Wesley Community Center, Inc.·Houston, Texas
The EHS Teacher provides a safe, nurturing, and educationally stimulating environment for infants and toddlers. Responsibilities include planning learning activities, evaluating child progress, conducting home visits, and maintaining classroom hygiene.
Job Title: Early Head Start Teacher (EHS Teacher)
Department: Early Head Start
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Job Status: Fulltime
Reports To: Center Administrator
Supervises: Does not supervise employees
Early Head Start Teachers are responsible for providing a safe, educationally stimulating and nurturing environment for children at the Wesley Community Center’s Early Head Start Center.
Provides developmentally age appropriate learning experiences (indoors and outdoors) involving children in social, language, cognitive, physical and group activities promoting social, literacy, self-esteem and self-help for young children.
Plans and prepares healthy and safe activities and supplies needed according to lesson plans.
Evaluates child’s progress and communicates with parents on a regular basis.
Maintains proper hygiene in children and all equipment and space used for childcare.
Reports suspected neglect, abuse, and medical conditions/illnesses, to supervisor.
Administration of the Brigance Developmental screening within 45 days of enrollment and the GOLD Assessment.
Conducts home visits and parent teacher conferences as required for each child enrolled in the center based program.
Additional Responsibilities
Establishes and maintains a healthy, warm, nurturing, safe and stimulating learning environment.
Ensures that parents sign-in all children on required attendance sheets.
Labels all children’s belongings and makes sure parents pick up all belonging at the end of the session.
Serves family style meals and/or snacks promoting good nutrition and food safety precautions.
Gives directions to parent volunteers during their practicum in the classroom.
Participates in the preparation for programmatic special events.
Transports materials, supplies and equipment if required.
Participates in Health and Nutrition screenings.
Attends staff meetings as scheduled and reports accordingly.
Attends training sessions as required.
Works a flexible schedule, which may include evenings and weekends when necessary.
Able to physically respond to the needs of children.
Performs other duties as assigned
Able to support through word and action the Wesley Community Center’s Mission statement and the mission’s core values of integrity, excellence and commitment through completion of other duties as needed and assigned
Market context
In Texas, classroom teacher roles in early childhood settings are often driven by steady demand for qualified educators who can meet licensing and safety requirements. This role is competitive because employers look for a CDA for infants/toddlers or an early childhood-related associate or bachelor’s degree, plus a positive, energetic approach and clean background checks. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your credential matches the age group before applying.