Preschool Early Childhood Education Teacher - EOCFWA - Educational Opportunities for Children and Families

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Our mission is to connect, empower, and transform the lives of children and families.

Do you enjoy being physically active, spending time outside, and working with your hands? If so,come join our team as an Early Childhood Education Teacher. This position provides and implements a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom experience for children enrolled in ECEAP and Head Start programs. Scheduled to work 40 hours per week with a school year schedule. Fully qualified pay rate- $22.93, Trainee rate- $21.94. General schedule is Monday- Friday 8AM-5PM with occasional after hours events.

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. There is no fee for this background check*

https://apps.dcyf.wa.gov/MERIT/Home/Welcome

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education: Associates degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or, an unrelated 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.

* Training plan may be considered depending on qualifications.

* Bi-lingual highly desired.

Knowledge of:
1. Principles of child development and Early Childhood Curriculum planning.
2. Principles of effective supervision.
3. Current best practices in early childhood development and education.

Ability to:

• Observe and assess children and set individualized goals.
• Prepare the classroom environment to meet the educational needs of each child.
• Work cooperatively with staff members and clients from diverse cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Be technology proficient

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.