NTT - Faculty (Preschool For All Lead Teacher)

For over 30 years, the Southern Region Early Childhood Programs have provided high quality early childhood programming to children and families. Continuing their mission to work as a comprehensive team with families, school districts and communities, the Preschool for All Program is seeking talented individuals for the position of Lead Teacher.

The Preschool For All Lead Teacher plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities for the children in the prekindergarten classroom, maintains a system of performance assessment through ongoing observations and collection of portfolio information to reflect the development of each child, encourages and supports parent participation, participates in Child Find screenings to determine enrollment eligibility of children, collaborates with school district personnel and outside agencies, and performs other duties as needed and assigned.

The Preschool for All Lead Teacher, Assistant Teacher and Parent Educator work together as a team to recruit families and screen children for enrollment and to provide transition and support experiences for children and families as they prepare for kindergarten. Together, the Lead Teacher, Assistant Teacher and Parent Educator create a fun and engaging learning environment for the children.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child and Family Services, Elementary Education, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field of study is required by date of hire. Bachelor's degree is required for the SIU non-tenure-track faculty rank of Assistant Instructor and a Master's degree is required for the SIU non-tenure-track faculty rank of Assistant Lecturer.

• Preschool or Kindergarten experience.

• Active Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator License (PEL) with an endorsement in Early childhood Education; or a letter from the Illinois State Board of Education stating the Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator License (PEL) with an endorsement in Early Childhood Education will be issued by the date of hire; or the Illinois Professional Development System Gateways of Opportunity Early Childhood Credential Level 5 with a written plan to complete the PEL with an endorsement in Early Childhood Education by June 30, 2024, as required by the Illinois State Board of Education.

• Employ physical skills and constant supervision of preschool children including, but not limited to:  lifting and holding a child, running, reaching, squatting, dancing, and sitting in the environment at the child's eye level.

• Access to reliable transportation to perform job duties

Preferred Qualifications:

• Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement;

• Bilingual Education or ELL Endorsement;

• Spanish language proficiency to speak and write; 

• Creative Curriculum trained to use the tool; Early Learning Scale trained to use the tool; membership, committee work, or presentations to professional educational organizations at the local, state, and national levels;

• DCFS licensing experience working in a position using the regulations; and/or supervising early childhood interns and practicum students are preferred.

• We are particularly interested in candidates with experience working with diverse populations of families with young children that are at-risk of academic failure.

SRECP - Quigley Hall Room 121 - Mail code:  4633

Contact: Micki Moon, micki.moon@siu.edu