Infant/Toddler Teacher - New Hire Incentive Available

Description

We are seeking candidates for our Infant and Toddler Teacher positions.
SUMMARY: To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children while they are in the Early Head Start environment (classroom, outdoors and  field trips); To promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of Early Head Start children; To develop individual goals for children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition from Early Head Start into Head Start, other community preschools. To mentor the assistant teacher; To encourage and engage parent involvement and program volunteers in all aspects of the program.
Benefits include...

• New hire incentive payment of one thousand five hundred dollars, paid in two installments.
• Eligibility for health, paid dental, and paid vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan, with 3% match.
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time.
• 10 company-paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
• Pay differential for bilingual staff.
• Year-round work opportunity.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Be committed to the vision and mission of Early Head Start/Head Start of York County and Community Progress Council, Inc.  
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals, including children, families, co-workers, and staff in related agencies and the general public.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Early Childhood theory, child development, developmentally appropriate practices, behavior management, and responsive caregiving. 
• Develop and maintain a clean, safe and positive classroom environment that facilitates respect, active learning, group management, self-expression, cultural responsibility, child-initiated learning; provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement. 
• In collaboration with parents and other teaching staff, plan and prepare for developmentally appropriate learning experiences and routines for children, in accordance with the program curriculum, designed to stimulate problem-solving, language acquisition, experimentation, social development, group cooperation, self-esteem, cultural pride, independence, intellectual and physical development, aesthetic and sensory awareness, and awareness of feelings. 
• Follow a consistent schedule, providing planned experiences that include small and large group experiences, choice time, music, and movement, large and small motor activities, outdoor experiences, skill development, meals, toileting/diapering routines and effective transitions between activities; provide daily classroom activities which facilitate children's interactions with materials, with other children and with adults.
• Prepare classroom materials prior to the children’s arrival to support developmentally appropriate experiences within written lesson plans; adapt and change learning centers, including rotating materials, to address and meet individual and group needs, special needs, specific interests, strengths, and concerns. 
• Conduct parent conferences and home visits to share and gain information on children’s progress (assessment), needs, and interests; with parents, utilize assessment information to design and implement an individualized plan for education for each child that includes educational goals with strategies for school and for home. 
• Facilitate parent understanding and skills in working with their child.   
• Assess physical, social, emotional and cognitive development and learning readiness of children using assigned tools, sharing results with parents; collaborate with parents, other program staff, and community agencies to plan and implement an individual plan for each child to meet child's special needs at school and at home.
• Prepare and maintain required paperwork:  lesson plans, daily observations of children (anecdotal records), children’s education records, attendance reports, medication log, meal counts, daily sheets, health checks, contact sheets and other documents and records; update and maintain files and records; review paperwork, files and records completed by Assistant Teachers for completion, accuracy and for meeting deadlines. 
• Interpret program philosophy and goals and integrate health services, nutrition, social services, and parent involvement component goals into the planned activities for children and families.
• Seek out and utilize community resources to enhance the program operation for children and families; promote the benefit of Early Head Start/Head Start and early education to community organizations, including school districts and business leaders. 
• Conduct regular hea