Preschool Teacher, On-call - Head Start

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 50,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Head Start team at a leading community action agency in Salem, OR, as a Head Start Teacher. This role involves promoting the growth of children in various developmental areas and engaging parents in their child's education. With multiple openings available, ideal candidates will possess the education and experience necessary to foster learning in a supportive environment. Applications are being accepted until June 11, 2025.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 18 credit hours in Early Learning coursework.
• CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Two years of experience in early childhood programs.

Responsibilities

• Supports child's cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development through lesson planning.
• Ensures classroom safety and supervises children effectively.
• Engages families in the educational process of their children.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

5 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join our Head Start team! The Head Start Teacher works with children to promote their growth in the areas of social-emotional, physical, cognitive and language development. Involves families in every aspect of their child's education, including facilitating parent involvement.

This position has multiple openings available.

Candidates must submit applications by 6/11/25 to be considered for first-round interviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED; and
• Associate Teacher: Pre-School Certificate or CDA, and enrollment in an Early Childhood Degree program.
• Teacher I: Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework.
• Teacher II: Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework.
• Two years of experience in early childhood programs.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications are not required for this position.
• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• CPR/First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiencies in Microsoft Office (including Outlook), videoconferencing platforms, and web tools.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, in both oral and written form.
• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.
  
  

Classroom

• Ensures safety in the classroom at all times, with appropriate supervision of children, utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure. Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
• Records children's daily attendance, working with site team to determine the cause of absences.
• Provides for the development of children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.
• Conducts developmental and social-emotional screenings for each child, with input from parents. Provides follow up to concerns, including the provision of resources, or referrals for children with identified developmental or social-emotional needs.
• Creates lesson plans utilizing a variety of curriculum to address children's individual goals, taking into account each child's characteristics, strengths, and needs.
• Works with classroom team during pre-service, to set up classroom environment, and maintain the environment by regularly changing/rotating materials, supplies and props, utilizing the Creative Curriculum, and the Monthly Environment Checklist.
• Prepares materials, activities, and projects for class.
• Participates in family style meals, taking USDA required meal counts, and leading conversation at the table to enhance the social and emotional growth of children.
• Supports team by providing coverage for breaks, lunches, and illness, at home site as well as other sites in the program.
• Acts as a bus rider as needed, making the bus an extension of the classroom and supporting a positive environment during bus rides.
  
  

Office/Paperwork

• Effectively uses the ChildPlus and Teaching Strategies Gold databases to enter or obtain information.
• Completes Progress Checkpoints for child assessment, using information obtained from child observations. Shares information with program administration and parents.
• Uses office time efficiently to make and receive parent phone calls, order supplies, preparing children's work to go home, preparing materials for activities, and other office work as needed.
• Verifies and submits weekly Meal Counts and Attendance forms.
  
  

Staff Development/Meetings

• Attends a variety of classes, workshops, seminars, pre-service training and other Head Start Teacher trainings, and keeps current on developments in early childhood education, and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Attends a variety of meetings including individual reflection meetings, region meetings, site team meetings, debriefing after observations, and other meetings as necessary.
• Keeps current on and complies with program and agency policies and procedures, Head Start Performance Standards, and other applicable regulations.
• Attends and contributes to child/family staffing meetings.
• Complies with MWVCAA safety and personnel policies, including punctuality and attendance.
  
  

Parent Involvement

• Provides regular opportunities for parent participation by training parents who volunteer in the classroom.
• Participates in planning for and implementing monthly parent meetings.
• Participates in classroom orientations at the beginning of the school year.
• Provides tools, resources and opportunities for parents to observe and practice appropriate redirection skills with their child.
• Develops and maintains relationships with parents/guardians, to ensure consistent and frequent communication.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

There are no supervisory duties in this position.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus; hearing abilities required.
• Regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment.
• Incidental driving tasks may be requested for employees with a personal vehicle and proof of current auto insurance.
• Ability to remain calm and quickly evacuate children from the classroom in an emergency.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom and bus riding environment.
• Frequent outdoor supervision of children and monitoring pick up/drop off.
• Occasional exposure to cleaning chemicals, creative substances such as paints.
• Occasional exposure to body fluids/biohazards such as saliva, vomit and urine.
• Enrollment in the Central Background Registry is beneficial if you are even considering working with children in the State of Oregon, since it will be required before you can start a position. Enrollment is free and it is recommended that you start now as the process can take time. Start enrollment online at: oregonearlylearning.com
  
  

MWVCAA is committed to promoting and achieving diversity, equity and inclusion with employees and with those we serve. The agency strives to be an employer of choice with a vision for all people to be respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future.

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at [phone].

• This is a partial list of essential duties and responsibilities. To review the full job description, download below.
  
  

If you need ADA accommodations to apply for MWVCAA job openings, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or call 503-585-6232 to ask for a HR Team Member.

Child Care Division Central Background Registration and pre-employment drug screening is required.

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