Preschool Early Childhood Education Teacher

EOCFWA • Long Beach, WA

1d • $22 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about engaging with young children through active play? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and value work-life balance? If so, we invite you to join our team as an Early Childhood Education Teacher . In this role, you will create and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children enrolled in our Long Beach Head Start program. The starting wage and maximum budgeted wage are: $21.94 - $22.93 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in early childhood education or child development or
• Associates degree in a related field with 30 quarter/20 semester credits in ECE related courses.
• Be proficient with technology for maintaining accurate records, completing documentation and meeting reporting requirements
• Apply the team approach to resolving problems or conflicts.
• Be adaptable to new systems, software, and digital tools used in early learning environments.
• Demonstrate professional and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Receive information and feedback in an understanding manner.
• Attend appropriate staff meetings and out-of-town training sessions as assigned.
• Perform the physical requirements of the job which include regular crouching, stooping, bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor to assist and engage with children, and outdoors on a playground setting monitoring safe play and supervision

Nice To Haves

• One year of paid or formal volunteer/internship experience with groups of children 3-5 years of age in an early childhood setting.
• Bilingual highly desired

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of child development and early childhood education to effectively plan and implement curriculum.
• Observe and assess children on your case load and set individualized goals.
• Understand and implement current best practices of early childhood education.
• Prepare the classroom environment to meet the educational needs of each child.
• Track each child's progress and incorporate the information into the curriculum.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees