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Position Title: Early Head Start Teacher

Employee Type: Full‑time Regular

Supervisor

Title:

Center Director or Manager, Education & Inclusion

Division: Head Start, U.S. Programs

The Early Head Start Teacher develops and implements individual and group educational plans for infants and toddlers, designed to promote social‑emotional, physical, and cognitive growth appropriate to their stage of development. In each classroom, two Early Head Start Teachers work together to lead child development activities with support from Program Aides and Volunteers.

In collaboration with a co‑Teacher, you will manage day‑to‑day classroom operations, ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and build strong family partnerships while maintaining the highest program quality standards. You will report directly to the Center Director or Manager of Education & Inclusion.

As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you must ensure the safety and security of children and families, engaging with the agency’s core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.

• Develop and implement individualized and group lesson plans and educational activities that promote all developmental areas to improve children’s readiness for preschool.
• Guide and facilitate daily classroom activities and field trips.
• Select and set up equipment and materials, ensuring a safe, developmentally appropriate learning environment.
• Practice responsive caregiving, promoting relational learning and integrating appropriate routines into a flexible schedule.
• Plan and conduct a minimum of 2 conferences and 2 home visits (or more as needed) to inform parents/caregivers of child progress and to support observational skill‑building.
• Maintain accurate records on paper and in designated online systems.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding children and families.
• Plan, conduct, and document observations, assessments, and screenings; maintain a comprehensive, ongoing portfolio assessment for each child.
• Work with Program Aides and Volunteers to develop their planning and classroom activity skills.
• Protect children’s safety by implementing active supervision techniques to prevent unsupervised situations.
• Use the playground as an extension of the classroom, ensuring its safety.
• Assist children during mealtime to teach social and self‑help skills and sound nutritional practices.
• Support children’s physical needs, including assistance with health and personal habits such as resting, brushing teeth, diapering, and toilet habits.
• Create ways to engage parents in their children’s education, encouraging classroom involvement and home activities.
• Create an annual inventory of all classroom equipment and supplies.
• Collaborate with the Manager of Education & Inclusion to develop and document professional development progress and actively engage in related activities.
• Maintain a clean and organized classroom.
• Ensure mobilization and documentation of matching‑in‑kind activities, goods, and services.
• Be flexible to stay until all children have been collected by a parent or legal guardian.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a CDA or an associate degree in child development, early childhood education, or a related field with coursework equivalent to a major in early childhood education and experience teaching preschool‑age children.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills.
• Ability to follow established directions and take initiative.
• Knowledge of the purpose of the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
• Proven ability to relate sensitively to children.
• Proven ability to keep all required information strictly confidential.
• Must participate in professional development training, including basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification as…