Early Head Start Teacher

Summary

The Early Head Start Teacher will plan, design and implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum for enrolled children, serve as primary child care provider for children 0 to 3 years old enrolled in Reach Dane infant / toddler centers, and provide supervision, performance feedback and scheduling for reporting staff. The Early Head Start Teacher will comply with all licensing and Early Head Start Program Performance Standards. Follow families’ cultural values and practices in caring for their children, exhibit respect for parents and reinforce their vital role as the primary educator of their children, and assure licensing requirements are met and that the environment is clean and safe.

Hours: 40 hours/week- Full Time

Status: Full Year

Locations: Madison, WI - Different locations include GB Arbor Hills, East Madison, and Wee Start

Duties

The Early Head Start Teacher will plan, design and implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum for enrolled children, serve as primary child care provider for children 0 to 3 years old enrolled in Reach Dane infant / toddler centers, and provide supervision, performance feedback and scheduling for reporting staff. The Early Head Start Teacher will comply with all licensing and Early Head Start Program Performance Standards, follow families' cultural values and practices in caring for their children, exhibit respect for parents and reinforce their vital role as the primary educator of their children, and assure licensing requirements are met and that the environment is clean and safe. Act as a positive liaison between community agencies, providing services to children and guidance to families.

Requirements

• Minimum educational requirement of an Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or in a related field that includes 18 credits in Early Childhood Education / Development. Coursework specific to Infant and Toddler Development is required.
• Must have a valid Wisconsin's Driver's License, motor vehicle and adequate liability insurance as required by agency policy.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• vacation and sick time
• 403(b) match after 2 years
• company paid life insurance and long term disability
• paid continuing education
• no weekends or holiday work
• including Flexible spend accounts
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• You may be able to receive help in paying your college loans off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program due to working for Reach Dane.

About Us

Reach Dane provides high-quality early childhood services to over 1,000 underserved children ages 0-5 in Dane County through center based and home visitation programs. Our staff work tirelessly every day to reach the most vulnerable children and families in our community, and the need for our services is growing. The number of infants and toddlers experiencing homelessness enrolled in our programs has tripled over the last four years. Last year, Reach Dane served more homeless children than any other Head Start program in Wisconsin.