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ORIGINAL POST & RELEVANT INFO

Job Title: Head Start Teacher

Location: Selma, Alabama

Sector: Education

Type: In-Person

Salary: Competitive for the area

Benefits: Yes

Company Name: Blackbelt Community Foundation

Job Breakdown

Ready, set, START! 🏃‍♀️

Our client in Selma, Alabama, is looking for a Head Start Teacher motivated to plant seeds of knowledge and create learning content for children ages 3 to 5. Interest read more below and learn about what we're looking for and apply today!

What you will own

• Establish a positive climate and classroom with productivity by engaging children with various learning modalities and materials.
• Ensure classroom arrangement, materials and displays are organized and conducive to children's learning.
• Provide classroom experiences that are developmentally, linguistically, culturally, and age-appropriate for the children served.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment by Head Start and childcare licensing requirements.
• Maintain required documentation of activities, including child and family information, assessment data, volunteer logs, etc.
• Prepare or modify weekly lesson plans to implement in class, including small group activities, read-aloud, circle time, and more.
• Complete developmental and social-emotional screenings and create theme-based Individualized Learning Plans with specific goals and strategies for all children within prescribed time frames.
• Establish positive and productive relationships with families by building rapport and trust.

Skills you will bring to the table

• Possess one of the following: AA/AS/BA/BS in Early Childhood Education OR a state-awarded preschool teacher certification.
• Bilingual, preferably in Spanish & English
• Pass a physical examination, and all Head Start/licensing required background checks
• Maintain current Physical/TB screen requirements.
• Computer literate, comfortable using email, internet navigation, and Microsoft Office.