Job Description
Summary Provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting by planning and implementing a relationship-based, child-directed, and
individualized early childhood experience for infants/toddlers enrolled in Early Head Start.
Duties - Plan and implement developmentally and linguistically appropriate learning experiences that address the ages, languages, and cultures of children served.
- Promote all developmental domains;
- Prepare daily lessons plans, which include objectives to be posted for parents, substitutes, and visitors in the classroom;
- Guide, facilitate, and supervise children's experiences with intentionality including: daily activities, field trips, selecting and arranging equipment and materials in the classroom; create a responsive, safe environment that supports and encourages exploration;
- Develop an individual plan for each child to include goal setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established goals (outcomes);
- Assist in implementing children's I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan)/IFSP (Individual Family Service Plane) seeking clarification and collaboration as needed from Disability/Mental Health Coordinator;
- Maintain a comprehensive and ongoing educational file/binder for each child, including observations, examples of child's work, and developmental assessment completed;
- Conduct required home visits and parent conference to discuss the child's individual development and progress;
- Eat with and assist children in development of social competence, self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices;
- Implement a broad range of caring and teaching strategies that incorporate knowledge of child development and individual learning styles of each child;
- Direct any special needs concerns to the appropriate manager/specialist/coordinator;
- Work with the teacher assistant and volunteers to use and develop their skills and abilities in planning and carrying out classroom activities;
- Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assure that the playground is safe;
- Conduct the daily health and environment checklist;
- Complete and submit required forms and reports in a timely and accurate fashion;
- Establish and sustain the positive relationships with children and their families;
- Actively participate in the annual Professional Development Plan and Evaluation process
- Provides orientation to parents on classroom procedures and policies
- Oversees parent/family volunteers in the classroom
- Attends staff meetings, trainings and conferences
- Performs other duties as assigned by designated supervisor
Requirements Must have 1 year of work experience with groups of children in a childcare environment and possess one of the following:
- Infant Toddler Child Development Associate Credential (CDA),
- ECE Certificate, or equivalent coursework or
- Associate degree in ECE
Nice To Haves Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education
Early Head Start knowledge
Benefits 5 Personal Business Days
Sick Leave
State Health and Dental
State Retirement
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Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement,