Pre-K Teacher

About Head Start of Yamhill County

Mission Statement

We are committed to being a successful learning community, which includes: a partnership with parents and their children; a celebration of diversity; an atmosphere of support, respect, and trust; where everyone is safe and experiences a sense of belonging.

5-year goals 2018-2023

In 2018 HSYC was awarded a five-year grant to continue offering program services. These are our five-year goals:

Goal #1: Develop, in classrooms and at home, an understanding of the importance of balancing nurture and structure to help build resiliency and self-regulation in our participants.

Goal #2: Improved attendance for lifelong success.

Goal #3: Create and support a trauma-informed culture in our program and our community.

Goal #4: Hire and retain individuals who are committed to the true HSYC mission and philosophy and who understand the need to be trauma-informed and relationship-based in an early childhood program.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for leading classroom teaching team in preparation of three- to- five-year-old children socially, emotionally, and academically for kindergarten. Create lesson plans, observe and document child progress, and complete all mandated screenings and assessments. Hold home visits and child goal conferences to support parents as their children's first and life-long teachers, to keep teacher and parent on the same page, and ensure goals are on track for child/family success. Supervision of Teacher Assistant and Classroom Aide, substitutes and volunteers.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• AA/AS, BA/BS or MA/MS degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or other equivalent degree, REQUIRED

• Experience working with preschool children in a classroom setting

• Experience working with high risk families is preferred

  Excellent benefits with a generous leave package, employer-paid medical, employer-paid dental, employer-paid vision, and retirement with up to a 7% match.

  For job descriptions & requirements, an employment application, and to learn more about our program, visit:

  http://yamhillheadstart.org/resources/display/current\_job\_openings