Early Learning Educator I/II (Preschool Teacher)

Early Learning Educator I/II (Preschool Teacher) at Buena Park School District

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Application Deadline

9/7/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Date Posted

8/21/2026

Contact

Selene Mondragon

Number of Openings

1

Salary

Pay dependent on experience

Add l Salary Info

Early Learning Educator I: $24.01 to $29.20 per hour (8 hours per day) or Early Learning Educator II: $26.54 - $32.25 per hour (8 hours per day)

Length of Work Year

10 months

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Summary

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Administrator of Early & Expanded Learning or designee, plans, organizes, and implements approved developmentally appropriate curriculum for the development of children enrolled in the District's early learning programs; provides a safe and nurturing learning environment conducive to the growth and development of all children. This position may work a schedule consistent with the needs of the District's early learning programs, which may differ from the regular school district calendar and work schedule.

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Requirements / Qualifications

A) Child Development Teacher Permit with twenty-four units ECE/CD (Early Childhood Education/Child Development), including core courses, plus sixteen GE (General Education) units and one year experience (175 days at a minimum of 3 hours per day) working in an early learning and care setting, OR B) Current elementary teaching credential with 24 ECE/CD units and two years of experience in ECE or a childcare and development program. OR C) Child Development Associate Teacher Permit and a signed written agreement to complete requirements for a California Child Development Teacher Permit within two years of date of employment and one year of teaching experience in a licensed daycare center or comparable group childcare program. Applicants must show evidence of meeting ONE of the educational requirements in A - C. Early Learning I - Associate s Degree & Child Development Permit Early Learning II - Bachelor s Degree & Site Supervisor Permit Working knowledge of and/or experience with the following is highly desirable: - CLASS Dimensions - High Scope Approach - Preschool GLAD - Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)

• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three letters must be signed and dated within the last year.)
• Other (Complete Transcripts and Permit issue by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC))
• Resume

Requirements / Qualifications

A) Child Development Teacher Permit with twenty-four units ECE/CD (Early Childhood Education/Child Development), including core courses, plus sixteen GE (General Education) units and one year experience (175 days at a minimum of 3 hours per day) working in an early learning and care setting, OR B) Current elementary teaching credential with 24 ECE/CD units and two years of experience in ECE or a childcare and development program. OR C) Child Development Associate Teacher Permit and a signed written agreement to complete requirements for a California Child Development Teacher Permit within two years of date of employment and one year of teaching experience in a licensed daycare center or comparable group childcare program. Applicants must show evidence of meeting ONE of the educational requirements in A - C. Early Learning I - Associate s Degree & Child Development Permit Early Learning II - Bachelor s Degree & Site Supervisor Permit Working knowledge of and/or experience with the following is highly desirable: - CLASS Dimensions - High Scope Approach - Preschool GLAD - Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)

• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three letters must be signed and dated within the last year.)
• Other (Complete Transcripts and Permit issue by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC))
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

Buena Park School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, district employees and job applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Penal Code 422.55, or Government Code 11135, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics at a district site, program and/or activity. Policy 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.4 Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures Policy 4119.11 Sexual Harassment - Employee and Applicants Regulation 4119.11 Sexual Harassment - Employee and Applicants Policy 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment - Students Regulation 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment - Students Policy 5145.7 Sexual Harassment - Students Regulation 5145.7 Sexual Harassment - Students Complaints: BPSD Superintendent, 6885 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620 (714) 522-8412

Comments and Other Information

Buena Park School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, district employees and job applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Penal Code 422.55, or Government Code 11135, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics at a district site, program and/or activity. Policy 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures Regulation 1312.4 Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures Policy 4119.11 Sexual Harassment - Employee and Applicants Regulation 4119.11 Sexual Harassment - Employee and Applicants Policy 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment - Students Regulation 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment - Students Policy 5145.7 Sexual Harassment - Students Regulation 5145.7 Sexual Harassment - Students Complaints: BPSD Superintendent, 6885 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620 (714) 522-8412

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