Teacher Consultant

Head Start For Kent County; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Dental insurance

401(k)

Vision insurance

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Referral program

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Head Start For Kent County seeks a Teacher Consultant to manage classroom operations, ensure safety, and deliver quality lessons aligned with federal and state requirements. The role includes mentoring staff and coordinating with parents to support children's developmental needs.

You will oversee onboarding for new trainees in a 2–4 week training period at the Springhill site, ensuring fidelity to Head Start frameworks and family engagement practices.

Qualifications

• Experience aligning with Head Start program expectations.
• Ability to train and supervise trainees during onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage classroom operations and ensure children's safety.
• Deliver lessons and activities following standards and licensing.
• Provide resources and feedback to families and partners.
• Onboard and supervise new hires during a 2–4 week training period.

Skills

Classroom management

Staff training

Lesson planning

Observation & data analysis

Curriculum implementation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or child development

Job description

Position Overview

Manage general classroom operations in accordance with federal performance standards, state licensing rules and agency expectations; ensure children’s safety at all times; train classroom staff and volunteers; prepare and deliver lessons and perform activities with the children; provide for the physical, social, intellectual, emotional and cultural needs of each enrolled child, in partnership with parents; provide appropriate information and resources for families. Provide feedback and overview of new hire trainees that are navigating their training period in a 2–4-week onboarding process at the training site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Read the full ‘Teacher Consultant’ position description

• Ensure implementation of a culturally responsive, inclusive and developmentally appropriate curriculum with strong fidelity, in alignment with the Agency’s School Readiness Goals that
  aligns with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework according to the individual needs of children as written in daily lesson plans.
• Train and support new hire trainees in developing and maintaining children’s performance using the curriculum and assessment tools provided by Head Start for Kent County
  through ongoing observations and data analysis.
• Must acquire and maintain reliability in current assessment tool.
• Provides direct support for Trainees to complete and submit educational lesson plans and finalization of preliminary checkpoint data.
  • Guiding Lesson Planning until Mentee gains confidence/understanding

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or child development, 2-3 years of teaching experience required
  • Head Start classroom experience preferred

Base Pay

• $26.22 – $29.56

Hours & Location

• Mon-Fri
  • Hours may vary, but should be similar to:
    Monday – Thursday [7:00am-4:00pm] and Friday [7:30am-11:30am]
• Springhill site

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Referral program
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Employee assistance program

Perks

At Head Start for Kent County, we strive to care for our employees and their families as much as our employees care for the children and families in our community. We offer an excellent benefits package with health insurance that starts after just 30 days of employment–several benefits are at little-to-no-cost to the employee. We provide generous time-off and paid holiday policies that start on your very first day. Wear jeans on Mondays, work half-days on Fridays, and take advantage of our Employee Assistance Programs, which provide corporate discounts and wellness programs for physical and mental health (including free counseling sessions). We offer retention and attendance incentives (some of which are monetary), professional development opportunities, and tuition reimbursement including paid-in-full CDAs and assistance with Associates degrees and above. Find out more about how we invest in our employees at http://hs4kc.org/employee-perks!