Early Childhood Preschool Teacher - New Hire Incentive Available

Description

We are seeking candidates for our Preschool Teacher positions.
SUMMARY: To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children while they are in the Head Start environment (classroom, outdoors and fieldtrips); To promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of Head Start children; To develop individual goals for children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition into kindergarten; 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 $1,500.00, paid in two installments.
• Eligibility for health, paid dental, and paid vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan, with 3% match.
• Paid time off.
• 10 company-paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Summers off with benefit premiums paid (teacher roles only).
• Pay differential for bilingual staff.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONISBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Be committed to the vision and mission of 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, and behavior management.
• 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 activities 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 activities that include small and large group experiences, choice time, music, and movement, large and small motor activities, outdoor experiences, skill development, meals, 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 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 individual plan for education (IPE) 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, 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 Head Start and early education to community organizations, including school districts and business leaders.
• Conduct regular health observations to insure children are well and have no contagious diseases and to check for signs of abuse or neglect, report suspicions of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect.
• Maintain confidentiality of information regarding c