Head Start Assistant Teacher
About The Position
The Assistant Teacher supports the Head Start classroom teacher and Center Team in daily preschool classroom activities. The role helps prepare and facilitate indoor and outdoor activities, carries out age-appropriate educational tasks, assists with meal distribution, and maintains accurate written records. It also integrates Head Start services to support children’s health, nutrition, education, safety, and overall well-being. NeighborImpact Head Start provides comprehensive early education and related services to children ages three to five and their families across Central Oregon. The position is based in Prineville, Bend, or La Pine and is scheduled for 40 hours per week, depending on location. Work is subject to normal school-year furloughs of approximately 12–16 weeks per year, depending on the position and location. Compensation is $25.82 per hour, with an additional $0.50 per hour for bilingual Spanish speakers. The position is union represented.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12 ECE credits or equivalent; or a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential equivalent to Step 7 on the Oregon Registry; or current enrollment in a program leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree in ECE or equivalent; or current enrollment in a CDA program to be completed within two years, along with a high school diploma or GED.
- Diploma and transcripts are required to validate an associate’s degree in early childhood education or a related field and to verify ECE or related coursework.
- Competency with Microsoft applications.
- Ability to frequently kneel, stoop, bend, and sit on the floor to attend to children’s needs; the role is rated active and occasionally requires lifting 50 pounds.
- Ability to ride a school bus with children for assigned periods.
- Initial health examination and periodic re-examinations as recommended by a health care provider, to ensure the employee does not pose an unmitigable significant risk to others from communicable disease.
- Food Handler’s Card before hire and throughout employment.
- Current enrollment in the Oregon Child Care Division Criminal History Registry (CBR) before hire and throughout employment.
- Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification within 60 days of hire and kept current throughout employment.
- Access to reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Experience in a preschool setting.
- Head Start parent or former parent.
Responsibilities
- Support the Head Start classroom teacher and Center Team in daily preschool classroom activities.
- Prepare and facilitate indoor and outdoor activities.
- Carry out age-appropriate educational tasks.
- Assist with meal distribution.
- Contribute to accurate written records.
- Integrate Head Start elements to support children’s health, nutrition, education, safety, and well-being.
Benefits
- 100% of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums paid.
- Agency-paid retirement plan, up to 6%.
- Almost two weeks of paid vacation accrued within the first year.
- 14 paid holidays annually.
- Separate sick leave accrual.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
