Early Head Start Teacher

Job Description

EARLY HEAD START TEACHER Family Building Blocks in Salem, OR is seeking to hire an Early Head Start Teacher who speaks both English and Spanish.

You would typically work Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Do you have a degree or CDA credential in Early Childhood Education? Do you have a comparable credential with a focus in Infant/Toddler Development or equivalent training and coursework in Early Childhood Development? Do you want to help make a difference in the lives of children and families?

As an Early Head Start Teacher, you will earn a competitive starting pay of $20.88-$22.15 per hour depending on experience. English/Spanish bilingual employees will also receive an extra additional rate for language differential pay.

• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision for full-time employees with buy-up options
• Employer-paid basic group life insurance
• 401(k)
• Discounted fitness center/gym memberships
• Alternative care supplemental benefits
• Paid time off
• Personal hours paid time off
• Inclement weather time off
• Paid holidays
• Discounted rates for cell phone plans for Verizon and T Mobile

We also offer competitive pay and generous benefits. Our dedicated and loving employees also enjoy working and thriving in a positive, collaborative, and supportive work environment where we strongly support work-life balance.

Family Building Blocks is a non‑profit organization that serves children and families with the mission to keep children safe and families together.

Our values reflect the services we provide and the culture we embrace for our staff. We strive for equity and celebrate diversity. We are collaborative and ambitious. We emphasize strengths and assume positive intent. We honor vulnerability and courage. We respect the unique personhood of each child. We believe in the power of a securely attached family. We are family‑centered, caring, and supportive.

We express gratitude for our community's generosity. We offer optimism and hope.

You will create and manage an attractive, safe, warm, and challenging learning environment for infants and toddlers; going beyond the classroom and into the homes of families we serve. You will bridge the gap between home and classroom; recognizing parents as the child's first teacher and building upon each family's strengths to meet this goal. You will incorporate developmentally appropriate learning, caregiving, and early intervention activities to meet the needs of the group as well as the individual children and families.

You will conduct weekly home visits to families that focus on child development and family support in the following ways: giving parents additional tools to be their child's first teacher and advocate, providing developmentally appropriate parenting information, supporting family goals, health tracking, completing developmental screenings and assessment for children and helping families access community resources. All activities occur in accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards, and the Head Start Act.

• CDA Credential in Early Childhood Education, OR comparable credential (20 quarter credit hours) from an accredited institution with a focus on infant/toddler development, OR the equivalent combination of training and course work (ORO Step
  7) in early childhood development with a focus on infant/toddler development
• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education with infant/toddler coursework
• Six months of experience working in an infant/toddler classroom in a related environment
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test
• Have an Oregon driver's license and acceptable driving record

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