Toddler Teacher-Durango North Head Start

Are you looking for a career and an organization that supports work/life balance?

Tri-County Head Start is growing, and we’re looking for caring, committed educators to join our team. We’re hiring for Toddler Teacher (s) at our Durango North Head Start location.

If you’re looking for:

✔ A full-time, stable job with benefits-M-F, no nights and no weekends

• Over 4 weeks paid holidays/breaks, in addition to a generous leave package of sick, personal and vacation.

✔ A career path in early education with a major impact

✔ A role that truly matters in your community

✔ Paid training and room to grow

…then we’d love to meet you.

Apply Today! Go to www.tchs4c.org/careers to complete our application.

Job Description: Toddler Teacher at Durango North Head Start

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week for 52 weeks. Monday through Friday, 7:15 AM to 3:15 PM.

Position Purpose: This position serves in a classroom to provide an appropriate social and emotional environment to expand children’s ability to learn, grow, and build trusting relationships. This role works in a classroom-based setting with typically and atypically developing children and provides daily supervision and support for children’s developmental needs. Positions may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers for program operations.

Pay Range: The current hourly wage ranges from $16.55 - $23.99, depending on education level and experience.

Preferred Experience:

Previous experience working in early childhood with children ages birth through five years and holding:

• A higher education degree with 18 credit hours of foundational Early Childhood courses completed or
• A current Infant/Toddler CDA
• Bi-lingual in Spanish, preferred

Minimum requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent certificate.
• Some college coursework OR ongoing ECE professional development strongly preferred.
• Willing to obtain CDA within the first year of hire. Tri-County Head Start will pay for this and provide opportunities for training support to obtain a teacher’s qualification, including CDA support and coaching.
• Three months of previous experience working with children and/or youth in a professional setting.
• A criminal Background Check is required for hire.

Positions are open until 1/9/2026 or until filled following this date.

Durango 4C Council/Tri-County Head Start is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply online at tchs4c.org/careers/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.55 - $23.99 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Durango, CO 81301 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $24