NOTE: This posting has been opened for application intake for anyone interested in a position with School District U-46 for the 2025/2026 school year. We anticipate the review of applications to begin sometime near the end of January. If you are interested in a role for the current 2024/2025 school year, we encourage you to check out our open vacancies.
| Position / Title: Teacher Early Learners Blended | |
| Bargaining Unit: ETA | Department/Location: Early Learners |
| Calendar Days: 184 days | Reports To: Building Principal |
| JD Revision Date: 05/15/2023 | Supervises: N/A |
Function / Position Summary
The Early Childhood Teacher of a blended class will plan for, provide and assess the instruction of preschool-age students who are at risk of future academic failure and/or students with mild to moderate special education needs. Additionally, the teacher will build a working relationship with the family of the preschool child to support them in educating their child. Travel within the district and surrounding communities may be required.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
• Displays a thorough knowledge of early childhood development, preschool curriculum, authentic assessment, and second language instructional practices for early learners.
• Plans cohesive instruction following the district, Early Learners and Multilingual and Multicultural Education departments, guidelines that meet the individual needs, interests and abilities of students.
• Plans for and guides the learning process toward the mastery of curriculum goals, and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects that are clearly communicated to students.
• Implements researched-based, developmentally appropriate teaching strategies that engage all students, acknowledging a range of abilities of students, as well as, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
• Creates a classroom environment that facilitates learning and motivates students.
• Effectively communicates with students, colleagues and parents.
• Sets high expectations for student achievement and self-regulation; motivates students to work to their highest potential.
• Implements assessments of student progress defined by program guidelines, maintains individual student portfolios, and communicates progress to students and parents.
• Implements school improvement plans and strategies.
• Collaborates with colleagues and parents on a regular basis, and as requested by the administration.
• Assists in the referral of students with learning difficulties, seeking assistance from other school personnel as needed.
• Works cooperatively with building administration and/or department staff in assessing his/her teaching strengths and weaknesses, and planning and implementing a program to improve his/her teaching competencies.
• Participates in required district or state professional development activities.
• Participates on curriculum, personnel, policy or professional development committees related to the educational program.
• Maintains complete and correct records as required by law, district, and program policy.
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from accredited university.
• Professional Educator License (PEL) with an Early Childhood endorsement or Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional education (ELS-APE) with an Early Childhood Education endorsement or Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator (ELS-VIT) with an Early Childhood Education endorsement.
• ESL endorsement required.
• Early Childhood Special Education approval preferred.
Experience / Knowledge
• Early childhood teaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS).
• Knowledge of the WIDA Early Language Development Standards for English and Spanish.
• Understanding of second language acquisition.
• Knowledge of strategies to differentiate instruction and provide accommodations.
Physical Demands
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push objects or materials up to 30 lbs. with proper technique.
• Stooping, bending, reaching and working at a child’s level is necessary.
• Frequently outdoors on the playground or occasional walking field trips.
Terms of Employment
• This is a ten-month position (184 work days). Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.
Covering 90 square miles, School District U-46 serves portions of 11 communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. The District is approximately 45 minutes west of downtown Chicago, and the majority of our communities are easily accessible from major interstates and commuter rail lines. School District U-46 serves over 38,000 children in grades PreK-12. The District ranks as the second-largest in Illinois with 40 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 5 high schools. The District is headquartered at the U-46 Educational Services Center at 355 E. Chicago Street in Elgin, IL 60120. The phone number is 847-888-5000.