Head Start Lead Teacher
About the job
- Knowledge and understanding of early childhood development.
- Experience working in a team environment.
- Experience working with children.
- Reliable transportation.
- Ability to work well with individuals of all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Completion of a background check and pre-employment screenings.
- A required Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Education.
- Provide instructional experiences for preschool children to support their social, emotional, physical, and educational development.
- Ensure every child is engaged in and challenged by a variety of learning experiences.
- Complete required annual training and professional development hours.
- Promote the development of English Language Learners and ensure they make significant progress in their primary language and English.
- Ensure each child’s interests drive the curriculum.
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment that supports preschool children’s development and learning while maintaining teacher-child ratios in compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards.
- Ensure each child shows measurable progress toward learning outcomes and standards.
- Ensure parents, staff, and partners are knowledgeable about initial screening and ongoing assessment of each child’s progress.
- Complete documentation and recordkeeping accurately and on time, and maintain records as required by applicable regulations.
- Promote staff relationships that create a climate conducive to learning.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Education.
About the company
Central Kentucky Community Action Council is a Kentucky community-action nonprofit. It operates early childhood education, transportation, nutrition, employment, aging, and other support programs for local residents. Its services assist children, families, older adults, job seekers, and people navigating economic or practical barriers. The organization coordinates grant-funded programs, classrooms, transportation, case support, food services, outreach, facilities, compliance, and nonprofit administration. Work spans early education, family services, driving, nutrition, outreach, case support, maintenance, and program administration.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lebanon, Kentucky
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 2026 site data shows 85,673 CKCATS trips and 65,453 senior meals.
- April 2026 brought Kentucky Housing Corporation funding for CKCAC's Affordable Housing Program.
- The 2026-2028 Strategic Plan approved March 18, 2026 prioritizes housing, partnerships, and funding growth.
What critics are saying
- Federal CSBG, LIHEAP, and Weatherization cuts threaten CKCAC's operating model.
- OMB delays to appropriated CSBG funds squeeze cash flow and staffing planning now.
- Heavy reliance on public grants makes a single federal budget fight existential.
What makes Central Kentucky Community Action Council unique
- CKCAC serves eight counties with programs spanning housing, transportation, meals, and utility aid.
- Bryan Conover leads a 1966 agency deeply embedded across 27 Kentucky counties.
- CKCATS and LIHEAP give CKCAC multiple touchpoints in daily household survival.
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