Delivery of high-quality child and family services as defined by the Head Start Performance Standards, State Licensing Rules, program work plans, program goals, and other funding rules and regulations.
Requirements
- Promote children’s growth and development by providing responsive care, effective teaching practices, and an organized learning environment.
- Clean, sanitize and disinfect classrooms, equipment, and materials according to policies and procedures.
- Complete additional tasks and job duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Utilize The Creative Curriculum to fidelity to provide quality, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor learning experiences in alignment with the ELOF and school readiness goals.
- Use positive guidance strategies to support social-emotional and behavioral health.
- Perform teacher job duties in the temporary absence of the Teacher Assistant.
- Ensure all Health & Safety policies and procedures are being followed and implemented, including handwashing, toileting and diapering, daily health checks, properly store and administer medication, and help facilitate oral hygiene in the classroom.
- Use routines, including hand washing and transitions between activities, as opportunities for strengthening development, learning and skill growth.
- Identify emergent or recurring developmental, medical, oral or mental health concerns.
- Ensure children are supervised at all times and never left alone with volunteers.
- Ensure children are signed in and out of class and bus and released only to authorized adults.
- Perform classroom and playground safety check, if assigned.
- Maintain appropriate ratios and group size at all times.
- Ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate materials are available in classrooms.
- Provide high quality, supportive environments and tiered supports, as outlined in the Pyramid Model.
- Provide family-style meal service with sufficient time for children to eat; sit with children to provide supervision, socialization and choking prevention during meals; encourage parent participation and invite parents to join mealtimes.
- Ensure children have access to safe drinking water throughout the program day.
- Support parents as primary educators of their child.
- Welcome parents into facilities during program hours and provide opportunities for parents to volunteer.
- Engage parents in site parent committees for each center and support Policy Council representatives.
- Document services provided into appropriate data base systems.
- Meet federal, state and program documentation requirements with accurate, objective, complete, timely and well-organized records.
- Participate in on-going communication, promote problem solving and conflict resolution within assigned team(s).
- Facilitate communication with others by using available technologies (e.g., phone, fax, e-mail, file sharing)
- Establish consistent weekly schedule including time for team communication.
- Collaborate with team members to identify approaches to solving issues, develop follow-up plans, and prepare for home visits and other family contacts.
- Ensure family confidentiality by limiting conversations about families and access to their records to those directly involved in providing services to them.
Benefits
- Paid experience working with infants/toddlers preferred
- Paid experience working with preschoolers preferred
