Job Information
COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE Lead Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist 3) Preschool - Head Start in SPOKANE, Washington
*Location: *CCS Head Start Admin Services Spokane
*Department: *District HS/EHS/ECEAP Admin
Open Continuous.
Salary Range: $3,811 - $4,865 (Monthly)
**Starting salary for this position is: $3,811 (Monthly)
This Head Start position will receive salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until the top of the salary range is reached. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase in salary.**
About Us
Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) operates more than 30 Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start centers in Spokane County, providing care and support for more than 1,600 children and their families. We began providing this service in 1973 and have been growing and adapting to meet community needs ever since.
We offer safe and secure environments that nurture child growth and development and provide learning opportunities for children to enhance their skills and abilities for school success.
We are dedicated to working with low-income families so they can find support and success in getting their children off to a great beginning. Our parents and families are involved in developing the policies and goals of each center and are encouraged to be engaged.
We also operate centers on the campus of Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College to serve eligible students while they attend college.
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.
About the Lead Teacher (Early Childhood Program Specialist 3) Preschool - Head Start
Under general supervision of the Center Manager, the Head Start (HS) Early Childhood Program Specialist 3 (ECPS3) is responsible for implementing the educational curriculum and the general operation of an early childhood classroom and providing support services to preschoolers and their families, including home visits, as defined by HS Performance Standards and applicable state and local laws and regulations. Also, this position may provide feedback and evaluate the progress of student teachers in an early childhood classroom setting.
Duties & Responsibilities
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate learning environment that promote children's' cognitive, social, emotional and physical development and reflects the changing needs of infants/toddlers and or preschoolers. *
Partner with parents to support child development goals. Develop, individualize, and implement appropriate early childhood curriculum Child Individual Plans (CIP) that meets Performance Standards. Facilitate ap