Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Early Childhood
Date Posted:
5/14/2026
Location:
Beacon Elementary
District:
Harper Woods School District
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Childhood Education or Child Development or the equivalent; or valid classroom CDA credential required. (optional compliance plan must be in place without above qualifications)
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Experience working with at risk families.
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Familiarity with research-based preschool curricula and preschool Program Quality Assessment (PQA)
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Certification in CPR, First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogens.
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Relevant experience in early childhood classroom setting.
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Ability to effectively work well with diverse families.
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Ability to act as a resource person for families.
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Ability to be self-directed and take initiative when given a variety of tasks and responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
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Work as a team member in providing a quality educational preschool program.
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Maintain compliance with GSRP and Harper Woods School District
GSRP Associate Job Posting
Title: Associate Teacher for Great Start Readiness Program for Beacon Elementary
Reports To: GSRP Director and/or Building Principal
Job Goal: Work as a team member in providing a quality educational program for preschool children through supporting the classroom teacher in assessing, instruction of students and maintaining records to ensure grant compliance and licensing guidelines.
Qualifications:-
Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or attainment of CDA (Preschool or Birth to Five)
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Knowledge of Child Care Licensing standards and mandates.
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Assist in planning, implementing and monitoring curriculum and assessment.
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Assist in establishing parent involvement activities.
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Assist in home visits.
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Assist in all daily operations of the program.
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Work with individual and small groups of students.
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Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
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Assist children with personal health care needs.
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Work collaboratively and communicate with the classroom teacher to implement lesson plans, activities and classroom tasks.
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Assist the Lead teacher with monitoring behavior and supporting the educational process in the classroom.
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Observe student's performance and record relevant data to assess progress.
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Collect and document data regarding the student(s).
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Maintain accurate and complete student records and logs.
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Supervise students in the classroom, bathroom, hallway and playground.
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Participate in training and on-going professional development.
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Able to work flexible hours as needed for family involvement activities, including home visits, recruitment events and open house.
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Additional duties as requested by the Lead teacher.
Physical Requirements:
Employee must be capable of performing physical demands of the job, including but not limited to lifting, bending, stooping, squatting and standing for long periods of time. Work environment has a raised noise level.
Terms of Employment
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Full time, 7.5 hours a day, 37 weeks per year. 3rd Party Provider
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Performance to be evaluated by GSRP Director or building Principal.
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Employment is dependent on completion of pre-employment physical and criminal history check. This program and related positions are conditional upon approval of Child Care Program Licensing.
Deadline: Until the position is filled.
Note: Board of Education policy requires that each successful applicant be free of past serious legal infractions as determined through a criminal records check with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
