Certified Pre-K Teacher

We are seeking a certified PreK Teacher to join our team at Dan Powell Early Learning Center to provide a nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for young children. The ideal candidate will design and implement curriculum-based activities, foster social, emotional, and cognitive growth, and ensure the safety and well-being of all students.

• Plan and implement daily learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical growth and development of children to improve school readiness;
• Provide a high quality dual language early learning experience for children ages three to five, while establishing developmentally appropriate classroom environment favorable to the development and personal growth of children;
• Create group and individual learning experiences that align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and support Pre-K standards, that support the language and literacy, approaches to learning, perceptual, motor and physical, social and emotional and cognitive development of children;
• Create a well-organized classroom that is developmentally appropriate and inviting for pre-school age children;
• Collaborate with CCA and ISD/Charter staff to co-prepare and co-plan weekly including posting weekly lesson and small group plans;
• Constantly observe children and maintain child assessment records and/or grade reports as required by CCA and ISD/Charter partner;
• Establish and maintain positive ongoing communication with each child and their family through home visits and parent conferences as required;
• Participate in annual CLASS assessments to measure the quality of adult-child interaction to support ongoing improvement;
• Demonstrate positive and appropriate social interactions and communication including modeling conversation, manners, clean-up activities and listening skills;
• Create regular classroom activities that support the social and emotional development of children;
• Create and maintain a safe, healthy and orderly learning environments both indoors and outdoors;
• Create and maintain Individual Development Plans (IDP’s) and resource materials for children that promote individual differences and cultural background;
• Utilize a predetermined curriculum and incorporate plans and approaches that address IDPs;
• Develop activities and use technology to promote creative expression;
• Implement indoor & outdoor activities that encourage and promote physical development;
• Demonstrate responsive care, effective teaching practices, including the implementation of positive strategies to support children’s well-being, and prevent and address challenging behaviors;
• Supervise and guide children during mealtime, hand washing, toileting, rest periods, and play activities; 
• Direct instructional assistants, volunteers and/or student workers to promote effective classroom management and addressing the needs of individual students;
• Conduct all responsibilities as required by Child Care Licensing Minimum standards, Head Start Performance Standards, ISD/Charter collaboration and CCA policy requirements; if serving on an elementary campus, conduct responsibilities, attires and behaviors that support each campus and collaboration requirements;
• Actively participate in CCA & ISD/Charter staff development activities, in-service training and workshops to meet training requirements and to achieve mastery of core competencies, and
• Other related duties as assigned. 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field;
• Valid Texas EC – 6^th Teaching Certification (Teacher II)
• Previous classroom experience teaching preschool-age children;
• Demonstrated knowledge of human behavior and have expressive and receptive language abilities;
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills & be able to interact professionally with adults.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency required, and
• Ability to pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and a complete background check every 24 months.

• Previous and exceptional classroom experience teaching preschool-age children in Head Start program or ISD/Charter Pre-K program, preferably in Head Start/ISD or Head Start/Charter collaboration classrooms;
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for teaching and working with young children and families;
• Demonstrated competencies that support collaboration and team approach to education, including respecting differing perspectives and demonstrating creativity and flexibility;
• Demonstrated success in working with children and families reflective of the diversity in our communities, and
• Spanish language ability preferred.

Salary : $62,000