or by calling 309-298-1971.

 

Job Requirements:

 

• A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six; or one year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center and 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six;

• One year (1560 clock hours) of working child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center;

• Register on the Gateways to Opportunity, Illinois Professional Development System and keep current (ExCeleRate, DCFS);

• Hold a ECE Credential Level 3 or above (ExCeleRate)(preschool room);

• Hold a Infant/Toddler Credential Level 3 or above (ExCeleRate) (Infant room);

• First Aid and CPR certification shall be kept current and renewed every two years (ExCeleRate, DCFS);

• An online Food Handler training needs to be completed and a certificate on file (Health Department);

• A medical exam should be obtained every two years, with results kept in personnel file (DCFS);

• A TB skin test (Mantoux Method) should be completed once upon hire (DCFS);

• Proof of current TDAP and proof of two MMR's (DCFS);

• Comply with Illinois DCFS licensing requirements and NAEYC/NAC accreditation standards;

• Strong understanding of child development and early childhood education with special emphasis on bilingual and special education;

• Oral and written Bilingual Proficiency in English and Spanish (preferred);

• Written skills to document project activities and assessments;

• Verbal communication and interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate with students, family and staff;

• Technology skills necessary to assist in the completion of assessments and reports.

 

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.

 

Additional Information:

http://wiu.edu/about/

 

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIU's traditional residential campus in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region.

 

WIU-Macomb, IL: Western's traditional, residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

 

WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region. Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers select undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Moline is located just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a diverse, bi-state community of 383,000 that offers a broad range of cultural, social, and entertainment amenities and experiences, as well as varied businesses and industries.

 

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Western Illinois University fosters respect, equity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. WIU is committed to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, social justice, and diversity. We value inclusion as a core value and as an essential element of Western's public service mission. WIU embraces individual uniqueness and a culture of inclusion that supports broad and specific diversity initiatives. Western believes in the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society as integral to the success of all individuals.

 

At WIU, we will:

 

Maintain a safe and secure environment for all members of our University communities. Educate and empower students, staff, and faculty to be social justice advocates.

Provide curricula, programs, training, resources, and environments that reflect and strengthen the diversity of our communities, and to elevate cultural awareness and understanding.

Ensure fair, equitable, and inclusive access to University facilities, programs, resources, and services.

Create inclusive and equitable policies and practices.

Diversify the University's workforce by assessing hiring practices to attract, retain, and develop talented staff and faculty from diverse backgrounds.

Address intergroup disparities through areas as representation, retention, learning outcomes, and graduation rates.

Create a University wide diversity plan to ensure a continued commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, social justice, and diversity.

 

http://wiu.edu/academics

 

More than 61 undergraduate degree programs, 41 graduate programs, two doctoral programs and 16 post-baccalaureate certificate programs prepare students for a successful career after graduation.

 

Student Resources

 

More than 200 student organizations at Western provide social, academic, recreation, athletics, service, academic, and many other opportunities for students to grow and learn, develop leadership skills, and much more.

 

Numerous concerts, lectures, films, dance performances, cultural events and more are presented and performed each year, along with numerous major theatrical and dance productions and studio shows, and a variety of service-oriented projects and activities, all in a diverse and inclusive campus environment.

 

The Multicultural Center is home to four cultural and resource centers: The Gwendolyn Brooks, Casa Latina, the Women's Center, and the LGBT*QA Resource Center. These cultural and resource centers promote WIU's goal of enhancing justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion through educational programming and advocacy.

 

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The University's athletics program, based on the Macomb campus, sponsors 17 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's varsity sports. All varsity sports compete at the Division I level through The Ohio Valley Conference.

 

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