Early Head Start Teacher I -III

COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF SOUTH CENTRAL; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay and Benefits Package

Retirement Plan with Match

Professional Development Opportunities

Welcoming and Friendly Environment

Job summary

Community Council of South Central Texas seeks an Early Head Start Teacher I-III to implement the program in an assigned EHS classroom, ensuring compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and state licensing requirements. The teacher will provide a safe, nurturing environment and support families in line with program goals.

The role emphasizes developmentally appropriate practice, documentation, home visits, and collaboration with Family Services staff to support child and family outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must implement Head Start Performance Standards and state licensing requirements.
• Ability to develop age-appropriate lesson plans for early childhood.
• Capable of maintaining safe, clean, and stimulating learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a calm, safe classroom and playground reflecting diverse cultures.
• Ensure child safety through supervision and proper equipment management.
• Develop lesson plans meeting individual needs and abilities.
• Incorporate developmentally appropriate practice per Head Start standards.
• Assist children with self-help skills and daily activities.
• Ensure compliance with childcare licensing standards and avoid punitive methods.
• Document child progress and maintain records per program requirements.
• Engage families through home visits and conferences as scheduled.
• Support healthy meals and family-style service in line with Head Start philosophy.
• Participate in staff meetings and ongoing Head Start trainings.
• Observe and report child behavior to the team.
• Demonstrate professional growth and positive, calm interactions with children.

Skills

Classroom management

Safety supervision

Lesson planning

Documentation skills

Job description

There is 1 opening for this position in New Braunfels.

BECOME A HEAD START PROFESSIONAL

Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Benefits Package
• Welcoming and Friendly Environment
• Retirement Plan with Match
• Professional Development Opportunities

Mission

CCSCT empowers vulnerable families and individuals in greater South Central Texas to achieve self-sufficiency by eliminating barriers through innovative programs and strong community partnerships.

Job Summary

The Early Head Start Teacher I-III is responsible for the implementation of the program in an assigned EHS classroom and ensuring the classroom operates in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, TDFPS Minimum Standards and all state and local regulations. The Early Head Start Teacher provides care and education for children and their families in a child care setting, provides a supportive, safe, and stimulating learning environment and will be knowledgeable of Texas Minimum Standards for Licensing and Head Start Performance Standards.

Essential Job Duties And Functions

• Maintains a calm, safe classroom and playground that incorporates developmental appropriateness; creates an atmosphere in which the children feel comfortable and secure, reflecting the cultures of all enrolled children.
• Ensures the safety of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement of space, proper maintenance of equipment and regular practice of fire drills and other emergency procedures.
• Develops lesson plans that meet the needs of each child, planning for variations in ability levels and individual interests.
• Incorporates developmentally appropriate practice according to the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Assists children in developing self-help skills including diapering, toilet training, hygiene, feeding, dressing and daily activities in a caring, nurturing and supportive learning environment.
• Operates the classroom in compliance with all childcare-licensing standards, paying particular attention to standards prohibiting any form of physical punishment.
• Ensures the arrangement of each classroom provides a stimulating, clean, and safe learning environment, incorporating NAEYC standards.
• Ensures proper documentation in children's files in all content areas.
• Completes Individual Education Plans for each enrolled child; continues the on-going assessment process, maintaining written or computer records on each child.
• Nurtures the development of infants through the provision of developmentally appropriate care and aids them in developing cognitive, physical, one-to-one or small group skills.
• Makes available a variety of opportunities to help children develop and understands appropriate relationships with others.
• Increases the complexity and challenge of activities as children develop.
• Contributes to the operation of the center by participating in staff meetings and sharing information gained through attendance at workshops and Head Start trainings.
• Observes, records, and reports any child's behavior, sharing information appropriately with other staff members.
• Shows personal development and growth by being relaxed, using a calm, quiet voice, being pleasant and enthusiastic about the children, and by using self-control in trying situations.
• Reports all suspected child abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400 or to an immediate supervisor.
• Completes required home visits and parent conferences in conjunction with the Family Services staff. Teachers are required to conduct 2 home visits and 2 parent conferences per year per child.
• Assists the children at snack breakfast, and lunchtime, ensuring that the Head Start philosophy of serving family style meals is maintained and assist the child in eating.
• Encourages the involvement of the families of the children in a Head Start program and supports the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Follows CCSCT Policies and Procedures and maintains confidentiality in all phases of agency operations.
• Familiarizes self with the agency's Strategic Plan and gains an overall understanding of how position contributes to the accomplishment of goals within that plan.