Head Start Teacher @ union Street, Pottawatomie County - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Union Street Head Start/ Early Head Start - Shawnee, OK/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$17.04 - $21.87 Hourly/div /div h4Head Start Teacher/h4pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Crossroads Youth amp; Family Services, Inc. is seeking a Head Start Teacher for its Union Street Head Start location in Pottawatomie County. The Head Start Teacher is responsible for creating and managing an attractive, warm, and challenging learning environment for young children, incorporating developmentally appropriate learning activities which meet the needs of the group as well as those of individual children./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Here is your chance to make a difference in a childrsquo;s life, to help families, and to build relationships while working in a fun, challenging environment that fosters teamwork, encourages leadership, and inspires professional excellence. nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"We offer:/span/span/p ul li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Competitive compensation/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefit plans with some employer paid benefits/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Life insurance amp; long term disability insurance/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"401(k) savings plan/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Tuition assistance/span/span/p /li li pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Paid holidays, sick, and vacation/school breaks/span/span/p /li /ul h4Education Experience License and Knowledge/h4brpspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"uEducation/Experience:/u/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Bachelorrsquo;s or Associatersquo;s degree in early childhood education, Child Development or related degree with six (6) class in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Childhood Development (CD)/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"uLicense:/u/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Must possess a valid Driverrsquo;s License and have access to a motor vehicle with acceptable liability insurance/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"CPR certified (preferred)/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"uKnowledge:/u/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Must be computer literate and have accurate typing skills as well as the ability to operate a variety of office equipment;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal and analytical skills required;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Community resources, methods and practices of health and safety precautions, providing age-appropriate education services and facilitating family involvement in program services;/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Ability to comply with Head Start Performance Standards./span/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"strongPhysical, Mental and Environmental Requirements:/strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"It is the policy of Crossroads Youth amp; Family Services, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or handicap. Persons of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"The conditions here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical, drug screen and tuberculosis test. A Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation background check is required. Must be found to be free from any physical, mental or emotional conditions, determined by a qualified physician and/or psychologist, which with or without accommodation might affect the ability of the employee to perform essential job functions. The position may require prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting and stooping in the performance of daily activities. Additionally, the position requires lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 50lbs./span/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12px"span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"emThis classification is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may be required to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by management. Crossroads Youth amp; Family Services, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change classification duties and responsibilities as the need arises and consistent with the Head Start / Early Head Startnbsp;Policies and Procedures Policy manual./em/span/span/p