Job Description

The Teacher I (including Substitutes and Floaters) delivers the classroom curriculum, for a single-session classroom, in accordance with Head Start regulations, licensing, guidelines, and will use agency standards to ensure that services provided are in alignment with the Social Determinants of Health through a trauma informed care lens as defined by the agency. Maintains supervision of children at all times while building a positive relationship with students which focuses on positive communication, appropriate physical proximity, respect, positive discipline and guidance. Ensures the classroom is one in which children are aware of expectations, provided with rules, and maintain consistency. The Teacher I Substitute and Floater will be required to assist in various Head Start classrooms and/or centers as assigned, and moves from classroom to classroom or center to center as needed and directed.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, or Bachelor’s degree in a related field with eighteen (18) hours in Early Childhood Education. 2. Texas Teachers Certification preferred. Teachers with a Texas Teacher Certificate must also have at least eighteen (18) hours in Early Childhood Education. 3. Current Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certification. 4. Previous educational classroom experience and able to utilize various learning techniques in the successful delivery of curricula. 5. Fluent in English and Spanish (read, write, and speak) desirable.

Additional Information

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