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Teacher Head Start - Full Time;

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42-21 35th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA

Posted Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Our Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Early Head Start and Head Start services to low-income families. Head Start provides services to children age 3 to 5 years old.

Through the Montessori approach, the center ensures children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language‑literacy and physical development.

• Supervises teaching team’s work to ensure a learning environment based on the Montessori approach that helps the children develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and creatively.
• Utilizes information obtained via observations, conferences, tracking, etc. to design developmentally appropriate and individualized lesson plans.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with parents/families via open communications, training, and other developmental activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or related filed to Early Childhood Education (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade) Plus a Study Plan for meeting Bachelors Degree requirement within 7 years.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade;
  Child Psychology, Child Development, General Education accompanied by 12 credits specific to Early Childhood Education)
• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field to Early Childhood Education (Elementary Education, Nursery to 6th Grade Elementary Education, Special Education, Child Development, Students with Disabilities Birth to 2nd Grade;
  Child Psychology, Child Development, General Education accompanied by 12 credits specific to Early Childhood Education.
• N.Y.S. Initial/Professional Certification - Nursey to 6th grade, Birth to 2nd Grade, pre‑k to 6th Grade, student with disabilities - birth to 2nd grade, and Special education in Nursery or Kindergarten to 12th grade preferred.
• 1 years of teaching experience in a preschool classroom required.
• If not already Montessori trained, must commit to enroll in the Agency’s Montessori training program within the first year of hire.
• Bilingual Spanish/English;
  Russian/English;
  Chinese/English;
  Korean/English;
  English/Creole speaking preferred.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Able to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:

• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). EOE/AA.