Lead Teacher EHS (Westlake

Lead Teacher – Early Head Start

Location: Westlake, San Marcos

• Lead Teacher EHS: $24.17 - $28.72
• Lead Teacher I: $26.58 - $31.59
• Lead Teacher II: $30.58 - $36.33

50 weeks per year

Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) are comprehensive federally funded school‑readiness programs for low‑income and special needs children that promote parents as the primary educator of the child. MAAC currently serves a diverse group of low‑income children and their families in North County; the majority of the participating families are of Latino/Hispanic ethnicity. These programs ensure that children ages 0‑3 (EHS) and 3‑5 (HS) and their families are provided with comprehensive services to promote optimum physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth.

MAAC’s California State Preschool program provides educational and developmental services to qualifying children ages 3 to 5; parents are encouraged to participate with their children and to be involved in their children’s development.

Under direct supervision, will provide care for infants and toddlers in the assigned group(s) and will plan, supervise, and implement the education program within the classroom in accordance with policies, procedures, and philosophy of MAAC Child Development Program’s Early Head Start. Early Head Start is a federally funded program for eligible and special needs children 0 – 3 years and pregnant women.

• Serves as a primary caregiver to assigned infants/toddlers to provide respectful individualized care for infants and toddlers including feeding, diapering and holding.
• Assists with assigning children to primary care group and planning of individualized transitions into care.
• Partners with parents to provide consistent and culturally sensitive care through daily communication, scheduled home visits and parent conferences.
• Responsible for planning and implementing age‑appropriate individual and small group activities, including both daily indoor and outdoor activities.
• Responsible for the set‑up, tear‑down and clean‑up of indoor and outdoor play spaces.
• Responsible for maintaining classroom and outdoor play areas to ensure cleanliness and safety. Includes sanitizing toys and classroom equipment, assisting with laundry, and maintaining clean and sanitized eating, diapering, and napping areas and equipment.
• Responsible for preparation and serving of meals and snacks according to individual feeding plans.
• Responsible for accurately documenting care and developmental activities on individual daily records and on record‑keeping documents for each child.
• Responsible for accurate attendance and meal counts.
• Lifts, carries, and holds children weighing 25 – 50 lbs.
• Responsible for scheduling and completing home visits at times convenient to parents; developing Individual Child Plans and Family Development Plans for each child and family at Phase In, and updating the plans at least three times during the school year.
• Attends mandated trainings, programs, conferences, and meetings.
• Assists with personalized services for special‑needs children (specialized training and equipment provided as needed).
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of early childhood education, child development, anti‑bias education.
• Knowledge of local educational and community resources and their ability to be used in the classroom.
• Knowledge of bilingual language acquisition.
• Knowledge of Head Start policies and procedures is desirable.
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) speaking, reading, and writing preferred.

• Lead Teacher:
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Twelve (12) units in Early Childhood Education (ECE),…