Jewish Council for Youth Services·Buffalo Grove, Illinois
The Lead Preschool Teacher is responsible for planning and executing developmentally appropriate programs while ensuring the constant supervision and safety of children. They must maintain professional relationships with parents and staff and provide daily classroom updates.
Jewish Council for Youth Services (JCYS) is a 119-year-old, Chicago-based nonprofit agency that provides early childhood education and camp programs to children of all religions, races, and ethnicities across Chicagoland.
We are looking for a wonderful new hire to join our team as a Lead Preschool Teacher in at our Northwest Family Cetner in Buffalo Grove!
Do you enjoy helping children learn and grow? Are you passionate about a career in early childhood development? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
JCYS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience working with children and a minimum of 6 college credit hours in child development. An Associate or Bachelor's degree in early childhood education is preferred, and applicants must meet DCFS standards.
Market context
Illinois classroom teacher roles are typically in steady demand, especially in districts seeking candidates who can support diverse student needs and communicate clearly with families and staff. This type of role is competitive because employers often look for classroom experience plus related backgrounds such as sociology, psychology, counseling, or education, and bilingual skills in English, Spanish, or Portuguese can strengthen an application. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then tailor your resume to highlight public speaking experience and weekend availability if you have it.
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