There will be 1 position in Seguin.
BECOME A HEAD START PROFESSIONAL
BENEFITS:

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Package
• Welcoming & Friendly Environment
• Retirement Plan with Match
• Professional Development Opportunities

JOB SUMMARY:
The Head Start Teacher I/II is responsible for the implementation of the program in an assigned
classroom and ensuring the classroom operates in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, TDFPS Minimum Standards and all state and local regulations. The Head Start Teacher provides care and education for children and their families in a child care setting, provides a supportive, safe, and stimulating learning environment and will be knowledgeable of Texas Minimum Standards for Licensing and Head Start Performance Standards.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•Maintains a calm, safe classroom and playground that incorporates developmental appropriateness; creates an atmosphere in which the children feel comfortable and secure, reflecting the cultures of all enrolled children to include children with special needs.
•Ensures the safety of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement of space,
proper maintenance of equipment and regular practice of fire drills and other emergency procedures.
•Works with the Teacher Assistant to develop lesson plans that meet the physical, social,
emotional, and intellectual needs of each child, plan small and large group activities for
variations in ability levels and individual interests.
•Ensures that all classroom staff are competent in their abilities to interact appropriately with
the children.
•Incorporates developmentally appropriate practice according to the Head Start Performance
Standards.
•Ensures continuity of curriculum and high standards of equality in the classroom; works
individually with children who experience difficulty in group activities.
•Consistently implements center routines, including hand washing, tooth brushing, eating,
napping, and transitioning between activities.
•Operates the classroom in compliance with all childcare-licensing standards, paying particular
attention to standards prohibiting any form of physical punishment.
•Models team leadership; ensures that the teamwork concept is upheld and implemented at the
center.
•Ensures the arrangement of each classroom provides a stimulating, clean, and safe learning
environment.
•Ensures proper documentation in children's files in all content areas. .
•Ensures all classrooms have a variety of materials and planned activities designed to encourage
individual and group play to promote of language/literacy, social-emotional, physical, math &
science and cognitive skills to include children with special needs.
•Provides experiences that promote individual self-expression in conversation, imaginative play,
and creativity and provides positive guidance to promote self-esteem.
•Provides experiences involving thinking skills such as generalizing, classifying, sorting, and
problem solving.
•Makes available a variety of opportunities to help children develop and understands appropriate
relationships with others.
•Increases the complexity and challenge of activities as children develop.
•Contributes to the operation of the center by participating in staff meetings and sharing
information gained through attendance at workshops and Head Start trainings.
•Observes, records, and reports any child's behavior, sharing information appropriately with
other EHS- HS management staff for intervention or assistant on improving child's behavior.
•Shows personal development and growth by being relaxed, using a calm, quiet voice, being
pleasant and enthusiastic about the children, and by using self-control in trying situations.
•Reports all suspected child abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400 or to an
immediate supervisor.
•Assists with transition activities for the Head Start child and family: into Head Start, during
the year, and to the next placement (kindergarten).
•Completes all required home visits and parent-teacher conferences in conjunction with the Family Services staff (2 each per school year).
•Completes required home visits and parent conferences in conjunction with the Family Services
staff. Teachers are required to conduct two home visits and two parent conferences per year per
child.
•Joins the children at snack, breakfast, and lunchtime, ensuring that the Head Start philosophy
of serving family style meals is maintained and that the children serve themselves. The Teacher
Assistant and Teacher will both be seated at the table(s) with the children at mealtimes.
•Encourages the involvement of the families of the children in a Head Start program and supports the development of relationships between children and their families.
•Completes and submits TSG weekly lesson plans to include individualization for all children,
curriculum box, ongoing documentation and ensures age-appropriate activities are provided including those children with special needs.
•Ensures child or family participation is documented appropriately into TSG; ensures high quality
age- appropriate lessons/activities continue to be provided through CLASS DOJO virtual,
live-lessons (when applicable).
•Follows CCSCT Policies and Procedures and maintains confidentiality in all phases of agency
operations.
•Communicates with Center Director as first point of contact on classroom children and staff
strengths and needs to plan and provide technical or other assistance as necessary.
•Willing to work with co-teacher as a team; plans and assists each other in growth of classroom
areas to provide high quality effective teaching practices.
•Attends and participates in continuous professional development trainings through a variety of
methods including in-person trainings conducted by Education Coach, Education & Disabilities
Manager, Center Director, Program Director, webinars, use of Office of Head Start resources
(ECKLC), CLASS, TSG, and attending meetings, conferences and other resources as needed to increase professional knowledge, serves on committees as assigned.
•Be willing to participate in coaching and feedback through Practice Based Coaching model to
include role modeling, side-by-side coaching or videotapes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience Requirements
•Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Child Development, Early
Childhood Education or a related field required. Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or a related field preferred. (In order for a degree to be considered related, you must have at least nine college hours of Child Development or Early Childhood Education on your transcript).
•Minimum of 2 (two) years' experience working with children age birth to five in a licensed
child-care facility.
•Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
Other Requirements
•Must successfully complete a pre-employment criminal background check, initial health screening, TB test, drug test and motor vehicle records check. Must be able to pass regular criminal background checks and submit to TB tests as required.
•Must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid Class 'C' Texas Driver's License with an
acceptable driving record and have access to a reliable vehicle with current vehicle liability
insurance; must be willing to travel within service area.
•Must maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
•Must be able to work Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00am-6:00pm. Schedules may vary based on business needs.
•Must be able to work year round as this is a year round position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•Knowledge of federally funded Child Care programs associated with serving low-income clients
(i.e. Child Care Services, Head Start) preferred.
•Knowledge of Texas Minimum Standards for licensing, Head Start Act and Head Start Program
Performance Standards preferred.
•Working knowledge of computers and basic to intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Word,
Excel, Outlook); able to operate office machines such as fax, scanner, printer, copier, and
telephone.
•Effective communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both
verbally and in writing, with persons from varied ethnic, socioeconomic, educational and cultural
backgrounds.
•Ability to analyze the effectiveness of classroom operation and choose the most effective course
of action for the Head Start Program at any given point in time.
•Ability to provide guidance to classroom staff, maintain records and prepare reports.
•Ability to resolve problems, manage conflict and make effective decisions under
pressure.
•Ability to read, comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
•Ability to work well in a team environment, collaborating with others to accomplish business
objectives.
•Ability to use sound judgment and make timely decisions based on careful, objective review and analysis of available considerations and factors.
•Ability to maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, management, program
participants, and others encountered in the course of work.
•Ability to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events and adapt to changes
accordingly in the workplace.
TRAVEL:
Travel to and from various sites throughout the CCSCT service area may be required occasionally to attend meetings, in-service training or pre-service training. Occasional out-of-state and overnight travel may be required for conferences.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to interact with the children on
their level at times (on the floor). In addition, this position is frequently required to sit,
stand, bend, walk, stoop, kneel, talk, hear, see, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects,
tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This
position requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment and tools. The
employee must be able to react quickly (run after a child or go to the scene of an accident). The
employee must be able to lift and/or carry up to 40 lbs.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is generally performed in a child care or classroom setting in which there is moderate
exposure to unpleasant and/or hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Employee must be able to function in an environment with constant interruptions.