Early Head Start Teacher

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.
  
  

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Passion: Advanced

Teamwork: Advanced

Responsibility: Advanced

Behaviours

Preferred

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivation

Preferred

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred

Associates in Early Childhood Education or related field

Experience

Preferred

2 years: Experience working with infants and toddlers in an Early Childhood Education setting

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

BIL CDA Infant Toddler

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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