Head Start Teacher

Head Start Preschool Teacher

The Head Start preschool teacher is responsible for providing a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for 15-20 children who are 3-4 years of age. Actively supervises children and uses positive guidance strategies. Implements the program curriculum and plans weekly lesson plans with school-readiness activities that support children's growth in social-emotional, cognitive, language/literacy, perceptual motor, and physical development. S/he works with parents to complete their child's developmental & social-emotional screening and maintains continuous anecdotes to assess children's growth/development throughout the year.

Conducts two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences annually. Encourages parent involvement. The teacher is supported by a teacher aide and together create a welcoming, engaging learning environment. This position works 200 days August-June.

The Head Start preschool teacher is responsible for:

• Planning and implementing daily learning experiences that advance children's intellectual and physical growth and development to improve readiness for school.
• Creating and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment
• Including activities that support the social and emotional development of children
• Utilizing a predetermined curriculum and incorporating the Head Start content areas of health, nutrition, and parent involvement
• Continuously observing children and maintaining child assessment records
• Developing activities and using technology to promote creative expression
• Implementing indoor & outdoor activities that encourage and promote physical development
• Providing learning experiences that promote cognitive development. Incorporating activities that promote language and communication development
• Establishing and maintaining positive ongoing communications with each child and their family through home visits and parent conferences as required
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of IDP and resource materials
• Supervising and guiding children during mealtime, hand washing, toileting, rest periods, and play activities
• Instructing, directing, and observing teacher aides and volunteers in classroom activities
• Conducting all responsibilities as required under Head Start Performance Standards and Child Care Licensing Minimum standards
• Participating in staff development activities, in-service training, and workshops to meet training requirements and to achieve mastery of core competencies
• Ensuring that children's work/play areas are maintained in a safe, sanitary, and orderly condition
• Other related duties as assigned

This job primarily operates in a daycare environment with ambient lighting and climate control. This job operates secondarily outside, in a playground environment with exposure to temperature, humidity extremes, and weather conditions. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, squat, sit and get up from the floor, bend, stoop, kneel, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Prolonged periods of standing and frequent bending. Lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Maintain emotional control under stress. It may be required under specific circumstances to provide appropriate physical restraint for students in danger of causing harm to themselves or others. Exposure to temperature extremes (hot and cold), humidity extremes, noise, low or intense illumination. Occasional exposure to biological hazards (communicable diseases, bacteria, insects, etc.)

Compensation: $34,256.99 - $40,323.03 per year

Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

At Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation, we are committed to fostering a workplace that values individual talent, professional excellence, and opportunity for all. We recognize that a variety of skills and experiences contribute to success in this role. If you believe your abilities align with the responsibilities of this position and our mission, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to investing in the growth of our employees and welcome applicants who are eager to contribute to our work serving the community.