Head Start Head Teacher

Head Start Head Teacher: 30hr/week through June 17, 2011; Starts ASAP. B.A. in ECE or related field & 2 yrs exp. in preschool classroom setting or A.A. in ECE & 4 yrs exp.

Lead teaching team in planning and implementing early childhood classroom curriculum; knowledge of Anti-Bias and Developmentally Appropriate Curricula; screen and assesses each child; develop individualized learning plan; involve parents in planning for classroom and on home visits.

Need basic computer skills; ability to interact positively and appropriately with children & adults; valid driver’s license, clean driving record, ability to be insured, and reliable personal transportation; ability to routinely lift 50 lbs., bend, twist, stoop and run after children.

Offer is contingent upon results of a post-offer health exam, including a TB test to declare free from communicable disease. As required by contract, periodic re-testing for communicable disease will be scheduled throughout employment.

Offer is also contingent upon the results of a criminal offender information record check and, possibly, fingerprinting. Must be successfully enrolled in Oregon's Child Care Criminal History Registry.

Send letter of interest and resume to Jean O’Shea, Education/Disabilities Coordinator, Neighborhood House Head Start, 7780 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97219, [email protected], or fax to (503) 244-1805. Position closes Tuesday, October 19, 2010. EEO