Preschool Teacher - Head Start

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency•Salem, OR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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

Promote the growth of preschool children in the areas of social-emotional, physical, cognitive and language development.
Involve families in every aspect of their child's education, including facilitating parent involvement.
Ensure safety in the classroom at all times, with active supervision of children, utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure.
Ensure children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
Record children's daily attendance, working with site team to determine the cause of absences.
Provide for the development of children's cognitive, physical, social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum, lesson planning and individualization.
Conduct developmental and social-emotional screenings for each child, with input from parents.
Provide follow up to concerns, including the provision of resources, or referrals for children with identified developmental or social-emotional needs.
Effectively use ChildPlus and applicable databases to enter or obtain information.
Complete regular child assessments, using information obtained from child observations.
Share information with program administration and parents.
Conduct a minimum of two home visits and two education conferences per year.
Attend a variety of classes, workshops, seminars, pre-service training and other Head Start Teacher trainings, and keep current on developments in early childhood education, and developmentally appropriate practices.
Attend 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.
Provide regular opportunities for parent participation by training parents who volunteer in the classroom.
Participate in planning for and implementing monthly parent meetings.
Participate in classroom orientations at the beginning of the school year.