Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Internal Posting Only

SUMMARY

The Head Start Teacher is responsible for creating a positive, high-quality early learning environment for school readiness and demonstrating competency in the provision of responsive caregiving, effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions, planning and implementation of learning experiences, curriculum fidelity, and the use of ongoing assessments that capture children’s progress in alignment with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and the Texas PreK guidelines inclusively for children with disabilities and dual language learners. This includes the overall management, organization, and educational and emotional climate of the classroom that supports the healthy growth and development of preschool children in child development centers.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

● Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or related field required.

● Minimum of 2-4 years of classroom teaching experience in a licensed Texas Child Care Center or experience teaching preschool children EC – 2.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

● Ability to obtain and demonstrate a basic understanding of child development, Center for Transforming Lives policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements (including but not exclusively Texas Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers).

● Ability to learn to appropriately offer basic feedback to parents about a child’s day-to-day interaction and begin to build expertise and understanding to suggest and recommend actions.

● With guidance and oversight from the Center Director, be able to implement specific lesson plans, and curriculum components, and encourage child participation in rules and daily routines.