Employment Opportunities
Head Start Itinerant Lead Teachers (in our service area) $5,000 Bonus!
Head Start Itinerant Lead Teachers (in our service area) $5,000 Bonus!
Provide high quality educational services to Head Start classrooms in our service area, supporting consistency of relationship-based care for children. Duties are varied and may include long term teaching assignments and behavioral support for children with special needs. Itinerant Lead Teachers will be prioritized for eventual transition to a single classroom placement, if desired. Head Start & Early Learning Programs is a Brazelton Touchpoints™ Site! Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. EEC LT certified and minimum AA in Early Childhood Education or related field required; BA and Special Education experience preferred. Full time (37.5 hours a week); full year. Salary Range: $26.61-$31.62/hour + .50-$1/hr bilingual differential.
Outstanding benefits, training, and professional development in a collaborative work environment. We offer Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Plans, Vision Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Sick, Vacation, Float time and 12.5 paid Holidays. Community Action is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation, including CORI, DCF, SORI, and fingerprint-based national CORI, NCOR, and out of state checks if applicable.
Please go to https://www.communityaction.us/employment for a full job description, information regarding benefits and to apply.
Community Action is committed to a diverse workforce. AA/EOE/ADA
Career resources compiled with the help of the Western Massachusetts Career Centers' MASSHIRE Franklin Hampshire Career Center.
These are local, regional, and national job search websites for specific job types that can help you find employment in our area.
- Pioneer Valley jobs (many different job types) – Jobs in the Valley
- State jobs in Massachusetts –  Find Your Future Commonwealth Job
- Federal jobs – USAJOBS
- Jobs for young people -  Franklin Hampshire Youth Employment
- Jobs for people with disabilities – Jobs Without Limits
- Local non-profit jobs – Human Service Forum
- National non-profit jobs – Idealist
- Jobs at local colleges and universities –  Five Colleges Jobs
- Area public school jobs – School Spring
- Arts and culture jobs – Hire Culture
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National Job Search Sites
The sites below are national job search sites that also include local job listings. You can search locally by entering the city or zip code for the area in which you would like to find a job:
Newspapers with Employment Classifieds
Newspapers are still a great way to find employment opportunities. Below are local and regional newspapers that employers use to post jobs as well as some options in the larger New England area that can help you find potential employment opportunities: