Preschool Teacher - Head Start – Now Offering Higher Pay!

Join our Head Start team! The Head Start Teacher works with children to promote their growth in the areas of social-emotional physical cognitive and language development.

This position has multiple openings available.

** Now offering a $1500 hiring incentive bonus for new Preschool Teachers hired!

Candidates must submit applications by 07/10/25 to be considered for first-round interviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associates or Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field (Education Human Development Family and Consumer Studies Child and Family Studies Psychology Sociology Social Work).
• Two years of experience in early childhood programs.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications are required for this position. Valid driver license insured vehicle available for use on the job and a satisfactory drive record for the previous three years are required.
• Successful registration with the Central Background Registry of the Child Care Division.
• CPR/First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Candidate must pass pre-employment physical examination.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Intermediate proficiencies in Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook database software online tools and video conferencing platforms.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills in both oral and written form.
• Demonstrates tact diplomacy and empathy when communicating with parents staff and community partners.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Classroom (50%)

• Ensures safety in the classroom at all times with appropriate supervision of children utilizing the transition and counting form and procedure. Ensures children are released only to parent/guardians or authorized adults.
• Records childrens daily attendance working with site team to determine the cause of absences.
• Provides for the development of childrens cognitive physical social-emotional and language skills through implementation of curriculum lesson planning and individualization.
• Conducts and records child observations to utilize in setting goals individualizing and creating assessments.
• Creates lesson plans utilizing a variety of curriculum to address childrens individual goals taking into account each childs characteristics strengths and needs.
• Works with classroom team during pre-service to set up classroom environment and maintain the environment by regularly changing/rotating materials supplies and props utilizing the Creative Curriculum and the Monthly Environment Checklist.
• Participates in family style meals taking USDA required meal counts and leading conversation at the table to enhance the social and emotional growth of children.
• Conducts in the classroom monthly emergency drills to prepare children and staff for fires earthquakes and lockdown situations.

Office/Paperwork (35%)

• Effectively uses the ChildPlus and Teaching Strategies Gold databases to enter or obtain information.
• Completes Progress Checkpoints for child assessment using information obtained from child observations. Shares information with program administration and parents.
• Uses office time efficiently to make and receive parent phone calls order supplies preparing childrens work to go home preparing materials for activities and other office work as needed.
• Verifies and submits weekly Meal Counts and Attendance forms.

Staff Development/Meetings (10%)

• Attends a variety of classes workshops seminars pre-service training and other Head Start Teacher trainings and keeps current on developments in early childhood education and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Attends and contributes to child/family staffing meetings.

Parent Involvement (5%)

• Provides regular opportunities for parent participation by training parents who volunteer in the classroom.
• Participates in planning for and implementing monthly parent meetings.
• Develops and maintains relationships with parents/guardians to ensure consistent and frequent communication.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory duties in this position.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus; hearing abilities required.
• Regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment.
• Occasional driving
• Ability to remain calm and quickly evacuate children from the classroom in an emergency.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Mostly indoor classroom and bus riding environment.
• Frequent outdoor supervision of children and monitoring pick up/drop off.
• Occasional exposure to cleaning chemicals creative substances such as paints.
• Occasional exposure to body fluids/biohazards (such as saliva vomit and urine.

**Candidates will be sent bonus program information prior to the interview.

**Enrollment in the Central Background Registry is beneficial if you are even considering working with children in the State of Oregon since it will be required before you can start a position. Enrollment is free and it is recommended that you start now as the process can take time. Start enrollment online at:

MWVCAA is committed to promoting and achieving diversity equity and inclusion with employees and with those we serve. The agency strives to be an employer of choice with a vision for all people to be respected for their infinite worth and supported to envision and reach a positive future.

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender expression age veterans and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position please notify a member of our team at .

**This is a partial list of essential duties and responsibilities. To review the full job description download below.

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Child Care Division Central Background Registration and pre-employment drug screening is required.