Lead Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist 3) Preschool - Head Start

Location: CCS Head Start Admin Services Spokane

Department: District HS/EHS/ECEAP Admin

Open Continuous.

Salary Range: $3,811 - $4,865 (Monthly)

Starting salary for this position is: $3,811 (Monthly)

This Head Start position will receive salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until the top of the salary range is reached. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase in salary.

About Us 

Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) operates more than 30 Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start centers in Spokane County, providing care and support for more than 1,600 children and their families. We began providing this service in 1973 and have been growing and adapting to meet community needs ever since.

We offer safe and secure environments that nurture child growth and development and provide learning opportunities for children to enhance their skills and abilities for school success.

We are dedicated to working with low-income families so they can find support and success in getting their children off to a great beginning. Our parents and families are involved in developing the policies and goals of each center and are encouraged to be engaged.

We also operate centers on the campus of Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College to serve eligible students while they attend college.

Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

About the Lead Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist 3) Preschool - Head Start

Under general supervision of the Center Manager, the Head Start (HS) Early Childhood Program Specialist 3 (ECPS3) is responsible for implementing the educational curriculum and the general operation of an early childhood classroom and providing support services to preschoolers and their families, including home visits, as defined by HS Performance Standards and applicable state and local laws and regulations. Also, this position may provide feedback and evaluate the progress of student teachers in an early childhood classroom setting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate learning environment that promote children’s’ cognitive, social, emotional and physical development and reflects the changing needs of infants/toddlers and or preschoolers. *
• Partner with parents to support child development goals. Develop, individualize, and implement appropriate early childhood curriculum Child Individual Plans (CIP) that meets Performance Standards. Facilitate appropriate parenting skills. Support Part C services (birth to three), for Individual Family Services Plans (IFSP) and/or Individual Education Plans (IEP) for preschoolers. *
• Implement education curriculum that is responsive to children’s needs and interests. Demonstrate effective teacher child interactions that support whole child development. Provide child primary caregiving that is engaging, responsive, attentive, consistent, nurturing, supportive, and culturally sensitive. *
• Assess individual children’s level of development to inform curriculum development and individualize teaching for each child’s level of development; maintain a hard copy and electronic record keeping system in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. *
• Plan, present, and evaluate children’s activities. Coordinate daily classroom workflow, assign tasks, direct, and monitor the work of classroom aides, students, and volunteers. Provide feedback and evaluate the progress of student teachers in a classroom setting. *
• Promote and protect children’s health by adhering to Individual Health Plans (IHP) and special diet needs. Attend to children’s personal needs and use routine care as a component of primary caregiving. *
• Build positive and effective relationships with families, interact and communicate with families regularly, schedule and conduct home visits and parent conferences. *
• Work effectively as a member of a classroom and direct services team to provide integrated, comprehensive services to children and families. *
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships within the community; represent and promote HS/EHS at community events and committees, as assigned.
• Stay informed by attending all necessary training and meetings and reading all written pr