Job Title: Head Start Teacher: 3-4 year olds
Terms of Employment: Teacher Pay Scale / 200 Days
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Location: Preschool Location
Immediate Supervisor: Preschool Principal

General Description:
The Head Start teacher provides instruction and supervision in a safe and healthy learning environment for Head Start children. Teachers provide and coordinate education services and work in partnership with parents to promote the social,
emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children. Head Start teachers develop and implement classroom curricula to provide learning opportunities for individual child goals, provide an ongoing assessment of progress, and facilitate transition to kindergarten.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knows and effectively communicates the Richmond Public Schools (RPS) philosophy and mission
• Plans and implements a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the developmental level of the students
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation in accordance with RPS, state, and federal guidelines
• Guides the learning process towards the achievement of curriculum goals and within the content of these goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects with the ability to communicate these objectives effectively to students
• Establishes high expectations for academic success and classroom behavior
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media to meet the needs and capabilities of the student or students involved
• Identifies special needs and seeks the assistance of RPS specialists
• Assesses the accomplishments of students regularly and provides progress reports to supervisors and parents
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law and RPS policy
• Assists in designing, upholding, and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and School Board Policy
• Actively participates in faculty and/or department meetings
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students and their parents
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development by keeping current with the literature and new research findings
• Assists in the preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports
• Assists in the collection of data for providing appropriate intervention
• Participates in faculty committee meetings, chaperoning, counseling, and other similar responsibilities that are part of the school’s service in loco parentis; and exercises discretionary authority over day-to-day teaching functions
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must have a collegiate or postgraduate professional license or be eligible for a provisional license with one of the following endorsements: Early/Primary Education PreK-3; Early Childhood for three- and four-year-olds; Special Education Early Childhood (birth-age five years)
• One year of teaching experience or its equivalency preferred
• One year of experience conducting lessons and assessing student progress, maintaining student discipline in the classroom, meeting with parents to discuss student progress and problem areas preferred
• Experience providing ongoing academic guidance for students preferred
• Bilingual skills to include Spanish preferred

HOW TO APPLY: All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access the website at: www.rvaschools.net

Please upload a current resume with your application.

Three reference names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process. Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment.  EOE.