_Benefits Include: Overtime pay over 40 hours; Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employer; no-cost meals when working with children; 4-day teaching week, with every Friday designated for professional development, team meetings, paperwork, lesson planning, etc.
; Health insurance (no cost for employee); Dental insurance; Vision insurance; Retirement plan with employer contribution; Employee Assistance Program; Flexible Spending Account; Life insurance; Paid time off; Sick leave_
Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program for low income children and their families.
Head Start provides children, including those with special needs, with services that actively encourage and promote social, emotional, intellectual (school readiness skills), physical growth and development.
Head Start fosters good health through well child checks and dental exams, current immunizations, nutrition and lead risk assessments.
Parent involvement is one of the cornerstones of the program and parents have many and varied opportunities to participate in their child's education and development.
Support services are available for families including social services, mental health and disability services, and transportation.
Head Start receives USDA reimbursement and nutritious meals are provided based on the hours the child attends the center.
*Responsibilities:*
* Assists with and maintains a safe and healthy learning environment using appropriate classroom organization, schedules, and routines and effective classroom and child management techniques; provides health and nutrition services for children.
* Assists in implementing developmentally appropriate learning activities for young children based on individual needs in order to advance physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth and development.
* Assists in the provision of parent involvement services consistent with the Parent Involvement/Education Plan and operating policies and procedures.
* Provides transportation services for children and parents consistent with the Transportation Plan and operating policies and procedures.
* Assists in the provision of social services consistent with the Family Services Plan and operating policies and procedures.
* Demonstrates professional behaviors and work habits which comply with agency personnel policies and procedures, and completes special assignments from immediate supervisor or the Head Start Director.
*Requirements:*
* High School diploma or GED
* Established work history
* Valid Driver's License & ability to obtain Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
* Criminal background check (fingerprint, vulnerable person's registry, etc.
)
* Ability to pass college coursework and obtain a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) - (provided by employer)
* Physical ability to work with young children - up and down on floor, on and off buses, on playground, lifting up to 50 lbs.
to carry a child, move furniture, etc.
* Legally eligible to work in the US
*Preferences:*
* Experience with young children in a Licensed Child Care Facility
* Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), AAS or higher in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
_Administered by Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC).
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CAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.
91 per hour
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
Education:
* High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
* professional childcare: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
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