Our Mission:
Benton Franklin Head Start partners with families and the community to promote school readiness through comprehensive services for young children and their families.
Job Title: ECEAPSupport Teacher
Position is full-time, 40 hours per week.
Description: Responsible for providing support to the ECEAP Lead Teacher and assisting the Site Supervisor.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Supports the Lead Teacher in providing quality educational and family services to children and their families.
- Helps provide developmentally appropriate environments for children.
- Ensures supervision of children at all times.
- Supports the Lead Teacher with the caseload of families.
- Assists with parent education and support program for all assigned families.
- Demonstrate high-quality language models in all their languages and strongly support continued home language development.
- Promotes parent involvement.
- Provides site office, clerical, and staffing support.
- Completes and maintains all required records, child/family files, reports, and Agency paperwork, timely and accurately.
- Responsible for maximizing and documentation of in-kind contributions.
- Participates in professional development and opportunities for growth.
- Demonstrates on-going professionalism.
- Recruit for enrollment.
- Assists Site Supervisor as needed.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- The Equivalent of 12 college quarter credits in early childhood education;
- Initial or higher Washington State Early Childhood Education Certificate; or
- A Child Development Associate (CDA) awarded by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition or;
- Enrolled in a program to complete a CDA or equivalent coursework within 2 years of hire and;
- Experience in a preschool classroom
- Meet the STARS requirement and be listed in the State training and registry system
- Ability to read, write, and understand English essential.
- Have the language and skills for teaching language and literacy development to young children.
- Ability to actively participate in team development and team-oriented processes.
- Good organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to accept direction and supervision.
- Good interpersonal skills essential.
- Sensitive to the needs of young children; willing and able to relate to children and adults from all ethnic, racial, religious, or socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Ability to drive, including travel to multiple sites, home visits, trainings, etc.
How to submit your application materials
EACH APPLICATION MUST CONSIST OF:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Employment Application (available online at www.bfhs.net)
SUBMITTAL OPTIONS:
- In person:1549 Georgia Ave. S.E.
Suite B
Richland, WA 99352
- By Mail:Benton Franklin Head Start
1549 Georgia Ave. S.E.
Suite B
Richland, WA 99352
- By email:idaliac@bfhs.net
Email submissions without an original signature must be followed up with an application with
an original signature.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary Range: $16.84-$ 26.09 per/hr.- Preschool CDA
- Up to 10 Paid Holidays per program year depending on scheduled workdays.
- Personal Time Bank Leave
- Teamster’s Pension Plan for eligible employees
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability, and EAP for eligible employees
- Tuition Assistance
Benton Franklin Head Start is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to working with employees to reasonably accommodate disabilities. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and sexual orientation.
EOE/ Drug-free Workplace