Teacher, Early Childhood Education

Teacher

As a dedicated Teacher in our Head Start program, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of young minds in our community. Your patient and accommodating approach, coupled with your detail-oriented nature, ensures that every child will receive the individualized attention they need to thrive. Collaborating seamlessly with your classroom team, you will implement an engaging and enriching curriculum, fostering school readiness and appropriate development in every child.

Join us at Rural Utah Child Development (RUCD) as our Teacher, where your supportive communication with both children and parents will help strengthen the vital bond between home and school.

What you'll need to be our Teacher:

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in Early Childhood Education with one year of paid experience working with young children; or
• Associate degree in another field with at least 15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education; or
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or another field approved by the agency) with at least 15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education.
• Experience working with children with disabilities or special needs.

What We're Looking For

• Accommodating and analytical, with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Supportive, approachable, and patient.
• Conscientious, cooperative, and enjoys detailed, skill-based work as part of a team.

Why you'll love working with us:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance are offered;
  Employee Assistant Program also provided
• 401K
• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Opportunity to further your education
• 40 hour workweek
• Starting pay begins at $18.91/hour and may be higher depending on qualifications.
• Employees who meet the qualifications are eligible for a starting pay range of $20.85–$21.89 per hour, depending on qualifications.
• Summers off

What you'll do as the Teacher:

• Actively supervises and engages children using the universal active supervision plan by using zone supervision, counting children throughout the day indoors and outside, using the name-to-face methods, adhering to a daily routine, and ensuring no child is ever left alone.
• Follows RUCD behavior management procedures to ensure appropriate teacher-child interactions where no child is maltreated or harmed, including pulling on arms or legs, slapping, physically restraining a child, etc.
• Supports and promotes RUCD Head Start School Readiness Goals with children and families.
• Understands, supports, and promotes developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate learning experiences for children in language, literacy, mathematics, social and emotional functioning, approaches to learning, science, physical skills, and creative arts through the use of the High Scope Curriculum, Second Step kits, Conscious Discipline, RUCD School Readiness Goals, RUCD Teacher Manual, RUCD Policies and Procedures and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Prepares and follows daily lesson plans using developmentally appropriate practices based on children's interests and individualized goals.
• Administers the Child Observation Record (COR) to assess children's growth through accurate anecdotal notes using timely observations to increase child outcomes and input scores daily.

Who we are:

Rural Utah Child Development (RUCD) is a comprehensive child development program designed to meet the educational, emotional, social, and health needs of children. The RUCD team works well together to provide strong support and leadership, creating a consistent and quality learning environment. Children receive individualized lesson plans with developmentally appropriate learning experiences, and families are involved with their children's education while they receive assistance with personal goals, parenting information, and leadership through parent committees and Policy Council.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.