Preschool Head Teacher

Head Teacher

North Marin Community Services (NMCS) is the anchor human service non-profit serving Novato/North Marin for the past 50+ years. Our mission is to empower youth, adults, and families in our diverse community to achieve well-being, growth, and success; we envision a strong community with opportunities for all. A trusted community resource, our quality programs are grounded in stability, expertise, and commitment to effectively address the changing needs of our community.

Recognized for our leadership and program excellence, we provide vital resources, educational opportunities, and economic support to individuals and families in our community. Whether in the form of short-term assistance or long-term intensive partnership, our interconnected services work together to encourage success at home, at school, and in life to over 10,000 people annually. Join an organization dedicated to providing a supportive and professional working environment.

Located in beautiful Novato/Marin County/CA, our workplace culture is driven by our five values: teamwork and collaboration, equity, excellence, integrity, and learning and continuous improvement.

The full interview process consists of one Zoom screen, a first and second interview, and a skills assessment. This position will be available to start beginning 11/2/2026. Pay range: $1,000 sign-on bonus. English only: $32.00 - $33.60/hour Bilingual in English/Spanish (verified by language test): $32.50 - $34.13/hour Generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, Paid sick and vacation time, 15 paid holidays/year, employee assistance program, up to 2% retirement employer match, and childcare discount.

Schedule:

Full time (40 hours per week), hourly non-exempt. Schedule is Monday – Friday, hours may vary between 7:45 a.m. and 5:05 p.m.

Purpose:

To enjoy working with children and supervising them in an ECE setting; supporting children's development in a nurturing, kind manner with emphasis on positive behavior guidance. Serve as classroom lead, creating a positive, culturally affirming climate. Head Teacher has overall responsibility of curriculum, classroom routines including primary caregiving, parent-teacher conferences, child observations/assessments, and offers support to other classroom staff. Head Teacher must comply with program and agency-wide policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise preschool children from diverse backgrounds and lead creation and implementation of developmentally appropriate activities/curriculum.
• Observe and assess children's development and conduct annual classroom evaluation utilizing approved tools (DRDP, ASQ, CLASS and ERS); integrate results into classroom curriculum and lesson plans.
• Effectively engage parents in supporting their child's development; work in partnership with parents and ECE Manager to assess children individually in regard to key developmental areas; serve as lead in parent meetings and conferences; distribute parent educational materials; address issues directly (as appropriate) and seek guidance from ECE Manager or Program Director when necessary.
• Serve as classroom lead in planning and implementing parent involvement activities
• Actively participate in bi-weekly ECE team meetings. In partnership with the ECE Assistant Manager, hold bi-weekly classroom team meetings, and attend all staff meetings.
• Disseminate information from meetings and professional development activities to other teachers, as appropriate.
• Participate in quality coaching, training and technical assistance through Marin Quality Counts; support classroom teachers in implementing curriculum aligned with classroom teams' goals.
• Ensure positive and open communication with team of teachers, other Head Teachers, ECE Manager and Program Director.
• Responsible for regular child documentation with support from classroom team, including evidence collection for developmental assessments, parent communication and child portfolios, incident reports, and weekly classroom newsletter.
• Manage classroom attendance, meal counts, and child portfolios in Sis Hubbe database.
• Complete ongoing trainings, including…