Kansas Children's Service League·Liberal Township, Kansas
The Educator is responsible for all aspects of classroom management, child supervision, and ensuring the health, development, and safety of enrolled children. They must maintain a trauma-informed environment and comply with program rules and mandated outcomes.
Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a full-time Early Head Start Childhood Educator in Liberal, KS. This position earns a competitive wage of up to $16.53 per hour and works a Monday - Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends.
About Kansas Children’s Service League Stronger families start at Kansas Children’s Service League (KCSL).
Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year.
KCSL’s mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children.
Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma.
We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools and workplaces.
KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.
For more details on our benefits, please visit our KCSL Career site.
At Kansas Children’s Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children.
In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency’s mission, vision, and values.
This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the differences in our staff, customers, and communities.
Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement.
Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization.
KCSL is an equal opportunity employer.
The Early Head Start Childhood Educator is responsible for all aspects of the classroom, child supervision, and care. The position is responsible for child health, development, and safety. The Educator supervises classroom activities, complies with mandated outcomes, program rules, applicable laws and program standards are met.
Essential job functions
Maintain and regularly refresh a safe, age appropriate, welcoming, and trauma-informed classroom environment for enrolled children.
Provide accurate, timely, record and data keeping and reporting.
Attend trainings as instructed.
Requires a high school diploma and at least one year of paid experience working with infants and toddlers. A CDA certification is preferred or must be obtained within two years of hire.
Market context
In Kansas, Early Head Start childhood educator roles typically draw steady interest because programs need staff who can support infants and toddlers in classroom and home-based settings. These positions are competitive when candidates already have paid infant-toddler experience, a high school diploma, and a CDA or a clear plan to earn one. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, since they are condensed from the original posting and save research time.
Head Start Paraprofessional
Head Start Paraprofessional