Preschool Extended Day Teacher

Early Learning Essentials • Spanish Fork, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Early Learning Essentials (ELE), a nonprofit organization serving children and families navigating significant life challenges and economic hardships, is hiring a Preschool Extended Day Teacher. The position is 183 days, with a typical Monday–Friday workweek and a minimum expectation of 40 hours per week. Some evening work is required for scheduled parent meetings. The role requires use of the employee’s own vehicle for business, including travel to and from home visits twice per year. Telecommuting is not available because the work is face-to-face with children and families.

The teacher instructs and supervises children and provides appropriate learning activities in an assigned extended-day/year classroom. The classroom schedule is 6.5 hours per day Monday through Thursday and 4.5 hours on Friday, for 167 days per year. The teacher delivers comprehensive educational services to Head Start children, including children with Individualized Education Plans, behavioral support or health plans, and English language learners. Services support children’s social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development, social competence, and school readiness in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards, the 2007 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, ELE policies and procedures, and the agency’s school readiness plan. The teacher works as a team with the Teaching Assistant, Center Manager, and classroom staff to pursue family, agency, and child school-readiness goals.

Minimum qualifications include an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or an associate’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or an agency-approved related field with specified ECE coursework and preschool teaching experience. An official or unofficial transcript showing the degree award or confer date must be attached to the application. Pay is $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 through the year in biweekly pay periods, including during summer months when they are off.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institution; alternatively, an associate’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or an agency-approved related field with the specified ECE coursework and preschool teaching experience: 3 qualified ECE classes plus 3 years of experience, 4 classes plus 2 years, or 5 classes plus 1 year.
• 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 using a private vehicle.
• Proficient and professional English-language writing and speaking skills sufficient to meet job requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, coworkers, community groups, related agencies, and other people.
• Meet a minimum expectation of 40 work hours per week; some evening work is required for scheduled parent meetings.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institution, or a bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or an agency-approved related field with specified ECE 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; this may be required depending on location.

Responsibilities

• Instruct and supervise enrolled children in the assigned extended-day/year classroom.
• Provide appropriate learning activities and comprehensive educational services to Head Start children, including children with IEPs, behavioral support or health plans, and English language learners.
• Support children’s social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development, social competence, and school readiness using developmentally appropriate practices.
• Ensure classroom services support the agency’s school readiness plan and comply with applicable Head Start standards, legislation, and agency policies and procedures.
• Work as a team with the Teaching Assistant, Center Manager, and classroom staff to pursue 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 through the year in biweekly pay periods, including during summer months when staff are off

What This Job Offers

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