THIS IS A 12-MONTH POSITION!
Purpose: The Early Head Start Teacher plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities for children from birth to age three in the areas of social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development according to federal, state, and local mandates.
Primary Duty: Provides supervision and instruction to young children while utilizing respectful and responsive care-giving practices. Communicates positively with children, families, and colleagues to meet the individual social, emotional, health, and educational needs of each child.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
1. Maintains working knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, NC Child Care Regulations, RCS Employee Handbook and RCS Head Start Operations Manual.
2. Implements Early Head Start curricula in the classroom
3. Provides learning experiences that promote all developmental areas,
4. Guides and facilitate activities of the children, including daily activities, selecting and arranging equipment and materials in the classroom
5. Maintains a comprehensive and ongoing assessment for each child, including weekly observations in each area, examples of the child's work, and developmental assessment completed according to Early Head Start procedures
6. Conducts home visits and parent conferences to discuss the child's individual development and progress; assists the parents in developing observational skills and solicits parent observations
7. Eat with and assist children in the development of social and self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices
8. Meets regularly with appropriate staff members to exchange information pertinent to the identification of services to meet the needs of each child
9. Meets with mental health consultants to discuss the mental health needs of children
10. Guides children's social/emotional skills, and those marked by the Head Start Standards
11. Attends staff training and meetings
12. Works with the other classroom teacher and collaborates to apply skills and abilities in planning and carrying out classroom activities and duties
13. Maintains a safe and healthy classroom environment. Assure that classroom equipment, furniture, materials, and supplies are properly maintained and stored
14. Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe;
15. Assists in conducting daily health checks
16. Assists in implementing children’s I.F.S.P. (Individual Family Service Plan)
17. Completes and submits required forms and records in a timely and accurate fashion, e.g., lesson plans, portfolio forms, assessments, time sheets, meal reports, etc.
18. Actively assists in transition activities
19. Distributes newsletters, flyers, and other information to families as instructed by the supervisor
20. Assures that files are complete, accurate, and confidentially maintained
Pay: $18.04 - $19.44 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to obtain a clean background check through the NC Department of Health and Human Services?
- Do you have AT LEAST an associate's in early childhood education or a Child Development Associate (CDA) in Infant/Toddlers?
Work Location: In person
