Lead Teacher and Program Coordinator
$45,000–$55,000 year
On-site · Seldovia, Alaska, United States
Job Summary
Lead Teacher and Program Coordinator position at Ch’anik’na, a child enrichment facility operated by Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT), delivering quality care and education to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with a focus on social readiness and Alaska Native culture. Responsibilities include planning and implementing age-appropriate activities, supervising staff, maintaining health and safety standards, documenting program operations, conducting parent conferences, supporting families, and collaborating with families to foster school readiness and cultural pride. Requires an associate degree in early childhood education (or CDA with degree program plans), background check, drug screen, TB screening, food worker card, and ongoing professional development; experience with 0-5 age group in daycare/preschool settings is expected; strong emphasis on building secure, nurturing relationships with children and families.
Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must pass background check including fingerprints prior to starting work
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and agree to all Drug Free Workplace policies as a condition of employment
- At minimum - An Associate’s degree in a field related to early childhood education and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education with prior experience working with 0-5 age group in a daycare or preschool type setting
- Teachers not holding a degree in Early Childhood Education must hold a current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential AND agree to complete a degree program according to a prescribed timeline
- TB screening at hire (at SVT’s expense)
- ADEC Food Worker Card (May be obtained at hire at SVT’s expense)
- Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED (May be obtained at hire at SVT’s expense)
- Mandatory Reporter Training annually
- Ability to maintain open, friendly, and cooperative relationships with families, to encourage program involvement, and to promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships
- Ability to promote feelings of security and trust in infants/toddlers and preschoolers by being warm, supportive, and comforting, and by establishing strong and caring relationships with them
- Ability to provide children with experiences and opportunities that allow them to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving skills, and creativity, as well as a sense of self and a feeling of belonging
- Ability to conduct informal developmental screenings of infants/ toddlers and preschoolers motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual, and emotional skills
- Reliability with respect to time and days available to work, as well as flexibility with work tasks
- Demonstrated ability to perform individual and group learning activities
- Monitor and assist in positive strategies to prevent aggressive behavior and to deescalate volatile situations
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