26-27 Teacher, Head Start

NOTE: This position is for the 2025-2026 school year. The salary will be based on the 2025-2026 salary schedule which is not yet approved by the Board of Education. The salary listed is based on the current year's salary schedule.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Education OR Bachelor’s Degree in a related area with 30 hours in ECE/Education Coursework OR Missouri Teaching Certificate in Early Childhood Education

Must lift, carry, and hold children up to 50 pounds

Ability to stoop, crawl, kneel and bend in order to speak to children at the child’s eye level, to play with children and to pick up materials and equipment from the floor.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Two or more years of experience in teaching children in the early education field.

REPORTS TO: Principal of High Grove Early Childhood Center

JOB GOAL: To effectively supervise, plan, coordinate, and direct instruction in the preschool classroom.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 7 hrs/day; 188 days/school term plus 5 day extended contract

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the early education program

Maintain orderly physical environment conducive to optimal growth and development of children

Responsible for providing instructional direction using approved curriculum, lesson planning, documentation, and goal setting for children in the classroom.

Acquire a thorough knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, integrating all areas into the education program

Coordinate lesson plans and provide developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences, regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture, or language

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with support staff and key building personnel

Maintain visual and auditory awareness of children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom and on the playground

Know and use appropriate, positive guidance and discipline techniques

Organize and implement authentic on-going student assessment, to include anecdotal notes, running records, checklists, portfolio items, etc.

Make a minimum of two home visits and two parent conferences per year and complete required reports on home visits and conferences

Follow District and Federal Head Start procedures to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program

Participate in making and following a professional development plan to be updated annually

Follow District policies and procedures

Maintain client confidentiality according to established policy

Attend all required meetings, including designated evening meetings

Submit physical examination to include tuberculin screening as required

Maintain current Food Handler’s permit

Perform other related duties as assigned