Lead Teacher~ Early Education and Family Services

Child & Family Services is seeking a Lead Teacher for our newly created Combination Program located at the Parkside Center.

The Lead Teacher delivers services within the Early Education and Family Services components.  It is the responsibility of this position to provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating learning environment for the overall growth and development of children and families in accordance with the PROP Child and Family Services philosophy and Work Plan, Head Start Performance Standards and NAEYC Accreditation Standards.  This position also acts as the primary support and resource person connecting families to their children’s educational experiences, their children’s health services, and to community resources.

Successful candidate will demonstrate the following characteristics: 2 yrs experience working with children in a group setting and experience working with diverse communities, organizational and crisis management skills, documentation skills, group management skills, flexibility, creative critical thinking, ability to establish a relationship of trust and respect with parents, children and staff while maintaining confidentiality.  Supervisory and Family Service experience is preferred.  Must be at least 18 years old.

This job requires the candidate to sit, stand, speak, listen, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Education/Work Experience:

  • A baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education; or
  • A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any subject and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education with experience teaching infant/toddler children; or
  • An associate degree in early childhood education; or
  • An associate degree in a field related to early childhood education and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching infant/toddler children; or
  • An Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and have been trained (or have equivalent coursework) in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development.
  • Supervisory experience.

Minimum Education/Work Experience:

  • An Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and have been trained (or have equivalent coursework) in early childhood development.

This is a full-time, year round, 31 hour per week position.  The pay range is $12.62 - $18.03 per hour.

Our new Combination Program at Parkside (85 Grant St.) will serve 8 children in the age ranges of 12 mos.-3 years.  We will provide Early Head Start Services to all of these families, which include, a health and nutrition component (helping children to be caught up on well-child exams, immunizations, and so forth), A Family Services Component (engaging families to participate in their child’s educational/emotional development, connecting families to resources in their community, setting family goals), An Educational Component, and when applicable, connecting to CDS services… or other local agencies this is exactly what we do in all of our programs.  This program will run in the classroom Tuesday’s and Thursdays, from 9-3 and each family will also have 2 home visits a month by their primary Lead Teacher.  The program will include two Lead Teachers with primary care responsibility for four children and their family along with one Assistant Teacher.

Child and Family Service's is committed to providing the highest quality programming for our children and families. We are at the highest quality rating level, a Step 4, in the Maine Quality Rating System. We offer small group sizes, 18 for preschool and 8 for infant and toddler, and three teachers in every classroom. 

PROP offers outstanding resources, including paid educational opportunities, generous planning time, a diverse work environment, a program committed to quality in both work- life balance, supported by a flexible work schedule, and low child-to-teacher ratios.

PROP is an AA/ EEO employer, women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Review of applications will begin once the recruitment period ends

Resumes due, in Word or PDF format, by February 17, 2012 to PROP-HR Recruitment, 50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, ME  04106

Specific questions and application materials may be emailed to: jobs@propeople.org

PROP offers a generous benefit package to eligible employees including:

Business casual work environment
Health Insurance         
Dental Insurance
Eye Care Plan
Life Insurance
Dependant Life Insurance
Long and Short Term Disability Insurance
Health & Dependant Care Reimbursement Accounts
Time away from work plan
403(b) Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Plan

 

 

 

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