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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Bus Aide
Description: The Bus Aide is responsible for assisting the Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian to ensure children observe CPLC Early Childhood Development (ECD) safety rules and regulation while traveling on the school bus. Provide educational activities which will complement the children’s classroom education. Provide clear and appropriate directives to children regarding conduct and safety on the school bus. Promoting school readiness by preparing children and families for school and life success as it relates to this position. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Eloy
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2525
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
Facilities Custodian
Description: The Facilities Custodian is responsible for ensuring that the center facilities, materials, equipment, and environments are safe, clean and appropriately maintained. Ensure the required inspections, maintenance and repairs are conducted in compliance. Works with CSM and the Transportation & Facilities Coordinator to ensure required inspections, maintenance, repairs and transportation are conducted in compliance with Federal, State, and Local Law and the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS). Promoting school readiness by preparing children and families for school and life success as it relates to this position. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Phoenix
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2513
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
Bus Aide
Description: The Bus Aide is responsible for assisting the Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian to ensure children observe CPLC Early Childhood Development (ECD) safety rules and regulation while traveling on the school bus. Provide educational activities which will complement the children’s classroom education. Provide clear and appropriate directives to children regarding conduct and safety on the school bus. Promoting school readiness by preparing children and families for school and life success as it relates to this position. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Queen Creek
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2465
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
Teacher Assistant
Description: The Teacher Assistant functions as a partner in planning and implementing the classroom-learning environment to promote school readiness by preparing children and families for school success and life success as it relates to this position. The Teacher Assistant assists and partners with the Teacher in providing high quality developmentally appropriate care and education for children age 3-5 in a center-based classroom in the CPLCECD Program. In partnership and guidance from the teacher, the teacher assistant participates as part of a center based inter-disciplinary team to support the child in all areas of development while providing education, disabilities, health, and social service support to families. Abide by all state and federal regulations that apply to care and education of young children including the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Act, and CPLC ECD Content Area Plans and Procedures. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Willcox
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2339
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian
Description: The Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian is responsible for ensuring that facilities, materials, equipment, environment and transportation services are safe and appropriately maintained. Works with Center Service Manager and the Transportation & Facilities Coordinator to ensure the required inspections, maintenance, repairs and transportation services are conducted in compliance with Federal, State, and Local Law and the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Promote school readiness by preparing children and families for school and life success as it relates to this position. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Willcox
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2464
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian
Description: The Bus Driver/Facilities Custodian is responsible for ensuring that facilities, materials, equipment, environment and transportation services are safe and appropriately maintained. Works with Center Service Manager and the Transportation & Facilities Coordinator to ensure the required inspections, maintenance, repairs and transportation services are conducted in compliance with Federal, State, and Local Law and the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Promote school readiness by preparing children and families for school and life success as it relates to this position. Actively supervise children by sight and sound at all times and in all environments. Maintain all health and safety regulations to create an optimum learning environment. Facilitate health practices to keep children safe in the school bus, outdoor and indoor environments.
Company/Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
Location: Surprise
Apply At:https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/cplc/#/job/2538
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Listed On: 12-09-2025
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: 12-08-2025
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: Mesa
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Listed On: 12-08-2025
Early Head Start Teacher II
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 spend most of your time providing eight children with a fun, positive, safe, and secure classroom environment and supervising and supporting your assistant teacher. 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 open-ended questions while maintaining a clean and organized classroom.
Company/Program: Child Crisis Arizona
Location: Mesa
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Listed On: 12-08-2025
Early 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 Early Head Start aged children.
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
Apply At: https://www.wacog.com/careers
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Listed On: 12-02-2025
Family Development Advocate
Description: Under general direction, participate in the planning coordinating of activities that provide support for partner providers, children, and families to provide high quality, comprehensive Head Start/Early Head Star/Child Care Partnership (CCP) services and programs. This position partners with families in setting goals, determining strategies to achieve identified family goals, problem solving and help families establish realistic timelines to achieve goals, designed to promote the social competence, cognitive and language development, and physical growth of pre-school children.
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
Apply At: https://www.wacog.com/careers
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Listed On: 12-02-2025
Head Start Program Trainer
Description: Works in collaboration with the Head Start management team and Content Area Specialists (Health, Mental Health, Education, Disabilities & Family and Community Engagement) to deliver group and/or individual training to center-based staff throughout the service area. Assess the competency levels of newly assigned center-based staff as it relates to specific positions. Use structured onboarding checklists to ensure new staff receive all necessary trainings. Salary Range: $19.48-$24.35 per hour EOE/ADA
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma
Apply At: https://www.wacog.com/careers
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Listed On: 11-20-2025
Apprenticeship-Early Childhood Educator
Description: The Early Childhood Educator will support classroom Teachers to promote and develop the infant and toddlers in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and linguistic growth and development. They ensure learning environments are nurturing spaces that support the development of all children by providing responsive caregiving 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. The Early Childhood Educator Teacher is assigned to a classroom, and the assignments change according to the center’s needs.
Company/Program: Urban Strategies
Location: Phoenix
Apply At: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=d098c4aa-2066-4e7c-beb8-03714bf5cb91&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&jobId=580743
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Listed On: 11-12-2025
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).
Company/Program: Western Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Apply At:https://www.wacog.com/careers
Listed On: 11-12-2025
Head Start Director
Description: Working under long-range administrative direction and with considerable difficulty, this position is responsible for planning, developing, administering, and directing the NACOG Head Start program (multiple locations throughout the NACOG region) including, but not limited to early childhood education and development, family and community partnerships, and health, nutrition services and safety. Responsible for compliance with federal Head Start Standards, State Child Care Licensing, and other state and local regulations, and assurance of quality programming development, assessment, and evaluation. This position manages a multi-million-dollar budget through various grants.
Company/Program: Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Location: Flagstaff
Apply At: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/NOR1062NACG/JobBoard/b59da589-15f2-4b25-8b81-8f3bcbc85cea/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=50a2f9ac-f9cd-41cf-9733-eb0998fe5352
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Listed On: 10-07-2025