Daycare Team Lead
Learningcare Group · learningcaregroup.com
Park RidgeLead / Manager
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Daycare team lead.
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Details
- Found
- 33 d ago · posted 2026-09-13
- Location
- Park Ridge, IL
- Pay (as listed)
- $23–$24 an hour
Full description
This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Are you a teacher ready for your next step? Being a Team Lead at a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.
As a Team Lead, you are a:
• Teacher! Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children in your care. Take the lead on classroom management and curriculum implementation. Classroom instruction is at least 50% of weekly schedule.
• Communicator! Communicate and build relationships with families to promote achievement for the child and to support your center’s success.
• Mentor! Be responsible for, or assisting with, the management, training, and mentoring of new hires and your fellow Teachers, as you create fun, interactive learning experiences to share with the preschool children.
• Leader! Take on the duties of Director or Assistant Director in his/her absence, including opening and closing the school.
• Expert! Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards.
We want energetic, dependable, passionate individuals who are at least 18 and have:
• Experience in a licensed childcare facility, leading a classroom, and implementing lesson plans.
• Associate's degree in early childhood education and Gateway Level 1
• Able to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.
Compensation and Benefits:
• Compensation range of $23-$24/hour based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and FSA) provided for full-time employees, Limited medical offered for part-time workers
• Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification, 401K (plus company match), life and disability insurance and child care discount available to all employees
• Monday-Friday work week
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