Position title
Teacher - Head Start
Description
Provides educational services consistently on a day-by-day basis according to Head Start performance standards and HS/EHS policies and procedures. Ensures classroom activities, equipment, materials, and supplies are age and developmentally appropriate and that all areas of child development are addressed including social/emotional, physical, cognitive, self-help, and speech/language. Maintains a safe and healthy environment for all children.
Responsibilities
- Greets parents, children and other visitors to the classroom.
- Ensures children have access to fully supplied and equipped classrooms.
- Provides age and developmentally appropriate learning environment for children enrolled in Head Start.
- Participates in the Teaching Strategies Gold assessments.
- Develops and implements Individual Lesson Plans/ activities for children.
- Prepares, posts and implements lesson plans which address IEPs for all children including those with disabilities.
- Monitors and records progress of each child, and prepares progress reports for parents.
- Arranges room appropriately to support healthy child development.
- Works with parents to ensure each child reaches maximum potential while in the Head Start Program.
- Responsible for maintaining administrative reports (attendance, accidents, education files, portfolios, etc.).
- Dispenses emergency medication as needed/directed.
- Makes home visits and follows home visit guidelines for sharing of information.
- Provides an environment of acceptance that support and respects gender, culture, language, ethnicity, and family composition.
- Provides a balanced daily program of child-initiated and teacher-directed activities, including individual and small group activities.
- Allows and enables children to independently use toilet facilities when it is developmentally appropriate and when efforts to encourage toilet training are supported by the parents, changes diapers of children who are not trained, and changes clothing of children who are not trained, and changes clothing of children when accidental soiling occurs.
- Assists children as needed, with personal hygiene, washing face and hands, brushing teeth, brushing hair, etc.
- Invites parents to become involved in the development of the program's curriculum and approach to child development and education. Encourages parents to participate in staff/parent conference and home visits.
- Supports social and emotional development by encouraging development that enhance each child's strengths by building trust, fostering independence , and encouraging self-control by setting clear, consistent limits, having realistic expectations, and encouraging respect for the feelings of others.
- Supports and respects the home language, culture, and family composition of each child in ways that support the child's health and well-being.
- Plans routines and transition so they occur in a timely, predictable, and un-rushed manner, according to each child’s needs.
- Provides for the development of each child's cognitive and language skills by supporting each child’s learning using various strategies including experimentation, inquiry observation, play, and exploration.
- Ensures opportunities for children’s creative self-expression through activities such as art, music, movement and dialogue.
- Promotes interaction and language use among children and between children and adults.
- Supports emerging literacy and numerous developments through materials and activities according to the developmental level of each child. Promotes each child's physical development by providing sufficient time, indoor and outdoor space, equipment, material, and adult guidance for active play and movement that support the development of gross skills according to each child’s development level.
- Provides an appropriate environment and adult guidance for the participation of children with special needs and disabilities.
- Assists with serving meals and snacks, feeding children when necessary.
- Trains parents to enable them to properly care for their children when necessary.
- Orders food, classroom supplies, and equipment as necessary.
- Performs housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, disinfecting, mopping, etc.
- Washing clothing, diapers, and other laundry as needed.
- Wears proper safety items, and clothing as necessary.
- Drives or rides a bus when necessary.
- Performs duties according to established safety guidelines and Tribal policies.
Scope of Supervision
This position is supervised by program leadership. This position is not responsible for supervising others.
Minimum Mandatory Qualifications
Experience: Two (2) years of related experience required. Experience to include working in childhood education and lesson plan development.
Education: Associates Degree in Early Childhood, or related field such as B-K, Psychology, Social Work, Human Services etc. required.
Licenses & Certifications:Valid, insurable NC Driver’s License required. Proof of vaccination status is required by Head Start Performance standards. All Head Start and Early Head Start staff are required to be fully vaccinated.
Key Job Knowledge
- Must have a thorough knowledge of the policies, procedures, guidelines and performance standards of the Head Start/EHS program.
- Must be familiar with the developmental stages of children.
- Must know all applicable health, safety, and environmental rules, regulations and requirements.
- Skill in the use of all assigned equipment including: basic office equipment, cleaning, kitchen and laundry equipment is required. Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must have computer skills and know specified software applications.
- Requires the ability to read and interpret educational materials, including: instructions, age appropriate literature, and songs.
- Requires the ability to develop lesson plans and creative activities.
- Must be familiar with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian culture, lifestyles and health risks.
- Requires the ability to maintain records, compile data, and complete reports.
- Maintain CPR/First Aid certification.
- Must complete an annual physical.
- Six (6) to nine (9) months would be necessary to become proficient in most phases of the job.
Employment Type
Full-time
Program
Qualla Boundary Head Start
Division
Community, Education, & Recreation Services
Pay Level
10
Pay Range
$18.02-$22.53 Per hour
Date posted
December 4, 2024
