Lead Teacher - Head Start (Fallbrook Street)

**Location: Fallbrook Street, Fallbrook** **Hourly - Lead Teacher I: $26.58 - $31.59** **Hourly - Lead Teacher II: $30.58 - $36.33** **46 Weeks** # **MAAC STORY** Since 1965, MAAC has been maximizing self-sufficiency with families and individuals through high-quality programs and advocacy in our communities. MAAC employs dedicated staff who provide life-changing services to thousands of individuals annually through programs in 5 core focus areas: Education, Economic Development, Health & Wellbeing, Housing, and Advocacy & Leadership Development. Through a wide variety of programs, MAAC has grown to become one of the largest nonprofit social service organizations in the community. Learn more about the great things happening with MAAC at [http://www.maacproject.org/](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maacproject.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CSSullivan%40maacproject.org%7C33545ae781d849b9832508d8be6caf38%7C8423b3d115b140c9af6244884a818ce3%7C0%7C0%7C637468721300009619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=6cAPbGIYuWDwAq4fzOsspRQBbU1r09Q3ZywpkuN9I4E%3D&reserved=0) **DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION** Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) are comprehensive federally funded school-readiness programs for low-income and special needs children that promote parents as the primary educator of the child. MAAC currently serves a diverse group of low-income children and their families in North County; the majority of the participating families are of Latino/Hispanic ethnicity. These programs ensure that children ages 0-3 (EHS) and 3-5 (HS) and their families are provided with comprehensive services to promote optimum physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth. MAAC’s California State Preschool program provides educational and developmental services to qualifying children ages 3 to 5; parents are encouraged to participate with their children and to be involved in their children’s development. **DEFINITION** Under direct supervision, will be responsible for planning, supervising, and implementing the education program in accordance with the policies, procedures, and philosophy of MAAC Head Start, and state and federal regulations as assigned. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class. - Develop and implement lesson plans to involve the approved Creative Curriculum to encompass current program goals - Utilize classroom materials and routines as resources to provide an environment conductive to learning and appropriate to the development levels, interests, and special talents of the child - Develop and maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment - Implement rules and practices that provide and foster discipline in the child - Provide age appropriate activities to promote social, physical, cognitive, creative, and self-concepts of the child - Provide a continuing interactive process between families and providers that lead to strengthen family identified goals - Develop and implement methods to utilize classroom volunteers, classroom aides, and parent volunteers - Maintain and update written records and reports in a timely manner - Maintain an open friendly relationship with staff, volunteers and parents - Conduct required Home Visits with primary caregiver - Recognize individual child differences in growth, development, and needs and develop individualized plans - Work with Head Start families on their identified needs, informing them of community resources, providing information and referrals, assisting in the scheduling of appointments and follow-up services - Integrate other Head Start components into the curriculum - Provide client transportation as needed - Work on the “I…