Early Childhood - Preschool Teacher

Starfish Family Services; Inkster (MI); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EOE

Job summary

Starfish Family Services in Inkster, MI is seeking an Early Childhood - Preschool Teacher to plan and implement a quality program for ages three to five, emphasizing language, cognitive, social, and physical development within a warm, family–oriented environment.

The role requires an associate degree in early childhood education, CPR/First Aid, and the ability to create individualized learning plans and IEP/IFSP goals while coordinating with families, co‑teachers, and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field required.
• Experience with preschool-aged children preferred.
• Ability to implement curricula and assessments in line with program standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a program of educational activities for children, including weekly lesson plans.
• Create a safe, engaging classroom environment and promote social development.
• Evaluate child progress and report to parents/guardians regularly.
• Develop individual learning plans and implement IEP/IFSP goals.
• Coordinate mealtime, health, screenings, and COR/PQA activities with staff.
• Dually supervise and collaborate with co‑teachers; maintain licensing compliance.
• Engage families through training and ongoing communication.

Skills

Curriculum development

Family communication

First aid/CPR

Disability support

Developmental screening

Early childhood teaching

Behavior management

IEP/IFSP planning

Education

Associate degree in ECE or related field

Job description

# Early Childhood - Preschool TeacherHot JobInkster Head Start - Inkster, MI 48141## OverviewPosition TypeFull TimeEducation Level2 Year Degree## Description**POSITION SUMMARY:**The Early Childhood - Preschool Teacher plans and implements a quality program of educational activities for pre-school children ages three-years to five-years old that encourages growth and development in a variety of areas. The Early Childhood - Preschool Teacher promotes a cooperative, constructive relationship with families to ensure the child's growth / development meets their full potential.**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:*** Minimum of an Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field required.* Previous professional experience working with preschool-aged children preferred**COMPTENCIES AND ABILITIES:*** Ability to develop and implement classroom curriculum that encourages language, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of children.* Ability to interact with children in a warm, nurturing manner.* Must have current first-aid and CPR training.* Ability to work with children with developmental delays or disabilities.* Knowledge of or ability to learn to conduct developmental screenings and assessments of children.* Working knowledge of child development, age appropriate behaviors, common childhood behavior challenges and appropriate interventions.* Knowledge of the practices of early childhood teaching.* Ability to intervene with children's behaviors in a non-punitive and supportive manner.* Ability to communicate effectively with young children and their families.* Ability to develop and implement individual learningplans for children.* Ability to implement individual education plans (IEP) and individual family service plans (IFSP) for children with disabilities.**DUTIES AND RESPONBILITES:*** Responsible for ensuring that daily activities and interactions reflect the mission and goals of the program.* Attend on-going trainings/workshops on the High Scope Curriculum and Child Observation Record (COR). Implement strategies learned from trainings/workshops attended.* Implement curriculum activities, strategies, learning environment, and interactions in accordance to the PQA.* Plan and implement a program of educational activities for children, including writing a weekly lesson plan that specifies a daily schedule, toward the achievement of specific curriculum goals as written in education component plan.* Create a clean, safe classroom environment that is conducive to learning, promoting social relationships.* Evaluate the accomplishments of the children on a regular basis and reports progress to parents/guardians.* Plan and implement an individual learningplan for each child in the classroom. Implement IEP and IFSP goals as part of the individualization process.* Plan and implement daily outdoor activities that develop gross motor skills and promote exploration and social relationships.* Develop curriculum activities that reflect the ethnic/multi-cultural makeup of the community.* Maintain compliance with child-care licensing and HHS regulations.* Monitor and work in conjunction with co**-**teacher to provide a well-organized classroom.* Assists in ensuring that all health and developmental screenings are up-to-date and complete.* Promotes parent-child bonding and nurtures parent-child relationships. Assist in facilitating parent education workshops as assigned.* Provide, document and report all program activities and interactions as required by contract, licensing, and programmatic goals.* Implement classroom health, dental, and nutrition performance standards and document in weekly lesson plans.* Coordinate mealtime service, including interacting with children and accurate CACFP record keeping.* Provide children with experiences that support their full range of developmental and socio-emotional needs.* Provide activities that foster development of a positive self-image; address physical and mental health needs of children and document in daily lesson plans.**LICENSING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:*** Valid driver’s license and / or reliable transportation.**Starfish Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer****EOE/M/F/D/V**