Preschool Lead Teacher: Head Start To Success - (TEMPORARY)

Clackamas Education Service District • Portland, OR

16h • $26 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The Preschool Lead Teacher provides a successful, safe, and supervised learning environment for children in the school district preschool setting. The Lead Teacher promotes the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of enrolled children through age-appropriate instruction, progress monitoring/assessment of each child, development of individualized goals, and curriculum development. Family involvement is encouraged in all aspects of the program. The Lead Teacher works to ensure that program requirements are consistently met. The Lead Teacher ensures that services are coordinated and address each child's individual learning strengths and needs.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in child development, early childhood education, or similar field, or a Step 9 on the Oregon Registry. CDA or Step 8 can be accepted with a plan to earn an associate's degree or Step 9 within one year. Candidates with a CDA and a Step 7 on the ORO registry may also be considered, provided they are able to obtain an associate's degree or a Step 9 within two years of employment.
• Recent successful experience providing instruction to preschool children
• Ability to apply current research and best practice within the field of Early Childhood Education to service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with families, program staff, the district, Clackamas ESD and community resource personnel
• Ability to manage time, prioritize, and schedule multiple activities across settings, and to coordinate these activities with others
• Ability to design, develop, and adapt materials and routines which support learning and encourage autonomy in children
• Ability to obtain a Central Background Registry number.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and infant/child CPR card
• Ability to train, manage, and provide support to adults whose roles and responsibilities vary depending on the early childhood setting, including assigned education assistants
• Demonstrated skills in communication, collaboration, and cooperation with other disciplines, community based professional teams, and families as resources for planning and delivery of Early Childhood Education services
• Ability to compose and produce concise professional documents
• Ability to acquire computer skills for word processing, use of database, and production of instructional materials
• Physical and mental attributes sufficient to perform the essential functions
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in child development, early childhood education, or a related field.
• Bilingual: English and Spanish preferred.
• Bilingual candidates must pass a language proficiency assessment at an intermediate high to advanced level per CESD guidelines to be eligible for bilingual salary placement.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes integrated curriculum plans, which reflect developmentally appropriate practice, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of enrolled children
• Follows a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, snacks, and effective transitions between activities
• Encourages experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making; asks open-ended questions and listens respectfully to the answers
• Prepares classroom materials to support developmentally appropriate lesson plans; creates and changes learning centers as needed
• Promotes family involvement by providing an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental participation in the classroom and parent meetings
• Communicates regularly with parents, regarding each child's progress
• Conducts parent conferences and parent meetings for the purpose of assessment and support, and to share information on classroom progress and educational strategies at school and at home
• Plans and provides a safe learning environment in which children are supervised and monitored at all times
• Adapts curriculum to address and meet individual goals for children as identified in their individual learning plans with the support of program staff
• Assesses individual and group needs, attending to special needs, specific interests, strengths and concerns with the support of program staff
• Documents baselines and ongoing assessments using the state selected assessment tool

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance with generous district-paid contribution (most employees pay $0 out of pocket to maintain health insurance coverage)
• Retirement through the Oregon Public Retirement System (PERS) includes pension and individual account program
• Paid time off, including paid holidays, sick leave, and other personal leave
• Opportunities to g row with us with generous professional development expense reimbursements
• Clackamas ESD covers the full cost of fingerprinting for new employees, saving you $82.50 - a benefit not offered by most other districts

What This Job Offers

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