Early Head Start Teacher

Job Summary

This position serves as a teacher in a classroom of Early Head Start infants and toddlers by planning, implementing, and supervising all center-based activities. This position may work with infants and toddlers with developmental delays. The position works in tandem with an integrated team to support the goals of the program.

• Plan and provide developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that advance all areas of children’s development (social, emotional, cognitive, physical) in a manner appropriate to age and stage of development.
• Provide a safe, healthy and well-managed environment to meet the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
• Develop and implement individualized goals for children that meet their needs and are developmentally appropriate.
• 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).
• Screen, observe and document student progress in the GOLD online assessment system
• Prepare and maintain accurate records, including child observations, individualization, lesson plans, attendance, meal count, parent participation, in-kind contributions and volunteer time sheets.
• Establish consistent, stable and supportive relationships with infants/toddlers and their families.
• Encourage, facilitate, and support parental involvement in all aspects of the Early Head Start Program.
• Schedules home visits and parent-teacher conferences with families as required and on an as-needed basis and documents these events.
• Work closely with the Early Head Start Mentor Teacher in planning and implementation of the Early Head Start curriculum
• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in accordance with all regulations
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Current Infant/Toddler CDA required
• Associate’s Degree Early Childhood Education or related field preferred.

• Knowledge of Early Head Start mission, goals policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and other regulatory requirements
• Basic knowledge of the use of computers