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**SUMMARY**

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education**:
Baccalaureate, associate degree in early childhood education.

Baccalaureate, associate degree in a related field and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education (6 college courses).

**AND**

**Experience**:
**Requirements**:

- Initial Pre-Employment Physical and TB Screening (Agency Expense)
- Criminal Background Check (Agency Expense)
- Fingerprinting (Agency Expense)

**Job Summary**:
The Head Start Teacher is responsible for supervising and instructing children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

**Essential Duties**:

- Plan and implement children’s individual and group activities to stimulate growth in the areas of language development; literacy; mathematics; creative arts; social and development; and physical development.
- Maintain regular attendant and dependability.
- Ensure that appropriate child-staff ratio is met while delivering services and children are supervised at all times.
- Participate in and assist during meal and snack time following family-style meal services and guiding children in clean-up afterward.
- Maintain a safe and secure learning environment for children in your class both indoors and outdoors during all program hours, reporting any safety concerns to supervisor.
- Complete Parent Conferences and Home Visits according to agency schedule.
- Promote timely and sufficient communications with center parents, including their child’s progress in the program; announcements; facility and agency activities; policies; enrollment procedures; and developmental/behavioral concerns.
- Provide information to families, including information supporting the areas of family partnerships, nutrition, child health, and community involvement.
- Participate and provide support for Center Parent Meetings, approved parent activities and Staff meetings.

**Work Environment**:

- Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Must be able to walk, squat/kneel, sit on the floor, see, hear and speak with children to ensure children’s health and safety.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**All Positions**:
Ensure confidentiality of agency and family information assigned to the position; Report to work at scheduled time and maintain good attendance; Perform all duties in a safe, timely and professional manner; Participate with a positive attitude and behavior in all program activities and communications with children, families, staff and the general public; Work effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds, and those with disabilities and special needs; and attend all training programs and conferences as required by position and allowed by the budget.

Pay: $47,417.00 - $52,689.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Associate (required)

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

License/Certification:

- CPR Certification (preferred)
- Driver's License (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Bastrop, TX 78602: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person