Associate Teacher Head Start

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Wellness resources
• Closes: 11/30/2025

Reports to:

Lead Teacher/Education Program Manager

Salary (Grade): $18.42/hr

Status:
Reg., Full-time (Non-Exempt)

Location:

317 Frenchman St., Winnebago, Nebraska 68071

Educare of Winnebago is a collaborative partnership between the Winnebago Tribal Council, Winnebago Head Start, Winnebago Child Care and the Winnebago Public Schools. The mission of Educare is to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children ages 0 to 5 through the provision of evidence-based education, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and their families.

The Associate Teacher works cooperatively with the Lead Teacher to plan and implement the daily education program for the children. Under the supervision of the Education Coordinator and Lead Teacher, the Associate Teacher will ensure the education program is developmentally appropriate meeting the individual needs of children as well as program standards of Educare of Winnebago, Head Start/Early Head Start, Sixpence, and the Nebraska Department of Education.

In the absence of the Lead Teacher, the Associate Teacher takes responsibility for the management of the classroom.

• Observe, assess and document each assigned child’s health, skills, behavior, growth and development.
• Provide opportunities for children to develop positive self-images and experience success.
• As assigned, develop an individualized educational plan for each child.
• Contribute information for child and family staffing.
• As assigned, coordinate referrals for children with special needs or mental health needs with the Education Coordinator.
• Foster positive relationships with all children in the classroom

• Maintain an attractive and stimulating learning environment and encourage child’s independence and self-selection of activities.
• Ensure that all children are under appropriate supervision and guidance at all times.
• Maintain a clean, safe and healthy classroom environment.
• Assist with the timely completion of necessary paperwork, including developmental assessments, lesson plans, newsletters, incident reports, etc.

• Assist in the planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate classroom activities that will enhance the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of each child.
• Assist in the development of lesson plans with goals, objectives, activities and outcomes for children and participate in implementing them intentionally.
• Assist in the integration of other areas, i.e., health, nutrition, mental health, disabilities and parent involvement, into the education plan.
• Assist in, or take responsibility for as assigned, the creation of documentation panels on a regular basis to make the learning that the children are experiencing visible to parents and visitors.

• Develop effective relationships with parents through regular informal conversations.
• As assigned by the Teacher, communicate with parents regularly about their child’s progress.
• As assigned, participate in home visits with each child’s family to clarify child and family needs.
• Encourage parent participation in program activities and in implementing education activities for their children at home.
• Develop effective partnerships with parents by encouraging input into all aspects of the educational program.

• Participate in reflective supervision with primary supervisor.

Duties listed are only an illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development or Preschool Child Development Associate credential
• Must be willing to obtain a Preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
• Knowledge of curriculum, principles and best practices of early childhood education
• Ability and willingness to remain abreast of…