Associate Teacher - Head Start - Bucyrus

OHCAC Head Start•Bucyrus, OH

24d•$18 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for passionate foundation builders to join us in impacting children and changing lives during the critical first 2,000 days! At OHCAC Head Start, we recognize that 90% of the brain is formed before a child even steps into a kindergarten classroom. As part of the Early Learning team, your work with infants to preschoolers will provide life-changing solutions to the children and families we serve. We have opportunities in all 4 counties we serve; Marion, Morrow, Crawford, & Richland. The OHCAC Head Start Classrooms provide high-quality care for children during the critical first 2,000 days of life by operating 8 learning centers, serving children birth through five years old, in Marion, Morrow, Crawford, & Richland counties. Because of our high standards, all sites achieved a 5-Star rating on the Step-Up-To-Quality system.

Requirements

Successful completion of Driver's Record Check
Successful completion of Criminal Background Check
Successful completion of Drug Test
Successful completion of Employment References check

Nice To Haves

College reimbursement benefit to help all full-time, benefit eligible employees advance their education.
Opportunity for staff to attend paid in-service trainings, seminars, training sessions, and meetings outside of the organization to stay on top of research and best practices.

Responsibilities

Help maintain exciting, caring, nurturing, and positive learning environments to foster exploration.
Participate in a cooperative team of at least two teachers per classroom.
Cultivate optimal growth and development through curriculum activities in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
As a teaching team, help design, develop, and implement developmentally appropriate activity plans for children based on assessment and screening data.
Be a team member in engaging parents through caring, meaningful, and professional relationships to enhance child(ren)’s development.