Early Head Start Teacher

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Academic Req: High School degree or GED, and complete an Infant/Toddler CDA (Child Development Associate) certification within a specified time of employment based on date of provision of services.
 

Certifications: Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certifications.

Work Experience: Required - Current or former Head Start employees, students, and parents will receive hiring preference, if qualified.

Preferred: 2 years of related experience in the Early Head Start preschool classroom setting. Prefer bilingual (Spanish).

Critical Action Items & Measurables Deliverables:
1. Attend all required training, including on-line training sessions, workshops, and staff meetings.
2. Remain up to date on information that pertains to the needs of the children in the program including Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start Act, DFPS Child Care licensing regulations and other applicable regulations and practices including IDEA & Part C/Early On.
3. Work as a team member with all education staff, parents, and Parent Committee members to implement curriculum that is meaningful and meets the individual goals of each child and program needs.
4. Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to Early Head Start children, families, and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures and other legal requirements i.e., FERPA & HIPPA.
5. Keep up to date on Developmentally Appropriate Practices.
6. Knowledge of developmentally appropriate social-emotional development of infants & toddlers.
7. Collaborate with parents in identifying opportunities to learn about the growth and development of their children.
8. Promote positive attachment between caregivers, children, and families.
9. Model appropriate communication skills, guidance techniques, and developmentally appropriate 
practices.
10. Continue professional growth by participating in training sessions, ECE classes, etc.
11. Remain familiar with environmental rating scales and implementing appropriate assessment screenings.
12. Develop knowledge of the screenings, assessment, and evaluation instruments.
13. Supervise all classroom activities and outdoor activities.
14. Plan and implement the developmentally and linguistically appropriate curriculum (Frog Street Infants & Toddlers) and experiences in the manner appropriate to the ages, languages and cultures of children served.
15. Document and provide Part C Service Coordination for children with special needs. Communicate Service Coordination efforts with Director of Family Engagement and Managers.
16. Plan and implement learning experiences that strengthen the intellectual and physical competencies of infants and toddlers, supporting their readiness for school through literacy, phonemic print, and numeracy awareness. Use of enriched language to further their understanding of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. Exposure to various books, demonstrates developmentally appropriate book handling skills, and support emerging problem-solving abilities.
17. Implement education lesson plans and individualization for infants & toddlers in accordance with his/her needs, based on a method of observing and recording their interests and developmental progress.
18. Support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance and discipline.
19. Maintain a commitment to professionalism and continue personal professional development so that decisions are based on knowledge of early childhood theories and practices.
20. Participate in family style mealtimes with the children as a curriculum activity to model good 
nutrition and proper social skills.
21. Ensure a purposeful program responsive to the children’s needs.
22. In cooperation with parent(s), observe, screen, assess, evaluate, monitor and document infants and toddler’s development, health, dental and social-emotional health using appropriate child screenings, assessments and evaluations adhering to the timeliness outlined in the Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start Act, DFPS Child Care licensing regulations, and other applicable regulations and practices including IDEA & Part C/Early On.
23. Refer families to local service agencies when additional services/support are needed.
24. Document and report suspected instances of child abuse as required by law.
25. Develop knowledge of and participate in the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance processes.

Other Responsibilities:
1. Accurately submit paperwork and progress reports to the supervisor as required.
2. Maintain a complete re