Lead Primary Caregiver

The Lead Primary Caregiver administers Early Head Start center operations, coordinates activities for infants and toddlers, and supervises staff. The position requires a BA in Early Childhood Education or related field, and a minimum of 12 months of teaching experience with 6 months of supervision experience. The salary range is $24.50-$26.25 per hour.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of child development and adult learning styles
• Understanding of the principles of bilingual and multicultural education
• Basic personal computer skills with word processing and email experience
• Establish and maintain a healthy learning environment
• Support children's social and emotional development
• Basic oral and written communication skills
• Bilingual, Spanish/English preferred
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to culturally diverse groups and persons from low-income families
• Basic skills in reading, analyzing, and interpreting procedures and governmental regulations
• Basic ability to write reports and correspondence
• Basic ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of parents, children, and staff
• Basic ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Basic ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Benefits

• Medical insurance through Kaiser or Sutter
• Elective dental, vision insurance, FSA, and Accident insurance
• Employer-paid $10k of life insurance with expandable options
• Employer-paid Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(K) plan with a 2% contribution and an additional 1% matched contribution after one year of service
• Employee assistance program, CalPerks
• 3 weeks vacation (paid during Spring and Winter school breaks) increases at 6 years of service
• 96 hours of sick time per year (4 hours accrued per pay period) based on full-time work
• 1 floating personal day
• 16 paid holidays