Head Start Preschool Teacher -East Lorain

Join our East Lorain team and make a difference in the lives of children! East Lorain has Toddler, Preschool and School Age classrooms. If you enjoy working in an environment with children and co-workers forming lasting relationships, East Lorain is the place for you! Work as a team to help children grow in their development.

Current Open Positions:

**Detailed job description will be provided during the interview process**

Head Start Preschool Lead Teacher -Experience in a preschool classroom is required along with an associate degree or higher in Education or a related field. You will create lesson plans and maintain documentation to provide an educational, safe, emotionally supportive environment for the children. Fulltime Monday through Friday. Follow Head Start requirements, such as bi-annual Home Visits.

Pay Rate: $17.00/hr.

Location: 2500 Colorado Ave., Lorain, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and implements daily lesson plans and ensures high-quality interaction with preschool children. Get Children Ready for Kindergarten!
• You will teach in 1 classroom (Head Start/ ECE half-day teachers have 2 groups- am/pm)
• Experience with Creative Curriculum preferred; strong familiarity with lesson planning incorporating all domains of the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards
• Maintains a clean, safe, and emotionally supportive environment that is conducive to learning and is centered on the needs and abilities of the children
• Completes developmental screenings (ASQSE2, ASQ3R) & assessments (ELA, GOLD)
• Provides Referrals to families as needs are identified in children; works as part of a team to plan for identified services.
• Maintains documentation for services provided, progress reports, and attendance
• Works as a leader and part of a preschool team with classroom Teacher Assistants, Center staff and the Director
• Builds positive relationships with families, and communicates regularly with families
• Participates in staff meetings, conferences, professional development, and Horizon support meetings as required by position
• Head Start Position: Follow Head Start requirements and responsibilities such as bi-annual home visits

YOU are required to meet minimum performance standards which include meeting timelines.

• Developmental Screenings & Timely Referrals (Pre, Mid-year and Post)
• Lesson Plans with an Individualized Focus
  • Use Creative Curriculum with Fidelity, Heggerty, Read it Again and other curriculum supports appropriately.
• Documentation of Learning
  • GOLD checkpoints 3 times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring)
  • On-line GOLD Portfolios (For Each Child)
  • Antidotal notes (2 per Child/week across all learning areas)
• Family Communication
  • In-Person Conferences w/goal sheets (Winter, Spring)
  • Head Start Teachers are required to do 2 home visits per year
  • Transition Plans (Summer/Fall and Kindergarten)
  • Troubleshooting issues, as needed
  • Support children with identified needs

• Professional Development
  • GOLD, Creative Curriculum, Heggerty and interrater reliability and other curriculum supports
  • Early Learning Content Standards
  • Early Learning Assessment
  • Screening Tools
  • All other CENTER required PD
• Attend required monthly TEAM (plan and attend) and Center meetings.
• Complete ALL requirements for grants attached to the center- UPK, Pre4Cle, ECE, and Head Start.

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher in ECE or related field, and be qualified to teach preschool- required for Head Start position
• Experience in a preschool classroom setting
• Plus Level 3 CPL (www.occrra.org for more information about CPL)
• Willingness to update job knowledge with required ODJFS Licensing Rules and SUTQ professional development opportunities and industry trends
• We seek someone who is prompt and reliable and who possesses a genuine love of children
• Demonstrate cross-cultural competency while working with Horizon's diverse population
• We honor and recognize those who have served in the Armed Forces. Our values and mission align with Veterans' leadership abilities, discipline, strategic thinking, adaptability, focus and dedication.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical coverage for employees who work 30 hours a week. Dental, Vision, Life and Accident Insurance for full or part time positions
• Pre-paid employment screenings/on-boarding including, but not limited to transcripts, fingerprints and physical/immunization for full or part time positions
• Paid professional development for full or part time positions
• Learn and Earn Tuition Programs
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with match options after a year of employment for full time 20 hour positions
• Discounted childcare for full or part time positions (must apply or prove not eligible for publicly funded childcare)