Teacher​/Family Advocate

Contact Information

Location: 891 Belsly Boulevard, Moorhead, MN 56560, United States

Base Pay: $24.65 / Hour

Employee Type: Full Time Hourly

Manage Others: No

Contact Name: Briana Miller

Phone:

Email: brianam

To plan and implement learning experiences that advance the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of children to promote school readiness. Support families in accessing necessary resources, completing program requirements, setting and achieving goals, and being involved in their child’s education.

Start Date: August 3rd, 2026

Seasonal position with summers off. Layoff typically around June and recall in mid-August.

Minimum:

• Associates degree in early childhood education
• Coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education
• Valid Driver’s License and current vehicle insurance

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in early childhood education
• Prefer 1-year experience in early childhood setting
• Past Head Start staff or participant experience helpful
• Lived experience or a history working with individuals with low incomes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, but the employee should never lift more than 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical ability to move quickly to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection to ensure their safety or the safety of others in the environment.

Daily kneeling, stooping, bending, and sitting on the floor to attend to children’s needs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Physical Exam within 30 days, 3‑year renewal.
• First Aid certification within first 60 days of initial employment, 2‑year renewal.
• CPR certification within first 60 days of initial employment, 2‑year renewal.
• Hepatitis B or documentation of refusal.

• Implement active supervision strategies at all times.
• Complete and document program requirements to meet deadlines.
• Initiate and follow up on referrals to service providers.
• Implement all policies, procedures, and licensing regulations.
• Individualize services to meet the needs of each child.
• Implement curriculum…