Early Childhood 1 - Year Teacher

This position is a one-year maternity leave early childhood classroom teaching position. 

Job Description Overview

The Early Childhood Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of all children in their care, which may include toddlers and/or preschool age children; develops partnerships with birth parents/child's caregivers to engage and encourage parent participation in the program. 
 

Qualifications

• BA in Early Childhood Education (Birth-3rd grade)
• Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement (Birth-3rd grade)
• English as a Second Language Endorsement (ESL-Birth-3rd grade)

Qualification Preferred

• Bilingual Spanish or Arabic Certification 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops weekly plans, and implements age appropriate curriculum (lesson plan) to nurture and stimulate all domains of children's development in their care
• Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth
• Perform on-going developmental evaluations of children as required, develop lesson plans and follow curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child
• Provide responsive care to all children by adapting daily caregiving routines and plans to the interests and needs of the individual child and the group
• Demonstrate cultural competency and respect for the child's background by incorporating the cultural, linguistic and familial values and beliefs into the childcare program and lesson plans
• Exchange information and serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary intervention/prevention team
• Integrate the skills of the instructional aide into classroom routing and to develop and direct skill of aide
• Responsible for record keeping of child's progress, level of development and records from other agencies
• Completes child transition and orientation of the classroom with parents
• Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents/ caregivers
• Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation
• Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships and experience clear communication with teaching staff.
• Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs and interests.
• Liaison with children's families to ensure smooth transition from home to child care setting and transitions from classroom to classroom when needed
• Report all cases of suspected child abuse/neglect to the Principal/DCFS
• Work cooperatively with special service personnel of the district
• Maintain confidentiality of all student data and information
• Participate in staff meetings and in-service training programs as are scheduled for teachers

• Serve as the case manager for the I.E.P. for each child integrating various disciplines (speech, O.T., P.T., etc.)

   

Physical Requirements

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with students, other faculty, staff, and parents as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle, or feel objects and controls
• The position also entails significant walking, bending, standing, stooping, and possible physical interventions in order to maintain a safe learning environment 
• Assignment may require the ability to physically move students or equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. and position students in specialized equipment, and/or change diapers as needed
• The employee should have the physical capabilities to perform all job functions