Early Head Start Teacher

Center for Transforming Lives; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

Dental insurance

Job summary

Center for Transforming Lives in Fort Worth is seeking an Early Head Start Teacher to support infants and toddlers in a licensed center. Responsibilities include responsive caregiving, planning learning experiences, and applying Head Start guidelines to monitor progress.

The ideal candidate has Infant Toddler Child Development Associate, at least 18, and 24 months teaching in licensed setting, with strong communication and family engagement skills. Position is full-time, on-site, with benefits.

Qualifications

• Infant/toddler credentials required; 24 months classroom teaching in a licensed center.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Responsibilities

• Actively supervise and ensure health, well-being, and safety of children.
• Implement age-appropriate infant/toddler lesson plans and inclusive exploration.
• Demonstrate sound early childhood principles and effective teaching for infants/toddlers.
• Communicate with children, families, and staff to implement school readiness strategies.
• Make operational decisions with minimal guidance, maintaining professionalism.
• Facilitate family engagement experiences, including two home visits/parent conferences per year.
• Coordinate classroom staff and volunteers in the daily routine.

Skills

Communication

Computer literacy

Child development knowledge

Professionalism

Education

Infant Toddler Child Development Associate

Associate degree or higher in early childhood education or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

SUMMARY

The Early Head Start (EHS) Teacher is responsible for demonstrating competency in the provision of responsive caregiving, effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions, planning and implementation of learning experiences, curriculum, and the use of ongoing assessments that capture children’s progress in alignment with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning guidelines, inclusively for children with disabilities and dual language learners. This includes the overall management, organization, and educational and emotional climate of the classroom that supports the healthy growth and development of infants and toddlers in child development centers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively supervise and ensure the health, well-being, and safety of children.
• Ability to implement age-appropriate infant and toddler lesson plans, effectively implement curriculum components with fidelity and inclusively scaffold and facilitate exploration to meet the individual needs of children individual needs.
• Articulate and demonstrate sound early childhood principles and effective teaching practices for Infants and Toddlers.
• Ability to partner with and effectively communicate with children, families, and staff to implement school readiness strategies.
• Ability to make decisions that affect the operation, care, and education of the children within their classroom with minimal guidance, demonstrating professionalism in decision‑making, leadership in appearance and demeanor.
• Ability to facilitate family engagement experiences, two home visits/parent conferences per year.
• Ability to coordinate other classroom staff and classroom volunteers in the daily routine.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Infant Toddler Child Development Associate (Required) Preferred: Associate degree or higher in early childhood education or a related field.
• Minimum of 24 months of classroom teaching experience in a state licensed childcare center
• Must be at least 18 years or older

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Enjoy daily contact with children.
• Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills & be able to interact professionally with adults.
• Have a working knowledge of human behavior and early childhood education. Ability to incorporate creativity within classroom learning experiences.
• Computer proficiency required.
• Must pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and a complete background check every 24 months.
• Ability to communicate a basic understanding of child development (specifically – infants and toddlers), Center for Transforming Lives policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements (including, but not exclusively, Texas Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers and Head Start Program Performance Standards).