Lead Teacher (Type 04) - Head Start Preschool Classroom (Bilingual)

The Children's Place Association is a safe haven for children and families whose lives have been devastated by disease and poverty. Since 1991, the agency has reached out to HIV/AIDS-affected children and families through services such as 24-hour residential nursing care, specialized day care, summer camp, mental health counseling, and foster care/adoption.

Our Arthur E. Jones Early Childhood Care & Learning Facility provides specialized daycare services for HIV/AIDS-affected preschool children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The program is designed to manage the unique problems of HIV/AIDS-affected preschoolers, such as infections, undernourishment, developmental delays, and psychological issues. To address these issues, the program offers services including case management; physical, occupational, language, and speech therapies; and on-site nursing care.

We are seeking a full-time Lead Teacher for one of our Pre-K (ages 3-5) classrooms. The Lead Teacher provides direct care to children in a group setting and is responsible for developing educational/recreational lesson plans for each assigned child. The Lead Teacher also participates in the planning and supervision of seasonal family activities, gives program information to parents, engages in weekly staff meetings and client charting, and provides direction to classroom assistant(s) and volunteers.