Early Learning Infant Toddler Teacher

Job overview

The Early Learning Infant Toddler Teacher role is onsite in Chicago, IL. The average starting salary is $42,000–$45,000 annually, based on skills and experience, with a $3,000 sign-on bonus paid in installments. The role is at Metropolitan Family Services’ North Children’s Center; the agency’s mission is to empower families to learn, earn, heal, and thrive. The teacher supports children’s learning, development, and safety through classroom activities, individualized lesson planning, family engagement, and accurate documentation. The role collaborates with classroom and family-support staff, implements the Planned Language Approach, and helps maintain a supportive environment that promotes children’s development and school readiness.

What you'll do

• Plan and implement program activities with the classroom team
• assume classroom responsibility in the lead teacher’s absence
• guide children’s activities and maintain appropriate guidance, discipline, and ratios
• implement the Planned Language Approach
• maintain school-readiness documentation and child and teacher files
• participate in home visits and parent-teacher conferences as needed
• contribute to weekly lesson planning and individualization, including IEP and IFSP accommodations
• actively supervise children
• follow transportation safety procedures
• complete CACFP documentation
• support recruitment and program self-assessment
• attend mandated training and pursue professional development goals.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

early learning infant toddler teacher

chicago il

metropolitan family services

north children’s center

early childhood education

infant and toddler learning

classroom planning

planned language approach

family engagement

iep and ifsp accommodations

$42,000–$45,000/year

$3,000 sign-on bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• employer HSA contributions
• Teladoc general medicine and behavioral health
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• sign-on bonus.

Why this role

Associate’s degree in early childhood education or child development required; travel between sites and driving for work with a personally owned vehicle required; $3,000 sign-on bonus paid in installments.

About the employer

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Child Care Services. Sector: 62.