Head Start Teacher: Impactful Early Education + CDA Path

Maricopa County; United States; Presencial; USD 43.000 - 65.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid continuing education

CDA certification on the job

Health and wellness benefits

On-site child care

Descripción de la vacante

The Maricopa County Head Start program is seeking a dedicated Head Start Teacher to foster development in a preschool classroom. You will plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities and provide a safe, nurturing learning environment for children, with a focus on language and literacy development.

You will support parent engagement and family involvement, with a low teacher-to-student ratio of 1:10 and 20 students per classroom.

Formación

• One year of experience teaching in a licensed childcare or public pre-kindergarten setting.
• Associate's degree or higher in early childhood education, child development, or an equivalent college degree with 18 credits in early childhood education, child development, or infant/toddler development.
• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.
• Experience as a former or current Head Start parent.

Responsabilidades

• Assumes responsibility for the supervision, care, and welfare of the classroom children, to ensure their safety and well-being at all times
• Develops, organizes, and implements age-appropriate child education curriculum
• Plans classroom experiences that meet different developmental stages, interests, temperaments, learning styles, languages, and cultural backgrounds
• Develops and implements a multicultural curriculum that utilizes developmentally appropriate practices that meet the needs and interests of students
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and Office of Head Start Performance Standards regulations, Arizona licensing requirements, and program policies and procedures
• Respects, values, and supports each child and family background, and facilitates parent participation as equal partners in all aspects of the Educational Plans
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with each family, site team members, community agencies, community partners, and grantee staff members
• Assists with the recruitment and enrollment of children and families into the Maricopa County EED Program
• Ensures the classroom environment is safe, clean, orderly, and facilitates growth, development, and learning
• Assists with maintaining daily communication with parents and assists in conducting a minimum of two educational home visits and two parent/teacher conferences per family each program year
• Assists in the planning of child transitions into Head Start and out of Head Start to kindergarten

Conocimientos

Bilingual English and Spanish

Teaching experience

Educación

Associate's degree or higher in ECE/Child Development (18 credits in ECE/Child development)

Descripción del empleo

The Maricopa County Head Start program is seeking a dedicated Head Start Teacher to foster development in a preschool classroom. You will plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities and provide a safe, nurturing learning environment for children, with a focus on language and literacy development.

You will support parent engagement and family involvement, with a low teacher-to-student ratio of 1:10 and 20 students per classroom.