Preschool Extended Day Teacher

Early Learning Essentials • Spanish Fork, UT

1d • $25 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Preschool Extended Day Teacher instructs and supervises children and provides appropriate learning activities in an assigned extended-day/year classroom. The role delivers comprehensive educational services to Head Start children, including children with Individualized Education Plans, behavioral support or health plans, and English language learners. It supports children's social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development in a developmentally appropriate manner, with the overall goals of social competence and school readiness, in accordance with Head Start standards, applicable legislation, and Early Learning Essentials' policies and procedures. The teacher ensures services support the agency's school readiness plan and works as a team with the Teaching Assistant, Center Manager, and classroom staff to help achieve family, agency, and child school-readiness goals.

The position is described as 183 days, with a typical Monday–Friday work week and a minimum expectation of 40 hours per week. Classroom hours are 6.5 hours per day Monday through Thursday and 4.5 hours on Friday, for 167 days per year. Some evening work is required for scheduled parent meetings. The position requires use of the employee's own vehicle for business and travel to home visits twice per year. It is not eligible for telecommuting because it is front-line work involving face-to-face contact with children and families.

Pay is listed as $23.54 per hour for an associate's degree in ECE or a related field, and $25.01 per hour for a bachelor's degree in ECE or a related field. Classroom staff receive annualized paychecks distributed in bi-weekly pay periods, including during summer months when staff are off.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institution; or an associate's degree in Child Development, ECE, or an agency-approved related field with equivalent ECE coursework and preschool teaching experience.
• For a related field with equivalent coursework, the specified alternatives are: 3 qualified ECE classes and 3 years of preschool teaching experience; 4 qualified ECE classes and 2 years of experience; or 5 qualified ECE classes and 1 year of experience.
• Attach an official or unofficial transcript showing the degree award or confer date to the employment application.
• Maintain current inter-rater reliability in Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG).
• Thorough knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate teaching practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy skills.
• Ability to handle and redirect challenging child behaviors.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and develop solutions to problems with limited supervision.
• Ability to travel to and from home visits twice per year using a private vehicle.
• Ability to write and speak English proficiently and professionally to meet job requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, co-workers, community groups, related agencies, and other people.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institution, or a bachelor's degree in Child Development, ECE, or an agency-approved related field with equivalent coursework and preschool teaching experience.
• Experience working with preschool children in an Early Childhood Education setting, or preschool lab work leading to an ECE degree from a recognized institution.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking ability; may be required depending on location.

Responsibilities

• Instruct and supervise enrolled children in the assigned extended-day/year classroom.
• Provide appropriate learning activities for children.
• Deliver comprehensive educational services to Head Start children, including those with Individualized Education Plans, behavioral support or health plans, and English language learners.
• Support children's social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development and promote social competence and school readiness.
• Ensure services support the agency's school readiness plan.
• Work collaboratively with the Teaching Assistant, Center Manager, and classroom staff toward family, agency, and child school-readiness goals.
• Attend scheduled parent meetings, including some evening meetings.
• Travel to and from home visits twice per year using a private vehicle.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Gym benefits
• Weekends off
• Twice the normal holidays
• Annualized paychecks distributed in bi-weekly pay periods, including during summer months when staff are off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree