Head Start Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Our Head Start / Pre-K Counts team is seeking an experienced teacher at our New Kensington center to enrich childhood education. Using your previous classroom experience, you will promote physical and intellectual competence in children. You will accomplish this by :

• Planning and implementing objectives and activities in the classroom,
• Documenting consistent on-going observations and assessments on each child using the curriculum data base,
• Meeting and working with families to identify individualized goals and plans for child development, and
• Supervising, training, and mentoring teacher assistants and cook managers.

Westmoreland Community Action is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing, counseling, support, education, intervention, collaborations, partnerships, information, referrals, and networking.

Head Start and Pre-K Counts are free programs that serve children, ages 3-5, and their families in both learning centers and the home. Head Start provides pre-Kindergarten learning experiences for young children to help prepare them for a smooth transition into kindergarten. The overall goal is to promote school readiness.

Requirements :

Benefits :

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve. If you, in good faith, believe that you are qualified to succeed in this position, we encourage you to apply. Please include a cover letter to tell us about your unique qualifications for the position. Our hiring manager will review your application and, if interested, will contact you regarding next steps.