Early Head Start Teacher

Summary

The Early Head Start Teacher (EHS Teacher) provides an educational program for infants, toddlers and pre‑school children that is consistent with the Early Head Start program’s philosophy and goals. Develops and maintains an educational environment conducive to effective learning within the limits of resources provided by the Early Head Start program.

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• Plans and implements high quality, developmentally appropriate center‑based learning experiences to promote children’s progress across the Early Learning Outcomes Framework and School Readiness Plan.
• Develops daily lesson plans, inclusive of individualization of children’s needs and in partnership with parents, utilizing the Creative Curriculum.
• Reinforces and guides routine activities such as eating, sleeping, dressing, changing of diapers/toileting, and other functions, including dispensing of medication and/or support of health or disabilities needs and plans.
• Conducts two home visits and two parent‑teacher conferences to share screening and assessment results and plan individualized supports in collaboration with parents/guardians.
• Ensures consistent responsive care and visual supervision of all children.
• Ensures clean, healthy, and safe learning environments, indoors and outdoors.
• Gathers information for assessment regarding a child’s developmental progress three times per year, and develops individualized developmental plans to address identified needs.
• Conducts all behavioral screenings (i.e. ASQ‑3, ASQ‑SE2) within time frames, and completes referral and/or individualized plan, inclusive of follow‑up, to address identified needs.
• Promotes daily child attendance and parent participation in the classroom, meetings, special events, and/or trainings to ensure the full benefits of the program.
• Builds rapport with children and families, and promotes respectful, culturally responsive, and trusting relationships.
• Builds parents’ knowledge and ability to support their child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, including promotion of emergent literacy and dual language supports, and involves parents in activities to encourage parents as their child’s first teachers.
• Recommends and/or completes request orders for necessary classroom and playground equipment, supplies and materials as needed for effective service delivery.
• Plans and facilitates Parent Committee meetings to engage parents/guardians in information and services that support their children.
• Aids recruitment of families eligible for participation in EHS, as well as provides center‑based orientation to new families.
• Effectively communicates and plans with other service professionals (internal and external) and/or external agencies for timely coordination of services.
• Participates in the analysis of child data trends and family needs through planning of supports through the Multi‑Tiered Support System (MTSS) framework.
• Completes and maintains child attendance, meal counts and temperature, non‑federal match, health and safety checks, behavioral screening, and assessment records and data entry in Child Plus, per required time frames.
• Maintains and/or posts required Community Care Licensing records.
• Adheres to established Standard of Conduct, and ensures confidentiality and mandated reporter requirements.
• Continues with data‑driven professional growth, inclusive of action planning, coaching, and completion of at least 15 hours of professional development annually.
• Attends all meetings and trainings as required and directed.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;
  Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field preferred.
• Candidates who are currently enrolled in a program leading to a qualifying degree (AA or BA in early childhood education, child development, or related field) will also be considered. If hired, teacher will have…