Details
Posted: 27-Jun-22
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
Type: Part Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: commensurate with experience
Categories:
Early Childhood
Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) seeks a part-time (75%) Preschool teacher (ages 3-4) starting in August 2022. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a co-teacher and the rest of the Preschool team, have deep knowledge and understanding of early childhood development, facilitate differentiated lessons and hands-on project-based learning, and provide an atmosphere in which children feel safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.
LFCDS, located on a 30-acre campus about 30 miles north of Chicago, Illinois, is a co-educational, independent day school serving 400 students from age 2 through eighth grade. The School has a long tradition of producing thoughtful, confident, and successful students. Children are known, loved, and challenged at LFCDS, and a state-of-the-art facility provides a remarkable setting for inspired teaching, academic rigor, and attention to individual needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Ability to design and implement hands-on, experiential learning activities
- Affinity and enthusiasm for working with young children
- Capacity to inspire others
- Demonstrated enthusiasm, creativity, innovation, and the ability to manage classroom behavior
- Excellent communication skills
- Willingness to learn and improve professionally
- Sound judgment and emotional maturity
- Ability to collaborate and work with a team
- Willingness to engage in all aspects of the LFCDS community
- Keen interest in nature studies is welcome
Professional and Personal Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- A minimum of two years working in Early Childhood education
- Highly developed organizational skills
- Integrity, ethical conduct, and professional discretion with confidential matters
Mission Statement: Inspired teaching, academic rigor, attention to individual needs, a commitment to responsible citizenship—these principles infuse every aspect of life at Lake Forest Country Day School and define our dedication to producing students of strong character with a passion for learning.
Core Values: Excellence, Partnership, Responsibility, Participation, Diversity