Job Offer: Early Head Start Teacher

Early Head Start Teacher

POSITION OVERVIEW

Early Head Start Teacher

Schenectady, NY

$2,500 Sign On Bonus



POSITION SUMMARY
To provide a safe, clean, nurturing environment for children.

ESSENTIAL tasks AND RESPONSIBILITIES

»Provide a balance of open-ended exploration, teacher guided inquiry, structured activities, and sensory-located play; fostering childrens curiosity, engagement, reasoning, and problem-solving

»Provide and maintain a safe, clean, nurturing environment in every classroom and parent room by establishing a tone that is comforting, strengths-located and supportive of every childs and parents feelings.

»Demonstrate respect for families values, strengths, and culture by welcoming their contributions and participation, encouraging children to talk about their families, and designing learning practices accordingly.

»Foster teacher-child and child-child communication intentionally by facilitating mutual sharing and authentic exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings.

»Support the goals of the curriculum by planning and establishing distinct and child-accessible learning centers and changing material intentionally.

»Monitor childrens progress per the goals developed by parents, self, and other staff and specialists, including those in IFSPs and IEPs by observing and documenting childrens play, conversations, routines/schedules, and work samples and through conversations with families.

»Demonstrate respect for others by sharing information objectively and non-judgmentally and adjusting verbal and written communication strategies for different audiences.

»Support other staff if assigned and demonstrate effective support expertise by the capability to provide directions, work as a part of a team, and assuring the completion of records, attendance reports, as required.

»Use information about children obtained through home visits, parent-teacher conferences, and other parent-staff interactions by incorporating this data into everyday routines and interactions with children.

»Participate in staff training according to program staff training plan and policies.

»Report any suspected injuries immediately.

»Assist with the planning and use of community resources to enrich the learning environment of enrolled children.

»Maintain and model punctuality in all interactions with children, parents, team members and community volunteers.

»Interact positively with and provide choices to children during meal and nap times.

» supervise and assist with classroom cleanup and follow universal precautions daily.

»Assist staff in safely exiting children from Center during fire drills and any hazardous situations.

»Adhere to agency and program standards regarding children and families confidentiality and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

»Lift up to 35 pounds.

EDUCATION and/or practice

»Associates degree in Early Childhood Education preferred

» 2 years practice working with infants or toddlers

CERTIFICATION / LICENSURE

»Child Development Associate (CDA)

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