Head Start Associate Teacher

Hollywood, 5000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Posted Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood.

PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety-three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County.

Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood.

PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety-three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County.

Under the general supervision of the Teacher, the Associate Teacher is responsible to responsible for the academic, social and emotional growth and development, and supervision of children. In partnership with the Teacher, the Associate Teacher assists with the design and integration of classroom goals and objectives. With the Teacher, the Associate Teacher is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of lesson plans designed to stimulate children’s learning and support critical thinking.

The Associate Teacher is responsible for assisting the Teacher to implement all components of the Creative Curriculum, to provide a quality early educational experience that is responsive to the interest, needs, and strengths of the enrolled children and to support social‑emotional development.

• Carries out Mission, Vision, and Values established by the President/C.E.O. and Board of Directors of Para Los Niños.
• Carries out Head Start Performance Standards, requirements of the Head Start Act, and the requirements of the LACOE contract, the Department of Education, and the Department of Social Services.
• Always adheres to professional conduct (e.g., proper tone and language use in the classroom, respectful, proper for children, parents, and peers at all times).
• Attends/participates in
  1) Professional Development Activities,
  2) Supervision,
  3) Individualized Professional Development Goals/Activities.

Ability to provide effective and nurturing teacher‑child interactions, and to plan and implement learning experiences that:

• Ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment data;
• Assists in the implementation of the Individualized plans for the children in the classroom.
• Provides basic evaluative information to the classroom Teacher on the progress and development status of the children in the classroom and participates in the completion of the DRDPs.
• Assists with screening and assessment functions.
• Assists in ensuring the implementation of safe and supervised indoor and outdoor activities for children in Head Start Education Programs.
• Assists children during snack and mealtime and models family style meals;
• Demonstrate appropriate dental and personal hygiene.
• Conducts daily inspections of indoor and outdoor facilities and reports and removes hazards.
• Assist the classroom…