Teacher

This position serves as the lead teacher in a multi session classroom of 12 to 20 Head start Children This position is chiefly responsible for the following core functions: Planning, program implementation, family partnerships, community and service coordination, record keeping and recording on-going monitoring and self-assessment, and supervision and human resources. 

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

Required (Required of applicant in order to be interviewed. Examples include certifications, ability to work weekends, driver license, bilingual English/Spanish):

 Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or equivalent coursework in Early Childhood Education with experience teaching preschool age children. Valid Driver’s License.

• Preferred (Examples include knowledge, abilities, certifications, characteristics such as professional and/or approachable demeanor, ability to work with frequent interruptions, etc.):
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Indicate anything out of the ordinary (Examples include ladders, lifting, travel, client home visits, evenings/weekends, holiday hours, exposure to heat/cold, emergency/on-call status):

Must be able to pick able to lift a child weighing 40 pounds, able to lift as many as twenty children in a day if needed

• Pass physical examination, background check, and fingerprinting screen
• Driver’s license required.