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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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: Yuma
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Listed On: 02-25-2026
Bilingual Home Visitor- Early Head Start Program
Description: We are looking for compassionate, energetic, and dependable individuals that are committed to improving the lives of children and families receiving services. In this role you will be the home visitor providing direct service to enrolled families on a weekly basis. You will use an evidence-based curriculum to talk with parents on ways to improve the bond between parent and child, positive discipline techniques, and childhood development. You will work with the family to set goals they want to accomplish as well as provide resources that help support the family as a whole. Our goal is to promote self-sufficiency for the family and setting that child up for future success in life.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Phoenix
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Listed On: 02-23-2026
Data Coordinator
Description: Under direct supervisor, manage data entry, access, and integrity at a foundational level for Head Start internal and external programmatic needs exhibiting high accuracy, efficiency, and compliance of the policies and regulations of Federal, State and Agency. EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
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Listed On: 02-13-2026
Disabilities Services Specialist
Description: Under direction, plan, coordinate, train, implement, monitor, evaluate and support the Disabilities content area for WACOG Head Start in Yuma, La Paz and Mohave Counties.
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
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Listed On: 02-02-2026
Classroom Engagement Aide (Part-time)
Description: Under close supervision, partner with classroom staff to support developmentally sensitive care while helping engage typical and atypical children in classroom settings.
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
Apply At: www.wacog.com/careers EOE/ADA
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Listed On: 01-14-2026
Center Manager
Description: Under general direction, ensure Head Start goals, objectives, activities are implemented at the Center level in accordance with Federal Head Start Performance Standards and established WACOG policies, procedures, and guidelines. This position is responsible for the daily center operations, to include safety, compliance, and record retention by ensuring the mission and philosophy of WACOG Head Start is clearly defined, understood, and integrated into the daily activities of staff, children, and families. Center Managers will provide direct supervision of center staff including Family Development Advocates (FDAs). Center Managers with no assigned FDAs shall perform the role of FDA according to that separate job description.
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
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Listed On: 12-29-2025