Preschool Teacher - UPK

Join our caring, community focused team and help give kids a Head Start!

This position is the lead in a daycare classroom of Head Start children.  Will facilitate team planning, implementation, and supervision of classroom activities. Provides supervision to Assistant Teachers and Program Aides working in the classroom. Works with typically developing children and children with disabilities.

Job Duties:

• Works with classroom staff and parents to implement curriculum that is meaningful and meets the individual and program needs.
• Directly supervises all classrooms staff and conducts on going supervision.
• Responsible for the weekly preparation of daily lesson plans, including objectives to be posted for parents, volunteers and visitors in the classroom.
• Develop an individual plan for each child to include goal setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established school readiness goals and outcome goals.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement
• Paid Vacation, Paid Personal, Paid Sick Time
• Paid School Breaks
• Employee Assistance Plan

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Valid NYS Teaching Certification in a preschool category.
• 1 year of staff supervision experience along with successful and proven techniques for management of staff.
• 1 full year teaching in an early childhood program/daycare/classroom. 
• Must be willing to obtain and maintain Basic First Aid, CPR certification and MAT (Medication Administration Training) within the initial probationary period and maintain certification. Required to be MAT trained and certified to pass medications as needed.
• Above average organizational and communication skills, ability to work as a member of a team, good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain professionalism with staff and clientele. 
• Provide customer service that is responsive to the unique needs and culture of families, such as single parents, grandparents as caregivers, co-parenting relationships, LGTBQ families, non-English speaking, teen parents, domestic violence situations and more.
• Computer skills and knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, Google Docs, Zoom or other online meeting platforms. Familiarity with mobile devices, online training platforms and software applications helpful. 
• Acceptable tuberculosis screening results and an initial health exam are required post job offer and prior to employment.
• Must have a clean driver’s license and be insurable to operate agency vehicles.