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Position Summary\nThe Preschool for All (PFA) Program is a 10-month program. Teachers in a PFA classroom will work 10 months per year from September 1st until June 30th. This position is responsible for providing a stimulating, safe, and developmentally appropriate educational environment where children have the opportunity to develop cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills.\nII. Education & Certification Requirements\nCandidates must have a Professional Educator License (PEL) in Early Childhood Education with a bilingual endorsement, or a bachelor’s degree and a Level 5 Gateways credential with a written plan to obtain a PEL within 5 years of September 1, 2026.\nIII. Experience & Training Requirements\nMust be organized and detail oriented.\nExcellent critical thinking skills.\nMust exude patience when implementing techniques to support students.\nMust be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.\nAbility to collaborate effectively and appropriately with others.\nMust be able to maintain confidentiality.\nRequired to speak and read English proficiently, bilingual a plus.\nIV. Desired Outcomes\nCreates a positive learning environment where children can grow and develop in a safe space.\nDemonstrates leadership and professionalism when interacting with peers and clients.\nMaintains an organized, clean, and clutter-free work area.\nEnsures all paperwork including but not limited to lesson planning, observations of children, and maintaining children’s binders is done in a timely manner in collaboration with the teaching team.\nInteracts with students in a respectful, supportive, and positive manner ensuring children feel safe and their voices are heard in the learning process and daily activities.\nImplements an emergent curriculum that considers children’s interests and expands on them.\nShows a deep knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice within the classroom .\nIntegrates the Reggio Emilia approach in daily practice to create rich learning experiences for children.\nUses sound judgement, fosters inclusion, and engages in ethical behaviors.\nIdentifies own learning needs and takes the steps necessary to develop skills and set challenging goals. Working with direct supervisor on a yearly professional development plan and ensures ongoing progress is made toward achieving goals throughout the year.\nV. Essential Job Requirements & Duties\nLeads classroom teams in creating a classroom environment that is welcoming and emphasizes the importance of the child; includes furnishings and supplies which are attractive, durable, and developmentally appropriate.\nIntroduces, implements, and evaluates developmentally appropriate activities for young children including the following activities: Self Image, Language/Literacy Development, Music and Movement, Social Studies, Science, Math, Art, Large/Small Motor Activities, and In-Depth Projects.\nSupervises and interacts with all children’s activities.\nTrains staff and prepares performance evaluations with the assistance of the Site Director.\nResearches, implements, and evaluates curriculum methods and classroom management strategies.\nResponsible for preparing classroom materials in advance of children’s arrival.\nDevelops strong partnerships with families.\nAttends home visits and conducts parent-teacher conference assessment reviews.\nParticipates in Family Reviews and IFSP/IEP meetings.\nLeads the implementation of the Reggio Emilia Philosophy, focusing on in-depth studies and classroom explorations.\nMaintains reports on children’s growth and development and ensures quality observations are entered appropriately in Teaching Strategies GOLD.\nConducts weekly team meetings.\nMaintains an organized, clean, and clutter-free work area.\nMaintains confidentiality regarding client and staff’s personal information.\nWorks well with others, offering help when needed and seeking assistance when necessary.\nHandles challenges with clients or staff in a way that results in others feeling respected and valued.\nCommunicates with parents, students, and coworkers in a manner that reflects concern for their well-being by treating all with respect, integrity, and dignity without regard to background, race, religion, age, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.\nInteracts with students in a respectful, supportive, and positive manner ensuring children feel safe and their voices are heard in the learning process and daily activities.\nParticipates in assigned and individually selected training opportunities that align with an established professional development plan and career aspirations.\nShows a deep knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice within the classroom.\nPerforms other duties as assigned.\nPhysical Requirements:\n(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.\nWorking Conditions:\n(The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, and which create hardship for the incumbent including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one’s senses, and mental demands.)None Known\nTo learn more about Chicago Commons' benefits package, please click HERE.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5432,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Early Childhood Education","Nonprofits & Foundations"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-19T15:33:32Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":95,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.946,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:0","urgency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":72353,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/chicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/chicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T06:16:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1101,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2001862},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2001862"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fchicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fchicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fchicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/chicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fchicago-commons-pel-teacher-type-04"}]}