Career in Head Start
Working in Head Start represents a highly rewarding and impactful career path for professionals dedicated to early childhood education and comprehensive family support. It offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the developmental, educational, and emotional growth of children from underserved communities during their most formative years. Head Start is grounded in a whole-child approach, integrating education, health, nutrition, and family engagement services to promote school readiness and long-term success. Professionals in this field are part of a collaborative, mission-driven environment that prioritizes equity, inclusion, and measurable outcomes. A career in Head Start is not only professionally fulfilling but also plays a critical role in shaping brighter futures for children and empowering families to achieve greater stability and self-sufficiency.
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Early Head Start Teacher II
Description: Our Early Head Start programs are ready to hire Teacher II’s to join the team in our Early Education Services Department. We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individuals that are committed to build a classroom of learning for children receiving services. In this role, you will spend most of your time providing support to the Teacher II in a fun, positive classroom setting providing a safe and secure environment for twenty children. Play will guide your day as you create an energetic classroom filled with activities that meet the needs of children’s interests and differing skills. You will encourage responsibility, independence, and problem solving through positive guidance methods. You will support classroom planning, completion of home visits, child screenings and assessments. Meal times are a regular routine that allows you to help facilitate a variety of self-help skills while ensuring accurate documentation of the CACFP meal program.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Phoenix
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Listed On: 05-26-2026
Head Start Teacher II
Description: Our Head Start program is ready to hire Teacher I’s to join the team in our Early Education Services Department. We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individuals that are committed to build a classroom of learning for children receiving services. In this role, you will spend most of your time providing support to the Teacher II in a fun, positive classroom setting providing a safe and secure environment for twenty children. Play will guide your day as you create an energetic classroom filled with activities that meet the needs of children’s interests and differing skills. You will encourage responsibility, independence, and problem solving through positive guidance methods. You will support classroom planning, completion of home visits, child screenings and assessments. Meal times are a regular routine that allows you to help facilitate a variety of self-help skills while ensuring accurate documentation of the CACFP meal program.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Mesa
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Listed On: 05-26-2026
Head Start Teacher I
Description: Our Head Start program is ready to hire Teacher I’s to join the team in our Early Education Services Department. We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individuals that are committed to build a classroom of learning for children receiving services. In this role, you will spend most of your time providing support to the Teacher II in a fun, positive classroom setting providing a safe and secure environment for twenty children. Play will guide your day as you create an energetic classroom filled with activities that meet the needs of children’s interests and differing skills. You will encourage responsibility, independence, and problem solving through positive guidance methods. You will support classroom planning, completion of home visits, child screenings and assessments. Meal times are a regular routine that allows you to help facilitate a variety of self-help skills while ensuring accurate documentation of the CACFP meal program.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Mesa
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Listed On: 05-26-2026
Infant & Toddler Teacher EHS
Description: The Infant and Toddler Teacher promotes and develops the infant and toddler in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and linguistic growth and development of infants and toddlers. They ensure learning environments are nurturing spaces that support the development of all children by providing responsive care giving in a well- organized and managed environment. provide an educational and development focused environment and are responsible for age-appropriate classroom management. They build strong relationships with families by supporting parent-child relationships that are key to children's healthy development, school readiness, and well-being.
Company/Program: Urban Strategies LLC
Location: Phoenix
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Listed On: 05-20-2026
Program Assistant I - Program Accounts
Description: Under close supervision, track, process and maintain accurate financial data pertaining to the Program’s compliance requirements. Work closely with the WACOG Finance Department to support Head Start operations and requirements, ensuring accurate cost allocation and financial documentation. EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
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Listed On: 04-20-2026
Head Start Program Trainer
Description: Work in collaboration with the Head Start management team and Content Area Specialists (Health, Mental Health, ECE Coordinator, Disabilities & Family and Community Engagement) to deliver group and/or individual training to center-based staff throughout the service area. EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Kingman
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Listed On: 04-15-2026
Early Head Start Teacher I
Description: We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individual who is committed to building a classroom of learning for children. In this role, you will be supporting the Lead Teacher in providing a positive classroom setting and a safe and secure environment to eight children. Play will guide your day as you create an energetic classroom filled with activities that meet the needs of children. You will encourage responsibility, independence and problem-solving skills.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Phoenix
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Listed On: 03-24-2026
Infant and Toddler Teacher
Description: The Infant and Toddler Teacher promotes and develops the infant and toddler in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and linguistic growth and development of infants and toddlers. They ensure learning environments are nurturing spaces that support the development of all children by providing responsive care giving in a well- organized and managed environment. provide an educational and development focused environment and are responsible for age-appropriate classroom management. They build strong relationships with families by supporting parent-child relationships that are key to children's healthy development, school readiness, and well-being.
Company/Program: Urban Strategies - EHS Phoenix AZ
Location: Phoenix
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Listed On: 03-18-2026
Assistant Teacher
Description: Under general supervision, develop and implement age and developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities designed to promote the social competence, cognitive and language development, and physical growth of pre-school children. EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location:Golden Valley
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Listed On: 03-11-2026
Head Start Teacher
Description: Under general supervision, develop and implement age and developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities designed to promote the social competence, cognitive and language development, and physical growth of pre-school children. EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Kingman
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Listed On: 03-11-2026
Preschool Teacher
Description: Child-Parent Centers (CPC) is seeking professionals who share our values and principles for building trusting relationships with children, families, and colleagues. Successful candidates welcome individual differences and perspectives, respect cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and are sensitive to current circumstances. Candidates display a commitment to teamwork, open communication, and are eager to work in a fast-paced, high quality preschool environment. This is a great opportunity for organized and dependable early childhood professionals with strong work ethic and a desire to grow. CPC provides opportunities and financial support for teachers to grow professionally including attainment of a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or child development. If you have previous experience working in an early childhood center and are interested in joining our growing team, we encourage you to apply. Reporting to the lead teacher, the teacher partners with the classroom team in providing comprehensive high-quality early education and child development services for 17 - 20 preschool-aged children enrolled in the assigned classroom. Daily routines promote children’s cognitive, social, health, and emotional growth for later success in school. The teacher receives regular on-going support from the lead teacher and the education specialist (coach) to implement the agency’s Languages of Learning curriculum that includes creating a safe and enriching environment, embedding responsive and effective teacher-child interactions, and fostering partnerships with families by respecting values, strengths, and cultures and welcoming parent's contributions and participation. The teacher position is funded for eight hours per day Monday through Friday, working directly with children for 6.75 hours per day four days of the week. When children are not attending class, the teacher participates in activities such as planning lessons, documenting children's work and outcomes, entering and analyzing child and family data, setting goals, and attending professional development opportunities. The teacher serves as the lead teacher when the lead teacher is absent or steps out of the classroom.
Company/Program: Child Parent Centers
Location: Tucson
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Listed On: 03-09-2026