Teacher - Head Start

Position Function :

Responsible for a Head Start classroom of 3- to 5- year- old children. Position works collaboratively with an assistant teacher, family members and other staff to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.

Salary Grade : 10

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Department Profile :

Throughout its history, Mississippi State University-Extension (MSU-ES) has demonstrated a deep and abiding commitment to programs that directly impact young children and their families. In the past decade, MSU-ES has distinguished itself as Mississippi’s premier infrastructural support of high-quality early childhood education.

Area of Specialization :

MSU-Extension Head Start Programs - Hancock County

Anticipated Appointment Date :

October 2025.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

The following examples are intended as illustrations only of the various types of duties assigned to this position. The absence of specific statements of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.

• Primary teacher for a classroom of 3 to 5 year-old children.
• Demonstrates a warm, calm, and unhurried manner.
• Serves as a role model for children and families.
• Provides for the education, care, safety, and well-being of all children in the group.
• Meets the children’s emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs.
• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate learning activities.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with children, co-workers, and parents.
• Demonstrates increasing understanding of child growth and development in working with children, in talking with parents, and in recording activities.
• Attends staff meetings, reports problems of child or room management to the Center

Director promptly.

Performance Standards.

teachers.

documents these meetings.

The teacher is responsible for a Head Start classroom of 3-5 years old children. S / he

works collaboratively with an assistant teacher, family members and other staff to achieve

positive outcomes for children of all abilities. The teacher’s role encompasses effective

practice in the following as outlined in our Teacher Success Rubric (TSR) :

Performs any related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Education :

Substitution :

Licensures :

Licensure Standards for staff including finger printing and background check.

Preferred Qualifications :

years and younger.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

and other functions.