Head Start Teacher

Early Childhood Education Teacher

Starting Salary: $47,000 plus benefits

Job Type: Full Time (40 hours per week), Exempt

Work Schedule: Mondays through Fridays / Hours vary depending on the center / 8 weeks of paid summer break

Location: Trinidad Center on 1038 W. Sedgley Avenue

Why Work at Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha (APM)?

Do you have a passion for providing children a foundation for their academic success, health, and well-being? APM offers services that help families achieve their greatest potential. At APM, we nurture future leaders in our four ECE centers! APM has been servicing the North Philadelphia community since 1970. Our teachers promote cultural, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development in our classrooms.

What Is Your Job?

As an ECE Teacher, part of your job is to:

• Carry out the daily activities of the classroom with assistance from the Teacher Assistant and other staff member as needed.
• Preparing the lesson plans
• Developing a culturally relevant educational program of classroom and group socialization activities
• Complete all child developmental assessments and help to identify children who may need developmental intervention
• Help plan any child development or educational component of the monthly parent training and group socialization meeting for parents.
• Organize the classroom into specific learning centers with developmentally and culturally appropriate materials in each learning center.
• Create a warm, inviting atmosphere for parents, children and staff in the classroom.
• Provide individual home visitation services at least twice a year in order to gain understanding of the environment in which the child lives and to assist parents in advancing their child development in the home.
• Attend and participate in pre-service and in-service training for staff and parents that will increase knowledge of Head Start components and how Head Start works to strengthen the whole family.
• Provide education and training to staff and parents regarding child development and appropriate expectations for children through role modeling and direct training.
• Oversee the completion of all required record keeping, such as attendance form, volunteer log, meal participation sheets, permission slips, etc.
• Ensure that all child development assessments, anecdotal records, and individual education plans are given to the assigned staff person and filed in the child's confidential file.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits for you:

• Health Insurance through Independence Administrators or $100/month reimbursement with proof of current insurance
• Vision and Dental Plans through SunLife
• Basic Life Insurance (100% Employer Funded)
• 403B Retirement Plan with Company Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health, Childcare, and Public Transportation expenses
• Employee Assistance Program including free counseling, trainings, webinars, and other resources
• Could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as APM is a non-profit
• Voluntary Plans include Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Short-term and Long-term Disabilities
• Employee Referral Program
• 5 Days of Paid Time Off include Illness, Vacation, Appointments, and Emergencies
• 12 Days of Paid Holidays
• 8 Weeks Paid of Summer Break

Requirements

What Skills and Qualifications Do We Ask From You?

• BS/BA in Early Childhood Education or related filed, including 30 credits in ECE or Elementary Ed., and 18 ECE credits or any field with ECE certification or AA/AAS degree in Early Childhood Education, including 18 ECE credits.
• Two (2) years of experience working as a classroom teacher in the field of early childhood education, preferably with a preschool population and working with families preferred.
• Knowledge of and belief in the Head Start Family empowerment model.
• Knowledge of or experience working with at-risk children.
• Bi-lingual, bi-cultural in the Latino culture preferred.

APM is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If hired, you will be asked to submit FBI fingerprint results, Child Abuse clearance, Criminal Record clearance, National Sex Offenders Registry clearance, and Medical Exam and TB test results along with other documentation.