Early Childhood (1)

Petersburg; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Petersburg City Public Schools district is seeking a Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Pre-K Teacher at Westview Early Childhood Education Center. This full-time, 10-month position supports a warm, developmentally appropriate classroom environment for young children.

Responsibilities include implementing the VPI curriculum, creating lesson plans, documenting student progress, family outreach, and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in the appropriate subject area.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and differentiated instruction.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Implements the Virginia Preschool Initiative curriculum and standards.
• Prepares developmentally appropriate daily lesson plans.
• Maintains classroom environment and learning centers.
• Documents volunteer activities and parent input in lesson plans.
• Supervises instructional assistants/volunteers and maintains records.
• Conducts home visits and parent conferences as per schedule.

Skills

Teaching

Differentiated instruction

Communication

Planning

Classroom management

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Petersburg City Public Schools

• Position Type: Early Childhood/ VPI Teacher
• Date Posted: 3/19/2026
• Location: Westview Early Childhood Education Center

Job Title: VIRGINIA PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE (VPI) PRE-K TEACHER OR HEADSTART TEACHER

Salary Range: $60,000-$102,617 (Commensurate with experience)

Supervisor: Principal

Job Classification: Exempt

Contract Length: 10 months 200 days

Job Summary

The VPI Pre-School Teacher creates, maintains and manages an attractive, warm, and challenging learning environment for young children, incorporating developmentally appropriate learning activities which meet the needs of the group as well as those of individual children.

Essential Job Functions

Implements the program curriculum and the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) performance standards for classrooms. Prepares developmentally appropriate daily lesson plans in advance, which include: multicultural educational materials and activities; both classroom and playground activities; family style dining at meals and snacks as per program policy and procedure; and, individualized activities that are recorded in the lesson plans. Documents volunteer activities and parent input in the lesson plans. Bending, kneeling and sitting on the floor at children's eye level. Teacher organizes the classroom in well-developed and defined learning centers, rotating materials routinely to create a stimulating learning environment for young children. The Teacher maintains a classroom that is clean, safe and free of clutter, with learning materials labeled and organized to make them easily accessible for use by the children. The Teacher ensures that all posted materials are complete as to the required time schedules.

• Supervises instructional assistant/volunteers
• Is responsible for all paperwork (lesson plans, student files, referrals, etc.)
• Follow daily schedule/routine
• Maintains children's records
• First Step Screening
• Child Outcomes
• Observation Checklist
• Individual learning plans
• Initial Family Partnership agreement
• Medical Forms (Completion and Familiarity with pertinent medical information)
• Conducts two (2) home visits per class load and conducts two (2) parent conferences with each child's family per year, according to the program calendar
• Track and report in-kind contributions
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required)

• Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in the appropriate subject area.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles.
• Demonstrated ability in decision making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, and planning.
• Knowledge of a wide range of scientific subject areas.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students.
• Ability to use computer network systems and software applications as needed.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Certification and License: Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in the appropriate subject area.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Postings current as of 10/23/2026 10:58:03 AM CST.

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