Child Care Teacher- Mount Prospect

Child Care Teacher

Come join our beautiful center in Mount Prospect! With a warm, family feeling throughout the center, you’ll enjoy coming to work every day. Our center boasts brand new playgrounds that offer a park-like feeling, multiple enrichment programs including Smartboards, Spanish, yoga and art classes along with close relationships to the families that trust us with their children. With close proximity to the I-90 expressway, the Metra and the Pace public transportation system, you shouldn’t have any problem getting to/from work or anywhere else you need to go!

Full-time and part-time daycare positions now available with infants.

Compensation Range: $18.50-$22.60

A Bright Horizons Career Includes:

Flexible scheduling

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Referral bonus

Career development and FREE college degrees through our Horizons Teacher Degree Program

*Benefits vary based on full-time/part-time status

As a Child Care Teacher, you will:

Create and lead activities based on your observations of the children’s interests and needs.

Communicate daily with parents. Document and share the important milestones in their child’s day.

Keep the classroom safe and clean by following important procedures and guidelines.

Requirements:

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

At least 19 years of age

High School Diploma or GED required

Must meet minimum state requirements to be Teacher Qualified in the State of IL:

​​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
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
completion of credential programs approved by the Department in accordance with Appendix G, otherwise known as a CDA

Explore your passion for early learning; pursue your purpose as a teacher, and enjoy the possibilities of all the places a Bright Horizons career can take you – in a workplace dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion; where you can be you. Come build a brighter future at one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Apply today!