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Teacher - Head Start

Kids' Corps, Inc.·Anchorage, Alaska

$27 - $32/hr·Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 2 days ago
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About the role

The teacher is responsible for planning and delivering high-quality early learning experiences while fostering strong partnerships with families through home visits and conferences. They must maintain a safe, nurturing classroom environment and accurately document child development and family interactions.

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Preschool Teacher to join our early childhood education team and support school readiness and lifelong learning for young children and their families. This position plays a critical role in creating a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment, while also strengthening the connection between school and home through regular family engagement.

As a Preschool Teacher, you will be responsible for planning and delivering high-quality early learning experiences aligned with curriculum standards, promoting positive child development across physical, intellectual, emotional, and social domains. You will conduct home visits and parent-teacher conferences to foster strong family partnerships, support individualized learning goals, and emphasize the home as a vital part of the child’s educational journey.

Key performance areas include

Classroom Services

  • Develop and implement weekly lesson plans, promote health and safety practices, support child social-emotional growth using Conscious Discipline, and provide engaging learning opportunities that meet individual developmental needs, including those of Dual Language Learners.
  • Family
  • Partnerships &
  • Parent
  • Engagement: Build goal-oriented relationships with families, support parent participation in the classroom, and encourage family literacy and school involvement.
  • Home
  • Visits &
  • Parent
  • Conferences: Conduct scheduled home visits and conferences to share developmental progress, collaborate on goals, and offer educational activities and community resources that support learning at home.
  • Work
  • Habits &
  • Professional
  • Practices: Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, and a commitment to continuous improvement through training, reflection, and active participation in meetings and agency initiatives.
  • Recordkeeping &
  • Reporting: Maintain accurate documentation of child development, family interactions, attendance, and meal counts using agency systems and internal databases.

Communication

Foster respectful, timely, and effective communication with families, coworkers, and supervisors to ensure a supportive and collaborative learning environment.

Work hours

  • Monday -
  • Friday 8am-5pm (part year
  • August-May)
  • Reports to:
  • Center
  • Director
  • Supervises: Gives input to Center Director on Assistant Teacher performance

Minimum Requirement

  • AA or higher degree in Early Childhood Education AA or BA in a related field with at least four (3-credit) courses in Early Childhood Applicants who do not possess a degree in early childhood or related field must agree to take additional classes to meet Head Start Teacher Qualification Requirements.
  • Starting
  • Salary dependent on education:
  • Associate’s
  • Degree: $26.70
  • Bachelor’s
  • Degree: $29.38
  • Graduate
  • Degree: $32.32

This is a non-exempt position with a 90-day introductory period.

Head Start Teacher

Job Description

For more information about the work we do please go to https://www.kcialaska.org/

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$27 - $32/hr
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Posted
Aug 14, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Kids' Corps, Inc.

Kids’ Corps, Inc. is a 501 c-3 providing comprehensive child development services for economically at risk children birth to five years old who live in Anchorage, Alaska. Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs prepare children for school success and promote family...

Salary listed on 2 jobs
IndustryNon-profit Organizations
TypeNonprofit
Size51-200 employees
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