Teacher Job at Mississippi State University in Starkville

Overview

Apply now Job no: 509744
Position type: Full-Time 12-Month
Department: 012100 - School of Human Sciences
Location: Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Categories: Professional
Position Open Date: Sep 19 2025

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following examples are intended as illustrations only of the various types of duties assigned to this position. The absence of specific statements of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.

• Primary teacher for a group of children.
• Demonstrates a warm, calm, and unhurried manner.
• Serves as a role model for children and university students.
• Interacts effectively with students enrolled in Human Sciences courses.
• Provides for the education, care, safety, and well-being of all children in the group.
• Meets the children’s emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs.
• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate learning activities.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with children, co-workers, university students, and parents.
• Demonstrates increasing understanding of child growth and development in working with children, in talking with parents, and in recording activities.
• Attends staff meetings, reports problems of child or room management to the manager promptly.
• Attends in-service training, keeps current on developments in field of child development.
• Follows personnel policies of the Child Development and Family Studies Center and the University.
• Manages a safe, clean, and pleasant environment for young children.
• Performs any related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Child Development or closely related field.

Licensures: Meets required standards as specified by the State Department of Health/Child Care Licensure Standards for staff including fingerprinting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching preschool children including group experience with children four years and younger.
• Prior staff and/or student supervision experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to work with young children.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.
• Job requires standing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Application Process

All applicants MUST apply online at www.jobs.msstate.edu to be considered for this position.

The following documents and information are required for application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Contact information for at least three professional references
• Current unofficial transcript (with social security numbers removed prior to submission)

An official transcript will be required if selected for employment.

Screening Date

Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.

Accommodation and Additional Information

What do I do if I need an accommodation?

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Mississippi State University, please contact the Department of Human Resources Management at tel: (662) 325-3713 or ada@hrm.msstate.edu. If you have any questions regarding this policy, contact the Department of Human Resources Management at (662) 325-3713 or ada@hrm.msstate.edu. Upon request, sections of this job listing are available in large print, and readers are available to assist the visually impaired.

Advertised: Sep 19 2025 Central Daylight Time

Applications close: [see posting for closing date]