Head Start Teacher
Community Action of South MississippiPascagoula, Mississippi, United States
Posted November 11, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Community Action of South Mississippi is a nonprofit organization that provides early childhood education and community support services, including Head Start programs and administrative assistance, to families in South Mississippi.
Job Description
To ensure the young children we serve have a solid foundation for life. To encourage the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children and to attend to their safety and welfare.
Requirements
- An associate, baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education
- An associate degree in a field related to early childhood education and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children
- A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children
- A baccalaureate degree in any field and has been admitted into the Teach For America program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the Praxis II, participated in a Teach For America summer training institute that includes teaching preschool children and is receiving ongoing professional development and support from Teach For America’s professional staff
- Must have a minimum of 6 months experience working with infants and toddlers in a daycare setting