Master Teacher

Overview

Master Teachers Love classroom chaos and tired of the public school system? Join the movement! CPLC's Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs are committed to giving every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, an opportunity to succeed in school and life. Provides full-day, full-year early childhood development services to low income children, ages 0-3 years, and their families in educationally-stimulating learning environments.

Migrant Head Start program provides full-day, full-year program services to children, ages 0-5 years, of migrant and seasonal farm and agriculture working families where hand-picked and row crops are prevalent.

The Objective And Position Summary describes the role of the Master Teacher I as responsible for supporting staff development and service delivery of high quality developmentally appropriate care and education for children aged 0-5 in the CPLC ECD Programs. The position may function as a site-based Master Teacher I as needed in assigned classrooms in the role of a floating teacher to cover staff shortages and assist with assessment data, lesson planning and curriculum implementation.

The role works as part of a center-based and/or home-based inter-disciplinary team to provide education, health and social service support to children and families as needed and requested. It requires following all state and federal regulations that apply to care and education of young children, including the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards (issued 8/2024), Head Start Act (12/7/2007), Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Licensing, Office of Head Start Initiatives, and CPLC ECD Content Area Plans and Procedures.

Actively supervise children by sight and sound in all environments, maintain health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment, and facilitate health practices to keep children safe in school, bus, outdoor and indoor environments.

Center-based teachers, teacher assistants and family child care providers are expected to demonstrate competency to provide effective nurturing teacher-child interactions, plan and implement learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment and promote children’s progress across the standards described in the Head Start Learning Outcomes Framework:
Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners.

• Program Management
• Safety
• Assess Development and Learning
• Ongoing Social, Emotional and Physical Care
• School Readiness Development
• Home School Connections
• Ongoing Monitoring
• Professional Development
• Other:
  Record observations daily for each classroom you work in or home visit you provide. When functioning as a substitute, maintain complete records on each child’s educational and developmental progress, including written observations, learning plans, individual goals and learning experiences. Lastly, use data to make data-informed decisions for learning experiences.

Education/Background:

• Minimum qualifications for the Master Teacher I position are an associate’s degree, required, or a bachelor’s degree, preferred.
• Child Development or Early Childhood Education (ECE) or coursework in Early Childhood Education or related field and six-month experience in teaching preschool aged children is required. Experience teaching preschool and/or infant/toddler age children is highly preferred.
• Applicant must have basic keyboard skills and be able to use computer, computer software programs (e.g. Microsoft Office, Adobe) and web-based systems.
• Must pass a criminal background check to include a Child Abuse and Neglect register check and obtain a level one fingerprint clearance per Office of Head Start and state licensing requirements.
• Successfully complete pre-employment physical, TB test or Chest x-ray, and TDAP vaccination.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing and proof of insurance in the state where resides.
• Have First Aid and CPR certified or obtain certification within the first 6 months of…