Infant & Toddler Teacher — Early Head Start

Job overview

The Infant & Toddler Teacher — Early Head Start role is onsite in Council Bluffs, IA, serving children ages 0 to 3 in the Madison Avenue Early Head Start classrooms. Starting pay is $17.06 per hour for a high-school graduate. West Central Community Action operates the Early Head Start program. The teacher creates a safe, warm, and engaging learning environment while providing responsive care and developmentally appropriate learning activities. The role supports each child's needs and family engagement while meeting Head Start standards, program policies, and Iowa licensing requirements.

What you'll do

• Create and manage a learning environment for infants and toddlers
• provide responsive caregiving and appropriate learning and care activities
• maintain a safe classroom
• keep attendance, nutrition, in-kind, and other records
• participate in program activities, meetings, family events, and training
• recruit, train, and supervise classroom volunteers
• implement a daily classroom schedule
• assess child data in TSG four times annually
• document parent communications in Child Plus
• complete two home visits and three parent-teacher conferences per family annually
• report suspected child abuse when there is reasonable cause.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

infant & toddler teacher

early head start

council bluffs ia

west central community action

children ages 0–3

early childhood education

$17.06/hour

full-time

classroom teaching

responsive caregiving

family engagement

head start

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental and life insurance, vacation and sick pay, 13 paid holidays, long-term disability, telehealth service, IPERS and 403(b) retirement programs.
• May be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness.

Why this role

Associate degree in Early Childhood Education required; bachelor's degree preferred. Child Development Associate credential with a high-school diploma or some college courses may be considered in lieu of a degree.

About the employer

Iowa Community Action Association - West Central Community Action is hiring for this role. Industry: Child Care Services. Sector: 62.