Opportunityalliance
Lead Teacher - PreK, Dora Small Elementary School
South Portland, ME · Part-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
Leadership
About the role
- Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through local programs.
- Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
- This is a school-year schedule, not year-round (approx 36 weeks/year)
Responsibilities
- Lead Teacher - PreK
- Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5.
- Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities.
- We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.
- Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the important role that culture plays in child & family development.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with complex information to address challenging situations.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with teams.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
- M must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
- ECE must be current on MMR and TDAP immunizations.
- A baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education or; a baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children.
- At a minimum, must meet requirements and be approved for a conditional Early Childhood Teacher Certificate Birth to Age 5 (081) issued by the State of Maine Department of Education within two months of hire.
- Commitment to social justice and the mission of Head Start.
- Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
- Must be able to exert significant physical effort with frequent standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings but is not a primary and essential job responsibility.
Nice to have
- Five-year professional 081 certificate preferred.
- 1-3 years of supervisory experience preferred.
Compensation
- Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine.
Benefits
- Our benefits include but are not limited to:
- Generous paid time off accrual
- Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision insurance options
- Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
- 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
- Tuition Reimbursement - offered once per year through an
- To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits
Company info
- The Opportunity Alliance is seeking a Head Start Lead Teacher - PreK to join the Head Start team and make a difference in the lives of children and families in your community.
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