Early Head Start Teacher

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title: EHS Teacher Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports to: Education Coordinator Pay Range: $10-11.45/hr

Length of Days: 230

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Essential Duties

• Provide a nurturing and responsive learning environment that promote caring, calm and respectful interactions with families, children, volunteers, interns, staff and supervisor at Early Head Start.
• Acknowledge children's feelings, read cues and respond appropriately.
• Use and understands the Early Head Start positive discipline guidance policy.
• Properly respond to crisis or emergency situations that may occur.
• Submits weekly lesson plans that promotes the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of infants and toddlers, while respecting the parental and cultural influences of the family.
• Lifts up to 40lbs.
• Demonstrate teaching practices that are developmentally appropriate.
• Abide by the Standards of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, Head Start Performance Program Standards (HSPPS) and the Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) cycle used for program guidance and improvement.
• Completes data entries in My Teaching Strategies and ChildPlus in a timely manner.
• Maintain individual records on children including screenings, assessments, referrals, documentation of home visitation activities, etc.
• Maintaining and promptly submitting accurate, complete, and correct records as required by federal/state guidelines, district policy and administrative regulations.
• Assist children with dental hygiene and other daily routine activities.
• Conduct home-visits and parent conferences accordingly.
• Administer Ages & Stages Questionnaire accordingly and share results with family.
• Create classroom bulletin boards while maintaining a cluttered-free and orderly classroom.
• Support parent participation and engagement.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and appropriate professional development activities.
• Assure general maintenance, organization, cleanliness, and security of facility.
• Report any facility or general maintenance issues/concerns to supervisor.
• Report any child behavioral concerns to supervisor.
• Report suspected disability cases with supervisor.
• Report Health & Safety (H & S) issues to H & S Manager.
• Ensure that children are supervised at all times.
• Ensure that all cases of suspected abuse and neglect are reported in accordance with Georgia statutes.
• Performs additional duties as instructed by supervisor and/or director.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Submit a Resume
• CDA Credential in Early Childhood Education or related credentials in Early Childhood or Infant/Toddler Care
• At least 6 months experience working with young children and families
• Must be punctual and dependable.
• Good judgment to make decisions needed to adhere to safety considerations and appropriate child guidance.
• Must maintain high degree of professionalism and sensitivity to confidentiality rights of families and employees.
• Successfully pass a background check, completed once every 5 years.
• Must possess an interest in children and families.
• Must have good grammar and writing skills.
• Must have the ability to write and speak the English language fluently.
• Must show willingness to acquire basic technology competencies.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and have a reliable personal vehicle available for use in job related travel with a minimum of liability insurance.
• Must maintain high degree of professionalism and sensitivity to confidentiality rights of families and employees.
• Must be available for overnight travel as required.
• Successfully pass a background check, completed once every 5 years.
• Within thirty (30) days of employment, pass an initial health screening.
• Proof of Hepatitis immunization and screening for tuberculosis (TB) to assure that there is no significant risk to the health and safety of others.
• Must have satisfactorily completed an American Red Cross First Aid and CPR course for infants and toddlers.

EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE

• 90 day probation period upon hire.
• Performance evaluated annually by the Director.