Teacher, EH I,
Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
Save the Children
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Description
Summary:
The Early Head Start Teacher is responsible for the general and day to day operations of the Early Head Start classroom assuring regulatory and legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations and communication with parents. The EHS Teacher is also responsible for overseeing and providing educational, relational and social experiences for infants and toddlers to foster growth and development in all developmental domains.
The EHS Teacher reports directly to the Center Director. The EHS Teacher is responsible for creating and nurturing strong partnerships with families and ensuring that program standards, compliance and quality are of the highest standards.
As a front line representative of Save the Children, the EHS Teacher is required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with, adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.
As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all child safeguarding obligations.
Essential Duties:
Classroom Management
Curriculum Planning
Child Assessment
Home Visits/Conferences
Responsibilities and Impact:
· Engages with children during all activities throughout the day. Provides constant supervision of children during all learning activities indoors and outdoors and ensures safe environment.
· Practices responsive caregiving to promote relational learning and include individualized and small group activities that integrate appropriate routines into a flexible schedule of learning experiences.
· Plans and conducts conferences (minimum 2) and home visits (minimum of 2) or more often as needed to ensure parents/caregiver is well informed on their child’s progress of development and learning, routines, activities and behavior.
· Maintains classroom discipline using developmentally appropriate techniques.
· Maintains documentation as required by agency.
· Participates in Professional Development Plan including CPR and First Aid.
· Perform other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
· At a minimum, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or comparable credential and have been trained or have equivalent coursework in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development.
· Experience working with infants and toddlers.
· Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; great problem solving and time management skills. Ability to follow directions and take initiative.
· Ability to work collaboratively with parents, other staff and community partners in the provision of high quality services to children and families.
· Knowledge of the purpose of the Head Start/ Early Head Start Program.
· Ability to relate sensitively with children and to work well with staff, parents and families.
· Ability to keep all information strictly confidential.
· Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.
Clear criminal records check (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment. To drive agency vehicles (if applicable), must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the Save the Children Head Start insurance carrier and have a Motor Vehicle Record acceptable to Save the Children Head Start. Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.