Lead Teacher Early Head Start Bachelors

Lead Teacher Early Head Start (0-3 year-olds)

Salary: $22.50+ per hour (Bachelors required)

The Lead Teacher provides daily care to children in an Early Head Start classroom using child‑guidance techniques and responsive relationships with teachers, staff, children and families. The Lead Teacher ensures compliance with federal, state and local licensing mandates and works with a team of classroom teachers and family members to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.

• Promote, encourage and display examples of leadership for the agency in accordance with the agency mission.
• Support and individualize the physical, social‑emotional, and cognitive development of each child in the classroom.
• Demonstrate capacity for providing developmentally sensitive, evidence‑based, hope‑centered and trauma‑informed services and leadership.
• Serve as a leader of the Early Childhood Services (ECS) program and an effective role model for developmentally‑appropriate practice.
• Perform the functions of this position with a strong understanding of the Head Start Performance Standards.
• Ensure compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, federal and state regulation, and DHS Child Care Licensing requirements.
• Plan and provide a comprehensive program, including implementation of EHS/HS curriculum and Head Start /Early Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Maintain record‑keeping and reporting systems to ensure accurate information with timely completion and follow‑up.
• Plan and implement ECS developmentally‑appropriate curriculum and assessment for the classroom. Order supplies and materials as needed for effective service delivery.
• Oversee supervision and management of children in the classroom to ensure a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment.
• Conduct home visits and parent‑teacher conferences in accordance with Head Start Program Performance standards to share each child’s progress with parents.
• Work cooperatively with other staff assigned to classroom as a team to involve all parents with the children and to encourage the active participation of all parents in the program.
• Observe children to detect signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbances, learning disorders, speech problems, or other special needs and report those signs immediately to supervisor for required or necessary follow‑up.
• Work with supervisor to ensure child‑staff ratio is maintained at all times.
• Encourage and model language expansion, extended learning, and problem‑solving strategies throughout the day.
• Regular, reliable attendance is required.
• Participate in and attend all staff meetings, trainings, and certification courses as required.
• Travel locally as required in the performance of responsibilities.
• Perform other appropriate and related responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or member of Executive Team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Child Development (CD), or Early Childhood Special Education (EC SE) (transcripts required).
• OR - Bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline with at least 36 college credit hours in ECE, CD, or EC SE (transcripts required).
• OR - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in elementary education, family studies, human development, nursing, psychology, social work, or a related discipline AND at least 12 college credit hours in ECE, CD, EC SE or current certification as CDA® (Infant/Toddler) AND one (1) year experience teaching children. Master’s degree in ECE or a related discipline and certification CPR/First Aid Certification (or within 30 days of hire), maintained throughout employment.

• Three (3) years of experience in Early Childhood Education or Head Start/Early Head Start with effective experience in childcare as well as training and supervising teacher assistants.

• Caring and compassionate attitude when interacting with and caring for children and families.
• Knowledge and understanding of state and local childcare licensing requirements.
• Excellent command of English language and grammar, both verbal and written.
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