Lead Teacher

Crystal Stairs, Inc.

Improving the Lives of Families through

Child Care Services, Research, and Advocacy

Head Start / Early Head Start Lead Teacher

Location : Los Angeles, Compton, Inglewood, Lennox and South LA areas

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Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Head Start & Early Head Start Lead Teacher to join one of our rapidly growing Southern California locations. A successful HS / EHS Lead Teacher is a creative organizer and thinker who is passionate about designing and facilitating interactive learning and development experiences, such as : read-alouds, classroom rituals, hands-on art-making, and math games. This also includes a strong knowledge of classroom evaluation practices (ECERS), assessment tools (DRDP's) and a clear knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and Child Care Licensing Regulations.

Your Passion at Work

• Supervise children visually at all times to ensure their continuous safety and care; develop a plan to ensure the safety of the children while they are using indoor and outdoor facilities
• Design and implement the daily classroom program based on a creative curriculum in alignment with the HS / EHS Child Development and Early Learning Framework
• Evaluate classroom quality using the Early Childhood Education Rating Scale (ECERS) and other assessment tools
• Plan and implement activities to meet the physical needs of the children, including children with disabilities and special needs
• Creates and maintains a warm emotionally supportive classroom environment that is well managed and provides quality instructional support for children's learning.
• Provide Diaper Changing / Potty Training for individual children on an as needed basis.
• Perform home visits on a regular basis

The Skills You Possess

Education and Experience

Total Package of Benefits

Crystal Stairs is committed to building and sustaining a fully vaccinated, diverse workforce and culture. As part of this commitment, Crystal Stairs provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, medical condition as defined by state law, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other legally protected status.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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All Head Start positions are implemented in accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards in each service area.

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