Head Start Preschool Teacher

Job Details

Job Location:

Higginbotham - Phenix City, AL 36869

Salary Range: $19.36 - $19.36 Hourly

Incumbent provides for the establishment, maintenance, and management of classroom activities and providing those services necessary to meet the requirements of the Head Start Performance Standards.

• Maintains confidentiality about issues concerning other staff members, children, and families of Enrichment Services Program.
• Respects and observes children's interests. Intervenes when needed to maintain safety. Enhances children's play with language, toys, and activities.
• Communicates directly with each child at the child's level.
• Engages and communicates constructively with individual children during activities and routines. Takes every opportunity to positively extend children's thinking and actions.
• Stays responsive to children's needs, questions, and requests.
• Encourages and models social behavior and expectations which are developmentally appropriate.
• Acknowledges feelings with sensitivity and demonstrates appropriate expression of emotions.
• Practices positive discipline techniques in guiding children's behavior according to NAEYC, Bright from the Start, and Caring for our Children Basics.
• Stays attentive, flexible and supportive of children and their families during transitions to and from classrooms.
• Implements daily lesson plans and daily schedules.
• Records observation in Teaching Strategies GOLD.
• Organizes and maintains learning centers within the classroom.
• Recruits volunteers and solicits in‑kind contributions.
• Attends meetings, trainings and workshop as required.
• Maintains cleanliness of classrooms and adjoining restrooms.
• Serves as an advocate for the Head Start Program, families and children.
• Implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum which reflects observations and assessments of individual children and goals jointly developed with parents/guardians.
• Develops, organizes and maintains learning centers within the classroom.
• Maintains order by using positive approach to behavior management.
• Completes mandated screening & assessments of the children.
• Completes daily heath & anecdotal observations of children.
• Completes Home Visits and Parent Teacher Conferences a minimum of twice a year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  HS Teacher I – Requires Associate’s Degree in ECE or TCC/CDA with Associate’s Degree.
• Education:
  
  HS Teacher II – Requires Bachelor’s Degree in ECE or TCC/CDA with Bachelor’s Degree.
• Education:
  
  HS Teacher III – Requires Master’s Degree in ECE or TCC/CDA with Master’s Degree.
• Experience Level 2:
  One to three years.

• BA/emphasis on infant & toddler development – $19.24
• MA/emphasis on infant & toddler development – $19.96