Early Childhood TeacherGreater East Texas Community Action

GETCAP Culture
Helping people help themselves and each other.  GETCAP provides a variety of services that advance the self-sufficiency & general well-being of low-income East Texas households, through private & public partnerships.
Salary: $14.59- $20.09 - Depending on Education 

Tyler Tx


Job Position Description: Responsible for implementing a valid and reliable curriculum while providing a safe, healthy, fun learning environment for preschool-aged children.  

 Responsibilities: 

• Provide a safe environment to prevent and reduce Injuries
• Promote good health and nutrition and helps to provide an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness.
• Provide opportunities for children to understand, acquire and use verbal and non-verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
• Provide experiences that stimulate children to explore and express their creative abilities.
• Help each child to know, accept and take pride in himself and to develop a sense of independence
• Help children learn to get along with others and encourage feelings of empathy and mutual respect among children and adults
• Provide an environment in which children can learn and practice behaviors that are appropriate and acceptable individually and in a group

Qualifications and Requirements:  

• A.A. degree or B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field
• Positive, motivating, and energetic personality
• Professionalism and can be flexible in a changing environment
• Ability to observe multiple activities/ children simultaneously
• Ability to make decisions regarding classroom operations

Benefits:  

• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 403(B) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays