Early Head Start // Teacher

See full job description at link here: https://b0886a43-69f7-427e-aed7-5d4222203eea.filesusr.com/ugd/73358f\_821bf4c90a4a48e5b5c5f3de78ef6303.pdf - Newark Head Start - 9a - 5:30p, M-F - 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - eligible for full benefits! Summary: The Head Start/EHS Teacher instructs children in activities designed to promote social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The job will require you to work with children in a classroom setting. Present a positive attitude each day and work as a team. Establish positive relationships with children, parents, and staff. Interact with children in all aspects of the day to support children learning new skills in the classroom and always supervise children. Plan and implement learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation across the early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate. Demonstrate effective use of assessment that promotes childrens progress across the early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate. Prepare materials ahead of time. Offer a variety of materials and experiences and a visual learning environment. Promote family literacy and embrace the role of the parent as the primary educator of the child. Promote and support the parent-child bond by supporting parent involvement in all aspects of the Head Start program. Direct and train the assistants, aides, and volunteers in your classroom. Staff eat meals with the children daily, serving as role models in trying new foods, using good manners, and beginning conversational skills. Encourage children to serve themselves and pass platters in a family-style setting. Administer first aid as needed. Complete lesson plans, newsletters and submit them on a timely basis, two weeks ahead of time. Annually plan and conduct a minimum of two home visits to the family of each classroom child and at least two parent-teacher conferences. Plan for cleaning to maintain a neat and attractive classroom which is both inviting to children and conducive to learning. Take care to keep all classroom equipment in good condition. Implement Head Start Performance Standards, FLCA policies and procedures as well as NYS Daycare Licensing regulations. Protect and support the needs of Head Start children and families by becoming aware of the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. Keep accurate daily attendance records on children, monitor low attendance, and input in computer. Qualifications: Pass a background check upon hiring, up to and including clear fingerprints, and pass a state central registry clearance check. Pass background checks every five years. Submit a Medical Statement clearance form at time of hiring. Demonstrate punctuality and good attendance; taking care to always fulfill proper classroom ratio responsibilities. If unable to work, notify your supervisor of your absence. Occasionally work evenings and/or weekends for training and events. Must obtain First Aid/CPR within 30 days of hire and/or MAT training within 90 days of hire. Education/Experience: Head Start Teachers must have a bachelors degree in early childhood or a degree in a related field with coursework equivalent to an early childhood degree. Preference is given to candidates with early childhood education certification. OR A two-year degree with a plan of study in an approved college to complete a bachelors degree in early childhood or related field. UPK teachers are required to have early childhood teacher certification or a plan of study to achieve this certification within 5 years of hire and approved by the school district.