Early Childhood Job Center

Purpose Statement: The Teacher provides a safe, appropriate, and nurturing environment for children that meets all DHS and Head Start standards and regulations.

Responsibilities:

1. Work with assistant teacher as a team to have a positive impact on child outcomes and establishing a calm and nurturing classroom. 
2. Meet with assistant teacher to plan for the next day reviewing content of the lesson plan and specific support role for that day using effective communication, mutual respect and openness to receiving feedback.
3. Establish positive and productive relationships with children and families; encourage parent involvement in the program and support family relationships.
4. Promote safety practices using Active Supervision indoors and outdoors.
5. Use a variety of positive guidance such as redirection, positive statements, positive classroom/playground rules, stories, pictures and role-plays to help children control negative behaviors.   
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the Creative Curriculum and implementing to fidelity in the learning environment, including activities from Teaching Strategies GOLD
7. Demonstrate competence in utilizing Teaching Strategies GOLD to fidelity, observing children, timely updating of assessments, interpreting data, utilizing assessment data to plan for individual and group needs of children while sharing assessment data with parents.
8. One week in advance of teaching create a content rich lesson plan that is appropriate and has challenging activities designed to meet the needs of the children.
9. Maintain and display a daily schedule that is well-balanced in the Head Start classroom where assigned.
10. Provide all children with emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support utilizing CLASS Domains and Dimensions.
11. Promote positive health and nutrition practices including cleanliness. 
12. Ensure family style meals are served in a pleasant and positive social environment. 
13. Visit in the homes of Head Start parents at least twice per year and conduct parent-teacher conferences at least twice per year and as needed
14. Assist families and children needing health services or social services by making appropriate referrals.
15. Assist in the organization of a Head Start parent committee for parents and be available to help conduct regular monthly training sessions and meetings of the committee.
16. Responsible for keeping the classroom and playground clean and free of hazardous materials or conditions. 
17. Keep current records on each child, which includes but not limited to health progress and developmental progress. 
18. Participate in staff meetings, in-service training, workshops and staff development programs.
19. Train assistant teacher in such a manner that he/she may take charge of the classroom in the absence of the teacher.  Train substitutes and volunteers. 
20. Supervise assistant teacher, substitutes and volunteers.
21. Accurately complete and submit all data and reports, as required, to Early Childhood Education Manager and Early Childhood Education Specialist.
22. Maintain all Head Start Performance Standards. 
23. Demonstrate competence and understanding of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the School Readiness Goals of program.
24. Obtain the required Department of Human Services training hours.
25. Participate in Practice Base Coaching and collaborate with Classroom Coach and Classroom Specialists.
26. Attendance is an essential function of your day-to-day responsibility and commitment to the program.
27. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor as this job description is in no way intended to include all responsibilities of the position, but rather to provide a general overview of what is expected of the position holder.