Kindergarten Teacher

Description: Community Consolidated School District 89 is seeking a Kindergarten Teacher for Westfield Elementary School. This position will be for the 2025-2026 school year.

Position Type: This candidate will be tasked with instructing Kindergarten students in such a manner as to inspire, motivate and stimulate the child to develop skills and concepts to the utmost of the child's learning capabilities.

Job Responsibilities (other responsibilities may be assigned):
1. To direct and supervise the conduct of all students in the classroom, school facilities and grounds.
2. To recommend the assignment of students.
3. To recommend changes and improvements in the curriculum to the principal and/or appropriate curriculum committees.
4. To seek assistance from or through the principal, supportive services staff or other specialists to improve the instructional program, or to help solve specific problems. 

Qualifications: All applicants for this position are required to meet Illinois State Board of Education requirements, including a PEL, Bachelor's degree, Elementary Education K-9 endorsement (ELEM. Endorsements required: Elem, EL or LBS1 preferred.

Employment Expectations: It is the vision or aim of Community Consolidated School District 89 that all of our students learn to the best of their abilities, have strong feelings of self-worth, and enjoy attending school each day. All district 89 employees are expected to maintain high standards in their school relationships, to demonstrate integrity and honesty, to be considerate and cooperative, and to maintain professional relationships with students, parents, staff members and others.

Salary and Benefits: All certified staff are placed on a salary schedule according to education and experience as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The starting BA, 1 salary for the 2024-2025 year was $54,947.24 however as we are currently in negotiations, this will likely change. Certified staff experience 12 sick days and 4 personal days of paid time off. All full-time staff have the privilege of partaking in our health and dental insurance programs; these include 90% Board paid health insurance for the employee (80% for family) and 100% Board paid dental insurance for the individual staff member.

Application Procedure: Applications are considered complete when all required materials are submitted including the following: 1) an on-line application for this position, 2) a letter of interest in this position, 3) unofficial copies of all college and/or university transcripts, 4) three (3) recent letters of recommendation from past or current employment related to this position and 5) a copy of your current resume. CCSD89 uses an on-line application that is available at http://www.ccsd89.org/. All required documents should be electronically attached to your application. Due to limited office resources applicants should not call the district office at this time. Certified Staff members currently employed in CCSD89, are only required to notify the Building Principal where the position will be vacant and the Assistant Superintendent for Learning of their interest in the position for consideration. A letter of interest in the position and a copy of your most recent resume will be considered a complete application. Internal candidates do not need to complete the on-line application or submit the documents required of all other applicants for these positions.