Full Day Full Year Preschool Early Childhood Education Teacher - Educational Opportunities for Children & Families

Covid vaccine recommended connect | empower | transform Strengthening children & families through early learning, child development, and community partnerships. Come join our team as an Full Day Full Year Early Childhood Education Teacher providing and implementing a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom experience for children enrolled in Head Start and ECEAP programs. This position is budgeted for 2000 hours per year and scheduled to work 40 hours per week. Fully qualified pay rate- $22.40, Trainee rate $21.44 . General schedule is Monday- Friday day time hours. Benefits: + Medical/Dental/Vision- Plans as low as $0.00 out of your paycheck! + Paid time off/sick leave + Paid holidays + EOCF will pay for required education + Paid STARS trainings + Paid CPR/First Aid training + Employee Assistance Program + $20,000 Basic Life Insurance + Voluntary STD,LTD, and additional life insurance + 401K- 3% annual employer contribution + Quarterly passes to Columbia Sportswear employee store. *Please create a Merit account and submit an application for the Portable Background Check. It can be found in the application tab once you create the account. If you are hired we will reimburse you for the cost of the background check. * https://apps.dcyf.wa.gov/MERIT/Home/Welcome QUALIFICATIONS Required Education: Associates degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or, a closely related field with 30 quarter/20 semester credits in ECE related courses. Preferred Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or, a closely related field with 30 quarter/20 semester credits in ECE related courses. One year of paid or formal volunteer/internship experience with groups of children 3 to 5 years of age in an early childhood setting. * Bi-lingual highly desired. Knowledge of: 1. Principals of child development and Early Childhood Curriculum planning. 2. Principals of effective supervision. 3. Current best practices in early childhood development and education. Ability to: 1. Observe and assess children and set individualized goals. 2. Prepare the classroom environment to meet the educational needs of each child. 3. Track each child's progress and incorporate the information into the curriculum. 4. Work cooperatively with staff members and clients from diverse cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds. 5. Maintain confidentiality of records and information. 6. Use the team approach to resolving problems or conflicts. 7. Demonstrate professional and effective written and verbal communication skills; receive information and feedback in an understanding manner; use good judgment. 8. Attend appropriate staff meetings and out-of-town training sessions as assigned 9. Perform the physical requirements of the job which include regular crouching, stooping, bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor to assist and engage with children, and outdoors on a playground setting monitoring safe play and supervision. Interviews to begin as soon a qualified pool of applicants is received EOCF shall not discriminate in its staff, hiring practices, board, volunteers, volunteer committees, or recipients of any service on the basis of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental, physical, or sensory disability, or any other status not listed, as protected by state and/or federal law.