Head Start Teacher

Hollywood, 5000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood.

PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety-three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County.

Under the supervision of the Area Supervisor, the Teacher is responsible for the academic, social and emotional growth and development, and supervision of children. In addition, the Teacher is responsible for the supervision/mentoring of the Associate Teacher. In partnership with the members of the classroom-based teaching team, the teacher is responsible for providing leadership in the:

• Development of weekly lesson plans, and the integration of classroom and individual child goals and objectives into on-going classroom activities.
• Monitoring of individual children, collecting observations, and completing daily educational and attendance records.
• Provision of a quality educational experience that is responsive to the interests, needs and developmental age of the children enrolled in the assigned classroom.

• Carries out Mission, Vision, and Values established by the President/C.E.O. and Board of Directors of Para Los Ninos.
• Carries out Head Start Performance Standards, requirements of the Head Start Act, and the requirements of the LACOE (Los Angeles County Office of Education) contract, the Department of Education, and the Department of Social Services.
• Always adheres to professional conduct (i.e., proper tone and language use in the classroom, respectful, proper for children, parents, and peers always).
• Attends and participates in
  1) Professional Development activities,
  2) Supervision, and
  3) Individualized Professional Development goals/activities.

• Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:
• Ensure effective curriculum planning and implementation based upon individual children’s development;
• Integrate child assessment data into individual and group planning;
• Promote children’s progress/development across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework:
  Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate;
• Include developmentally appropriate learning experiences in language, literacy, social and emotional development, math, science, social studies, creative arts, and physical development that are focused on achieving progress outlined in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework:
  Ages Birth to Five;
• Establish and maintain a healthy learning environment; and
• Encourage families’ engagement with their children in all Head Start programs to support the development of relationships between children and their families.
• May perform other duties as assigned by Area Supervisor.

• Completes…