For more than 100 years, the Christopher House mission has been to strengthen and empower economically disadvantaged children and their families by providing a continuum of educational and human services.  Our integrated web of support services helps build thriving families by equipping them with the tools they need to become self-sufficient and progress in their social, emotional, educational and economic development.

We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.  Christopher House values high expectations and an educational program that leverages arts integration, project-based learning, parent involvement, celebration of diversity, and a commitment to measurable results.  These values are the framework of our learning community and extend to students, parents, teachers, and administrators.  These values have resulted in educational services that produce significant returns in student achievement and parental involvement.  Our dynamic and innovative programs lead the field in accountability and achievement by establishing and exceeding rigorous academic, social and emotional outcomes.

In the fall of 2013, Christopher House built on its portfolio of early learning centers and expanded our transformative culture into a birth to eighth grade school composed of an Early Learning and an Elementary Learning House.  The Elementary Learning House is a K-8 charter school.  The school creates unprecedented collaboration between early childhood and elementary educators as well as family support programs.  In addition, it provides foundational exposure during the earliest years of life to our culture of high expectations and academic excellence.

Christopher House’s Early Childhood School is looking for a Master Teacher for our school in the Uptown community of Chicago.  We are looking for Master Teachers with a specialized interest and passion for working with Infants, Toddlers, and Two year olds.

Christopher House will provide a best practice environment that abides by the Continuity of Care practice.  Continuity of Care allows teachers to work with children for up to three years in order to promote maximum development, while establishing lasting relationships with children and their families.  We are looking for ambitious and reflective teachers committed to their own professional growth in order to maximize their impact on child development and school readiness.

Position Objective: Determine the needs and implement curriculum in order to provide for the development of infants, toddlers, and two year olds.  Use data-driven child assessment and reflective teaching evaluation to improve outcomes of children.  Ability to provide leadership and supervision to assistant teachers; deeply committed to working with children and helping families with challenging situations; adaptable; have a love for continually growing and learning about the field of early childhood and infant development; and be able to meet the demands of lifting, bending, and continually sitting down and getting up as is required in the infant, toddler, and two year old rooms.  We are implementing Reggio Emilia practices and want team members interested in this approach.

Qualifications: Experience working with infants/toddlers in an Early Head Start program.  Bi-lingual skills in English/Spanish is desirable.

Education:  Bachelor Degree in Infant/Toddler Studies, Early Childhood Education or Child Development and Illinois Gateways Infant/Toddler Level 5 credential.

Please do not apply if you do not have early childhood or child development credits as this is a requirement of our funders.

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Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.