Early Head Start Teacher

Are you passionate about early childhood education? Join us as an Early Head Start Teacher where you can serve a vital role in the core development and education of infants and toddlers! Willing to train the right person and assist with CDA certification and degree!

Position: Teacher

Program and Location: Early Head Start, North Platte

Position Summary: The Teacher is responsible for direct contact with infants/toddlers in the classroom, providing developmentally appropriate activities on a daily basis, challenging them at their level, and encouraging success for all students. The Teacher also provides through experiences and opportunities, the ability for children to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving, skills and creativity.

Responsibilities:

• Provide experiences and opportunities, the ability for children to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving, skills and creativity, as well as a sense of self and feeling of belonging to the group.
• Ensure implementation of curriculum which includes active learning and practices that are developmentally appropriate.
• Ensure initial and mid-year home visits, along with two parent/staff conferences are complete.
• Ensure classroom management and lesson planning/implementation.
• Feed infants (infant rooms) according to their home schedule, hold them every time they are fed, and share information about their eating with their parents daily.
• Ensure implementation of oral health practices.

• Be actively engaged in all Early Head Start activities and model appropriate behavior.

Tasks and Duties:

• Track daily attendance.
• Ensure completion of developmental and social emotional screenings.
• Ensure speech screenings and child growth assessments are completed.
• Ensure the playground is a safe environment.
• Attend annual center open house.
• Update center inventory annually.

Education Requirements:

• Minimum requirement is a Child Development Associate (CDA).
• Individuals who have a minimum of a High School Diploma and commit to obtaining a CDA (Child Development Associate) may be considered.
• Additional compensation is available for candidates with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.

Required Skills:

• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with Early Head Start families, other agency employees and the general public.
• Ability to provide leadership to classroom staff, parents/guardians and classroom volunteers.
• Model appropriate and professional behavior.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills.

Schedule/Hours: 40 hours per week. This position is scheduled for the full year. Hours are 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday with no weekends.

Pay Rate Starting wage ranges from $18.34 – $25.37. Starting wage will depend on education and experience.

Benefits: Agency benefits provided include: paid holidays, PTO, short term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits available include: health, dental, vision, cancer/critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and voluntary life insurance, as well as retirement and flexible spending account.

For more information, contact Taner Nixon at (308) 865-5690 or email tanern@mnca.net