Preschool Teacher - Head Start

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency•Salem, OR

3d•$26 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

MWVCAA is seeking a mission-driven Preschool Teacher to join their Head Start program. The role involves promoting the growth of preschool children in social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development, in partnership with Teacher Assistants and Classroom Aides. A key aspect of the role is involving families in their child's education and facilitating parent involvement. The position offers growth opportunities and professional development through hands-on experience and education. This is a benefitted full-time position with a hiring incentive of $1,500.00.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Associate Teacher: Pre-School Certificate or CDA, and enrollment in an Early Childhood Degree program.
Teacher I: Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework.
Teacher II: Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours of Early Learning coursework.
Two years of experience in early childhood programs.
Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division
Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination, renewable every two years
Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.
Demonstrates tact, diplomacy, and empathy when communicating with clients, staff and community partners.
Demonstrates proficiencies with Microsoft Office, videoconferencing platforms and web tools

Responsibilities

Ensures safety in the classroom at all times, with active supervision of children, utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure.
Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
Records children's daily attendance, working with site team to determine the cause of absences.
Provides for the development of children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.
Conducts developmental and social-emotional screenings for each child, with input from parents.
Provides follow up to concerns, including the provision of resources, or referrals for children with identified developmental or social-emotional needs.
Effectively uses ChildPlus and applicable databases to enter or obtain information.
Completes regular child assessments, using information obtained from child observations.
Shares assessment information with program administration and parents.
Conducts a minimum of two home visits and two education conferences per year.
Attends a variety of classes, workshops, seminars, pre-service training and other Head Start Teacher trainings, and keeps current on developments in early childhood education, and developmentally appropriate practices.
Attends a variety of meetings including individual reflection meetings, region meetings, site team meetings, debriefing after observations, IFSP meetings, Skill-Building Plan meetings, and other meetings as necessary.
Provides regular opportunities for parent participation by training parents who volunteer in the classroom.
Participates in planning for and implementing monthly parent meetings.
Participates in classroom orientations at the beginning of the school year.