Preschool Teacher

Child Parent Centers is accepting and reviewing applications during the summer break and will resume interviews June 26th 2025 for qualified applicants.

Current openings:

Mission Manor Head Start, 6009 S. Santa Clara, Tucson, AZ 85706, 1 opening, 8 hours/day, M-F, approx. 7:30am-3:30pm, mid July thru mid June

Southside Head Start, 317 W 23rd, Tucson, AZ 85713, 1 opening, 8 hours/day, M-F, approx. 7:30am-3:30pm, mid July thru mid June

Wright Head Start, 2080 N. Columbus, Tucson, AZ 85712, 3 opening, 8 hours/day, M-F, approx. 7:30am-3:30pm, mid July thru mid June

Classification: Hourly  

Supervisor: Lead Teacher 

Supervises: None 

Job Summary:   

Child-Parent Centers (CPC) is seeking professionals who share our values and principles for building trusting relationships with children, families, and colleagues. Successful candidates welcome individual differences and perspectives, respect cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and are sensitive to current circumstances. Candidates display a commitment to teamwork, open communication, and are eager to work in a fast-paced, high quality preschool environment. This is a great opportunity for organized and dependable early childhood professionals with strong work ethic and a desire to grow. CPC provides opportunities and financial support for teachers to grow professionally including attainment of a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or child development.  If you have previous experience working in an early childhood center and are interested in joining our growing team, we encourage you to apply. 

Reporting to the Lead Teacher, the teacher partners with the classroom team in providing comprehensive high-quality early education and child development services for enrolled children and families. The Teacher implements daily routines that promote children’s cognitive, social, health, and emotional growth for later success in school. The teacher receives regular on-going support from the Lead Teacher and the education specialist (coach) to implement the agency’s curriculum that includes creating a safe and enriching environment, embedding responsive and effective teacher-child interactions, and fostering partnerships with families by respecting values, strengths, and cultures and welcoming parent's contributions and participation. The teacher position is funded for 8 hours per day Monday through Friday, working directly with children for 6.75 – 10 hours per day four or five days per week (depending upon the program option). When children are not attending class, the teacher participates in activities such as lesson planning, documenting children's work and outcomes, entering and analyzing child and family data, setting goals, and attending professional development opportunities. 

Benefits: 

• Paid Leave – 25 paid holidays (time off aligns with most school districts), 5 days paid vacation after one year and 10 -13 days each year thereafter, and 5 days paid Personal leave first year, 8-9 days each year thereafter, up to 5 days Sick paid leave each year. 
• Insurance benefits - dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, PPO medical (3 plans), Vision, and Supplemental Life coverage for self, spouse, and child ($25,000 basic life and Accidental death and disability provided by employer) 
• Retirement Plan -