Posting Date:
08/30/2024
Closing Date:
09/27/2024
Job Title:
Head Start Teacher - Vero Beach (Indian River County)
Job Position:
Preschool
Organization:
EOC of Indian River County, Inc.
Email Address:
not provided
Website:
City/Area:
Vero Beach (Indian River County)
State:
FL
Zip Code:
32967
Duties:
- Under the direction of the Site Manager, arranges the classroom into learning centers or compartments to facilitate and encourage student participation in the learning process.
- Effectively works with co-teacher in developing and implementing weekly lesson plans, including Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Individual Pupil Plans (IPPs).
- Collaborates with co-teacher in designing and implementing effective learning activities for students.
- Implements learning experiences that promote all developmental areas, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their social skills, literacy and phonemic, print, numeric awareness, and language-including English as a second language, if applicable.
- Implements Agency approved curriculum.
- Works with co-teacher in planning and integrating all program components into indoor and outdoor activities.
- Provides active supervision both inside and outside of classrooms; ensures all health and safety practices, which keep children safe, are followed at all times.
- Follows daily schedule of activities as approved by the Early Childhood Education Specialist.
- Ensures daily documentation and input of children’s’ growth and development into Agency’s Education Records Management System.
- Guides children's acquisition of social skills, and those required by the Head Start Performance Standards.
- Eats with and assists children in development of social and self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices
- Reports actual or suspected child abuse to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in accordance with DCF’s mandated reporter reporting requirements.
- Involves parents in their child’s education by suggesting home activities to meet their developmental needs during home visits and teacher/parent conferences.
- Completes at least three assessments on each child’s functional development annually.
- Makes referrals to Mental Health and Disabilities Specialist for any child with a suspected disability.
- Attends and actively participates in required trainings, including pre-service and in-service training.
- Participates in and completes annual professional development plan.
- Attends and actively participates in weekly curriculum meetings; attends all parent meetings.
- Submits required paperwork as directed by the Early Childhood Education Specialist prior to deadline; ensures all required paperwork is complete and free of errors.
- Completes incident reports, noting all relevant facts; obtains parent signature on form, then submits to the Health and Nutrition Specialist for Review. Ensures reviewed reports are included in child’s file.
- Completes USDA meal count sheet at every meal.
- Assists in other departments, including meal preparation and serving as a bus monitor.
- Performs related duties, as required.
Qualifications:
- Childhood Development Associate (CDA) Certification or state awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for CDA credential; or enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or bachelorette degree; or enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of hire.
- 2 years of experience in early education childcare, preferred.
Instructions:
Email resume to jluke@eocofirc.net