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K4 Head Start Lead Teacher

Job Summary:
The Head Start Teacher is responsible for a Head Start classroom of 4- to 5-year-old children. S/he works collaboratively with an assistant teacher, family members, and other staff to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Teacher-child interactions:
  • Provide emotional support through establishing a positive climate, being aware of and responsive to children, and encouraging child expression and autonomy.
  • Use strategies for behavior management, such as clear behavior expectations, being proactive and redirecting misbehavior.
  • Foster classroom productivity and maximize learning time, while engaging children with a variety of modalities and materials.
  • Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children’s analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high-quality language.

Physical Requirements:
  • Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and bend periodically.
  • Ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers – typing and/or writing. 
  • Ability to work frequently at close visual range (i.e. preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading).
  • Ability to receive and respond to oral communication.
  • Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. 

Work Environment:
  • Work is generally performed in a classroom environment. 
  • Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud
  • Standard office equipment generally used includes:
  • Telephone
  • Personal Computer (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) or Tablet
  • Printer/Photocopy Machine
  • Calculator
  • Fax Machine

Qualifications:
  • AA/AS in Early Childhood Education OR BA/BS in Early Childhood Education, OR state awarded preschool teacher certification with experience teaching preschool aged children, OR BA/BS in related field with at least six college courses in Early Childhood Education plus experience teaching preschool aged children.   
  • Bachelor's Degree highly preferred.
  • Wisconsin DPI Teaching license required
  • Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
  • Physical exam and background checks are required for this position.
  •  Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.