Early Head Start Teacher

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides services to toddlers including physical caregiving, developmental assessments, and implementing age-appropriate curricula.
• Serves as the primary teacher for children and ensures safe and healthy learning environments and individualized learning activities for children.
• May also be designated as a Center Assistant, assigned to classrooms as needed to provide continuity of care for required coverage during staff breaks, staff planning, and full-day operations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Works well independently and as part of a team.
• Works well with individuals of all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to monitor and prioritize workload and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to regularly lift and carry toddlers who may range in weight up to 45 pounds.
• Able to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, sit, and rise from the floor.
• Able to reach with hands/arms and use hands to manipulate, handle, and feel objects.

Educational Requirements

• Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or equivalent college coursework.

Qualifications

• Background check/drug screen.
• Reliable transportation required.

Schedule

• 8-hour shift, Monday-Friday.

Benefits

• We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
• This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.