Early Head Start - Early Childhood Program Specialist ; Mount Vernon

The Opportunity

Head Start is hiring a Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist
3) for our newest center, Sue Krienen located next to Skagit Valley College. This role will teach a class of no more than eight (8) children between the ages of 20 months and 3 years old. This is a year-round position working 12 months per year, 40 hours per week and includes eligibility for benefits.

This position provides leadership in fostering holistic, developmentally appropriate child development through structured, early education, play-based classrooms. This includes promoting social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth, ensuring each child receives quality, equitable education and support to prepare them for future school readiness. The position provides leadership to a variety of daily routines and activities using a research and evidence-based curriculum and assessment system.

The position will be assigned to a primary center location within the specified area, and may be moved on a temporary basis, or reassigned to a primary location within that same specified area if required to support program operations and effective centers.

The center for this position is Sue Krienen Early Learning Center (SKELC), located at 2011 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Travel to other locations will be required for some pre-scheduled meetings and trainings. Applications may be kept on file to be considered for openings that may occur in the future. This position is grant-funded. The extension of the position is dependent on the continuation of funding.

Head Start is a federal program that has been serving vulnerable children and families for more than half a century. We serve people experiencing homelessness, poverty, involvement in the foster system or child protective system, or any other family stressors that qualifying families may be experiencing. Head Start classrooms do not expel or exclude children due to behavioral issues or disabilities and special needs of any kind.

We recognize instead that individualizing for the specific needs of every child in a nurturing and supportive environment is how we best help all children reach kindergarten healthy and ready to learn. Center staff will have a responsibility to support the needs of all children in their classrooms.

Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families by providing comprehensive services in early learning, health, and family well-being. Head Start teachers and staff look at the child holistically, individualizing for the needs of each child. These positions provide assistance with high-quality early learning services while engaging in innovative practices and approaches that center on the children that Head Start serves.

Skagit Valley College is on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People’s, especially on Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Samish Indian Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe. Located in a geographically diverse region between the dynamic metropolitan hubs of Seattle and Vancouver, BC, SVC is never far from world-class outdoor recreation, urban arts scenes, and local cultural events.

SVC serves our local communities with a campus in Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, and centers in Friday Harbor, a Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, and a Brewing Academy in Burlington.

Mission
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Skagit Valley College cultivates student learning and achievement; contributes to the educational, personal, and economic success of students; and promotes equitable and thriving communities.

Vision
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The primary focus of Skagit Valley College is student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to:

• Equitable student outcomes in access, achievement, and community;
• Our Guiding Principles;
• Decisions based on strategy and evidence;
• The development of our employees;
• A diverse and inclusive college community where everyone belongs.

Guiding Principles
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Respect, Integrity, Open and Honest Communication, Collaboration, and Compassion.

About SVC
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Established in 1926, Skagit Valley College is a comprehensive community college…