Associate Teacher, Head Start

Job Title: 

Associate Teacher, Head Start  

Reports to: 

Education Center Supervisor  

Division/Department: 

University Relations/School for Early Childhood Education 

Job Location: 

Los Angeles 

Direct Reports: 

None 

USC’s School for Early Childhood Education is dedicated to providing comprehensive, high-quality early childhood education services to children and their families in the South Los Angeles area. Founded in 1970 as a teaching school for future early-childhood professionals, the USC School for Early Childhood Education (USC SECE) seeks to promote school readiness, health/nutrition, mental wellness, and family engagement. Today, our licensed Head Start and Early Head Start centers serve more than 500 infants and pre-school children and their parents each year. We are seeking enthusiastic, creative, dynamic, and team-oriented individuals who enjoy working with children while fostering a supportive learning environment. 

Job Overview: 

The Associate Teacher, Head Start assists in planning, supervising, and implementing the education program within the classroom in accordance with the policies, procedures, and philosophy of Head Start Federal and State regulations. In addition, the Associate Teacher, Head Start works closely with Teachers on delivering daily personal care, educational and recreational activities to infant or toddler children under the age of 3. Position may or may not be assigned to a specific location or classroom. 

Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Provide relationship-based care in daily routines such as mealtime, toileting, hand washing, and napping for preschool age children. 

• Assist in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum. 

• Assist and collaborate with teaching team on developing and implementing daily lesson plans. 

• Assist teaching team on conducting assessments, developing individual development plans, and recording ongoing observations of children in assigned groups. 

• Help prepare and conduct parent-teacher conferences for each child in the assigned group according to schedule of requirements. 

• Assist teaching team in scheduling and conducting home visits for enrolled children in the classroom setting. 

• Utilize classroom materials and routines to promote an environment conductive to appropriate levels of development, interests, and specific needs of the children. 

• Maintain effective and professional relationships with enrolled families. 

• Assist and help maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment in accordance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, Title 5, and Title 22 Regulations. 

• Attend regular staff meetings as scheduled by Teachers, Education Center Supervisors and Administration. 

• Perform additional duties as assigned by Head Teacher, Site Supervisor, and Administration. 

• Encourages a workplac