Early Head Start Teacher, Clarkdale, AZ

TEACHER

Department:
Head Start

Pay Grade: G07, G09, G12

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt (G07), Exempt (G09,G12)

Reports to:

Center Director

Working under general supervision and with moderate difficulty, this posi?on is responsible for instruc?ng preschool-aged children in ac?vi?es designed to promote social, physical, and Intellectual Growth.

• Instructs children and facilitates developmentally appropriate ac?vi?es
• to encourage growth in all areas of childhood development
• Develops and maintains trus?ng rela?onships with children and families
• to ensure a successful learning environment
• Develops and implements weekly lesson plans to ensure program compliance
• Assigns du?es to staff and monitors work to ensure a successful learning
• environment Completes and submits paperwork (logs, reports) to document
• program compliance Cleans and prepares classrooms regularly to ensure a
• safe, healthy learning environment Completes regular playground and
• classroom inspec?on checklists to ensure a safe, healthy
• learning environment Conducts health screenings for Head Start children
• (vision, hearing, mental health, and physical
• health) Plans and conducts parent-teacher conferences to establish and
• assess progress toward family
• goals
• Other related du?es as assigned.

• Level I:
  Childhood Development Associate Creden?al (CDA) that is age appropriate to the children being served; or a state-awarded cer?ficate for preschool teachers that meets or exceeds the requirement for a CDA.
• Level II:
  Associate degree in Early Childhood Educa?on or Child Development; or an Associate Degree in a filed related to Early Childhood Educa?on or child Development with experience teaching preschool children and a State-awarded cer?ficate to teach in a preschool program.
• Level III:
  Bachelors of Art or Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Educa?on or Child Development; or a BA or BS in a field related to Early Childhood Educa?on or Child Development with experience teaching preschool children and a State-awarded cer?ficate to teach in a preschool program.
• Level IV:
  Masters Degree in Early Childhood Educa?on or Child Development; and 36 credit hours in Early Childhood Educa?on or Child Development Beyond Undergraduate Level.

• Criminal Background Check Fingerprint Clearance Card, Level I TB Skin Test

• Food Handlers license (within 6 months) CPR/first aid/interrater (within 6 months)

• AZ Early Learning Standards
• Behavior management
• Childhood development
• Early childhood educa?on
• Head Start Performance Standards

• Collabora?on
• Communica?on
• Conflict resolu?on
• Cultural competence
• Discre?on
• Ini?a?ve/innova?on
• Mentoring/training
• Problem solving skills

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

X < 5% ? < 25% ? < 50% ? < 75% ? 100%

Physical Ac?vity:
Frequent listening, talking, standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, pushing, li?ing, finger use, grasping, feeling, and repe??ve mo?on. Occasional si?ng and pulling. Physical exer?on: ____ Sedentary; __ Light; _X_Medium; __ Heavy; __ Very Heavy. Work involves exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual requirements:
Close visual acuity for compiling and analyzing data; viewing a computer s reen; and reading. Working condi?ons:
Regular exposure to poten?al physical harm, hazardous chemicals, and infec?ous disease. Occasional exposure to extreme weather condi?ons.

NACOG is an affirma?ve ac?on and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will…