Children's Learning Place - Career Opportunities

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

INFANT, TODDLER, & PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

Downtown Children’s Learning Place is a multi-cultural learning center serving some of

Chicago’s elite families. DCLP is looking for friendly, motivated, enthusiastic individuals

committed to providing exceptional early childhood education.

Do you…

We'd love to have you at Downtown Children’s Learning Place. We are seeking professional Early Childhood Teachers and Assistant Teachers to work with our children from birth to six years of age.

If you would like to join our team, please fill out the form below. It will be sent directly to us

and we will call you to complete the application process. Or, if you wish, please open and print our

nanny application in Adobe and then mail or drop off the completed signed application.

Children's Learning Place
400 North McClurg Court, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone 312-828-9590
Fax 312-828-9699

dclp@childrenslearningplace.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:


First	Middle	Last	Maiden

Address:


Street/Apt. #	City/Town	State	Zip

Contact:


Home Phone #	Cell Phone #	Email Address

Date of Birth: (day/mo/yr)

EDUCATION

High School Name		College 1 Name
City/State		City/State
Yrs Attended	Date Grad	Yrs Attended	Date Grad
Degree/Major		Degree/Major
Did you receive a degree? YES NO		Did you receive a degree? YES NO
College 2 Name		Graduate School Name
City/State		City/State
Yrs Attended	Date Grad	Yrs Attended	Date Grad
Degree/Major		Degree/Major
Did you receive a degree? YES NO		Did you receive a degree? YES NO

CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE
(Please list ALL childcare experiences including volunteer, internships, student teaching, long-term babysitting, etc. since you graduated High School)

Name of Family/Company	City/State/Zip	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Ages of children when you began

Contact/Phone
	Cell	Work	Home

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Name of Family/Company	City/State/Zip	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Ages of children when you began

Contact/Phone
	Cell	Work	Home

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Name of Family/Company	City/State/Zip	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Ages of children when you began

Contact/Phone
	Cell	Work	Home

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Name of Family/Company	City/State/Zip	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Ages of children when you began

Contact/Phone
	Cell	Work	Home

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Please list any additional childcare experiences below:

PLEASE CHECK IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Cared for a newborn (under 3mths)         Toilet trained a child
Cared for infants (3 – 12mths)         Cared for school aged children         Cared for multiples
Helped a child cope with divorce         Cared for a child with special needs

Cared for a nursing baby Cared for ill children
Given medications to children Cared for toddler/preschool aged (12 months – 5 yrs)

SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Why do you want to work for Children's Learning Place?

2. What qualities should a successful child care provider possess?

3. If you’ve never worked in Early Childhood Education, please explain why you wish to pursue this opportunity.

4. What are your future goals?

5. What kind of hobbies, interests, and organizations do you pursue? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

6. Please list activities you enjoy doing with children.

7. What is your current health status? Are you currently taking any prescribed medications? Do you have any allergies?

8. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Please explain.

9. Do you smoke?

10. Can you swim? If so, how well do you swim?

11. Do you drink? If so, how often do you drink?

12. Please explain your philosophy of discipline and what consequences you use in disciplining children.

13. Please tell us about your best and worst childcare experiences.

14. How would your friends and family describe your personality?

In the space below, write at least a 3 – 5 paragraph autobiographical essay to introduce yourself. Tell us about your family, your background, and what qualities you have to be a successful Early Childhood Teacher. Please refer to some of your previous positions that you have had with children.

ADDITIONAL NON-CHILDCARE WORK HISTORY

Employer	City/State	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Supervisor’s Name

Contact/Phone

Alternate Phone Number

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Employer	City/State	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Supervisor’s Name

Contact/Phone

Alternate Phone Number

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Employer	City/State	Dates Employed (mo/yr – mo/yr)

Position	Supervisor’s Name

Contact/Phone

Alternate Phone Number

May we contact them at this time? YES NO
Reason for leaving?

Please list any additional NON childcare work experiences below:

CHARACTER REFERENCES
Non-childcare or work related (e.g. Clergy, professors, and leaders of the community). Please do not include relatives.

Name		Name
Home Phone		Home Phone
Cell Phone		Cell Phone
Work Phone		Work Phone
Relationship		Relationship

I hereby attest that all of the above information is true and accurate. I have given full disclosure of my entire work history to Children's Learning Place. I further agree that I will not accept employment from any Children's Learning Place’s clients or referral of a Children's Learning Place’s client without the express permission of Children's Learning Place.

400 North McClurg Court • Chicago, IL 60611 • (312) 828-9590 • dclp@childrenslearningplace.com