Lead Early Head Teacher

Lead Early Head Start 0-3 Teacher

Join Mary Crane Center as a Lead Early Head Start 0-3 Teacher. Create a safe, nurturing classroom that encourages curiosity, discovery, and development every day. Build strong partnerships with families and support a collaborative teaching team.

• Plan and implement engaging, developmentally appropriate lessons using Head Start, NAEYC, and Creative Curriculum standards.
• Promote positive behavior through effective guidance techniques and modeling.
• Supervise and interact with children to support their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
• Incorporate family‑style dining and healthy routines into the classroom experience.
• Ensure safety and compliance at all times, including appropriate child supervision and mandated reporting.
• Conduct assessments using tools like Creative Curriculum Checklists, ESI‑R, and Ages & Stages Questionnaires.
• Maintain anecdotal records, portfolios, and documentation panels for each child.
• Complete and organize paperwork including attendance, meal counts, incident reports, and education folders.
• Plan and lead transition activities and family reviews.
• Schedule and conduct regular parent‑teacher conferences and home visits.
• Serve as a parent advocate and build trusting, supportive relationships.
• Communicate classroom expectations, routines, field trips, and program updates.
• Facilitate parent signatures and documentation as required.
• Supervise assistant teachers, aides, and volunteers; provide feedback, delegate tasks, and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Coordinate lesson planning, field trips, and classroom events with the Education Coordinator.
• Participate in team meetings, center planning, parent policy meetings, and agency committees.
• Collaborate with Site Directors, specialists, and other staff to ensure program quality and compliance.
• Create a clean, safe, and organized learning space.
• Sanitize toys, surfaces, and equipment routinely.
• Maintain classroom supply inventory and equipment safety.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and engage in physical activity such as bending, kneeling, and reaching.
• Comfortable in a high‑energy, child‑centered environment with moderate to high noise levels.
• Travel between agency sites for meetings, home visits, or classroom support as needed.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development AND Gateways to Opportunity Level 5 ECE and Infant/Toddler Credential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Team‑oriented mindset with flexibility and initiative.
• Strong problem‑solving and organizational skills.
• Comfortable using technology for documentation and communication.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and engage in physical activity such as bending, kneeling, and reaching.
• Comfortable in a high-energy, child-centered environment with moderate to high noise levels.
• Travel between agency sites for meetings, home visits, or classroom support as needed.

Mary Crane Center offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance (HMO, PPO, and DPPO options), paid time off, and other employee wellness programs. Eligibility varies based on position and hours worked; additional benefit details will be shared during the hiring process.

New hires are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus (terms apply).

Salary: $58,000

Make a difference where it matters most. Apply today and help us build strong families and strong futures.

Mary Crane Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, or disability. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as required by law. To request accommodations, please contact 773‑242‑2881 x2886.

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