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Bright Horizons is hiring a Child Care Teacher for part-time positions working with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The role involves creating hands-on activities tailored to children's needs, maintaining communication with parents about daily milestones, and ensuring a safe and clean classroom environment in compliance with procedures and guidelines.

Highlights

Create hands-on, developmentally appropriate activities for children.
Maintain open communication with parents regarding their child's daily progress.
Ensure a safe, clean classroom by following established procedures.
Required knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children.
Must meet Illinois state qualifications for Teacher Qualified status: specific credit hours and/or child development experience.
Minimum qualifications include being 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED, with preferred 1 year professional childcare teaching experience.
Hourly compensation ranges from $18.50 to $22.60, dependent on experience and qualifications.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), life and disability insurance, career development, and free college degree opportunities.
Work in a supportive team environment offering enrichment programs such as music, STEM, Spanish, and fitness.
Comply with health, safety, and immunization requirements for in-person early education settings.

Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove Full Description

Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America, 60515
Teachers & Center Support

Part time

Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Teacher.

Join our center that is conveniently located at the Intersection of 355, Butterfield and I-88. Come to work and enjoy working in large, spacious rooms with a quiet, park-life atmosphere that offers engaging enrichment programs including music, cooking, STEM, Spanish, and a fitness program! Our center offers spacious playgrounds and gardening spaces, a family atmosphere with a positive work environment, and is conveniently located to a variety of restaurants and coffee shops.

Part-time positions are available with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Responsibilities:

Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children
Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines

Qualifications:

Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:

18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
1 year of professional experience teaching in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children is required
Must meet state requirements to be Teacher Qualified in the State of IL:
1) 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester hours or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or development from birth to age 6
OR
2) 1 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 6 semester or 9 quarter hours in courses related directly to childcare and/or child development from birth to age 6
OR
3) Completion of credential programs approved by the Department in accordance with Appendix G, otherwise known as CDA.

Join us to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create engaging curriculum that shapes future learners and leaders. Discover where your passion and a career at Bright Horizons can lead you – all in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today and explore the possibilities!

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.

The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this position is between $18.50 - $22.60 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits:

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Life insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program

Bright Horizons is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.Compensation: $18.50 - $22.60

Life at Bright Horizons:

At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Original Job Description

Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America, 60515
Teachers & Center Support

Part time

Part-time positions are available with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Responsibilities:

Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children
Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines

Qualifications:

Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:

18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
1 year of professional experience teaching in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children is required
Must meet state requirements to be Teacher Qualified in the State of IL:
1) 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester hours or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or development from birth to age 6
OR
2) 1 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 6 semester or 9 quarter hours in courses related directly to childcare and/or child development from birth to age 6
OR
3) Completion of credential programs approved by the Department in accordance with Appendix G, otherwise known as CDA.

Physical Requirements:

Compensation:

Benefits:

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Life insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program

Bright Horizons is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.Compensation: $18.50 - $22.60

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Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove

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Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove Full Description

Child Care Teacher - Downers Grove

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