Metropolitan Family Services·Wheaton, Illinois
Collaborate with teaching staff to plan and implement early learning activities while ensuring a safe and supportive environment for children. Assist in the implementation of the Planned Language Approach for dual language learners and maintain accurate program documentation.
We are currently looking to fill a Program Aide role in our early learning programs in DuPage County, IL.
Essential duties and responsibilities
Participates in a team approach to planning and implementing program activities. Collaborates with Family Support Workers, Teacher, Teacher Assistant, site partners, and site supervisor for the betterment of the classroom and families.
Participates in child care and classroom-related activities during parent meetings/workshops.
Assists in ongoing CLASS implementation.
Responsible for the implementation of the program's Planned Language Approach, which is specifically designed to support dual language learners.
Helps carry out daily program by assisting Lead Teacher and Teacher as needed.
Helps Lead Teacher and Teacher guide children in achieving individual goals and assess children's individual strengths and needs.
Assists in activities of the children and ensures appropriate child guidance and discipline and proper ratios are maintained at all times.
Attends all mandated trainings. Sets and achieves professional development goals. Shares resources with other staff members as appropriate. All professional development to be tracked in Gateways.
Ensures accurate completion of CACFP documents in conjunction with the other teaching staff.
Establishes positive relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and other staff members.
Provides a supportive, caring and safe environment for children.
Uses the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe.
Provides active supervision to ensure the safety of children while in the classroom, during transitions, at time of transportation, and while on the playground. Ensures that no child shall be left alone or unsupervised.
Participates in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
Provides food preparation, food service area maintenance, food delivery and food storage using approved sanitation methods.
Other duties as assigned.
• Bilingual preferred: Spanish, Polish, Chin, Urdu.
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a comprehensive, exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities, and it is expected that employees understand there may be other duties assigned outside of the written language that appears here Metropolitan Family Services reserves the right to amend, add, change, and/or remove responsibilities to meet business needs as necessary, at any time, with or without notice to employees.
Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/]!
Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.
Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.
And so much more! Make sure you click here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/] to see the full suite of benefits offered!
Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
Market context
In Illinois, program aide openings are often driven by ongoing support needs in schools and community programs, so candidates with a high school diploma or GED and reliable administrative skills can be competitive. Bilingual Spanish ability and basic computer literacy can help you stand out, and the lifting requirement means employers may look for practical day-to-day readiness. This platform’s job requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original posting, helping you review the role faster before applying.