Toddler Teacher at Pagosa Springs Head Start
Sign-on bonus of $1,500 for a qualified candidate once hired to be paid after 90 days of successful employment. The offer is for external new hires only.
Tri-County Head Start employees have endless opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. With ample opportunities for growth in both education and social services, working at Tri-County Head Start means you can develop your career alongside your community. You will earn the tools and resources needed for career success and make a difference in the lives of your community’s children and families.
A career at Tri-County Head Start offers training and advancement, community impact, and work-life balance. Eligible employee benefits include:
- Paid professional development
- Generous leave package including paid sick leave and personal leave. Vacation leave is available for all full-time, full-year employees in their second year.
- Over four weeks of paid breaks and holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day, Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees
- Employee contribution to a 403(b) retirement savings account
Schedule: Full Time; 40 hours per week for 52 weeks. Schedule: Monday - Friday from 7:15 AM - 3:15 PM.
Position Purpose: This position serves in a classroom to provide an appropriate social and emotional environment to expand children’s ability to learn, grow, and build trusting relationships. This role works in a classroom-based setting with typically and atypically developing children and provides daily supervision and support for children’s developmental needs. Positions may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers for program operations.
Pay Range: The current hourly wage ranges from $16.55 - $23.99 depending on education level and experience.
Preferred Experience:
Previous experience working in early childhood with children ages birth through five years and holding:
- A higher education degree with 18 credit hours of foundational Early Childhood courses completed, or
- A current Infant/Toddler CDA
Minimum requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High school diploma or equivalent certificate AND some college coursework OR ongoing ECE professional development.
- Willing to obtain CDA within the first year of hire. Tri-County Head Start will provide opportunities for training support to obtain a teacher’s qualification, including CDA support and coaching.
- Three months of previous experience working with children and/or youth in a professional setting.
- Criminal Background Check required for hire.
The position is open until filled.
Durango 4C Council/Tri-County Head Start is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply online at tchs4c.org/careers/
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