Early Education Teacher

Overview

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Early Education Teacher is responsible for direct delivery of services designed to meet the physical and developmental needs of the children of the Gila River Indian Community. Work contacts include staff, volunteers, and parents.

• Provide for the care, safety, protection and supervision of all children in the group at all times. Maintains scheduled center activities, follows lesson plans, and documents accordingly. Completes and maintains all necessary documentation to demonstrate compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards and other regulations.
• Develops and implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum for children based on the individual interests, needs, and abilities of the children in the classroom and the group as a whole. Considers goals and objectives for each child and for the group as a whole and develops realistic lesson plans responsive to the needs of all. Creates an environment and implements the daily curriculum, which reflects a developmentally appropriate anti-bias, multicultural approach.
• Demonstrates verbally and through role modeling a sound knowledge of appropriate child guidance, growth and development.
• Participates in staff meetings and on-going professional and in-service training.
• Provides information to parents regarding their children as well as general child development information.
• Reports suspected abuse/neglect/maltreatment and other social service related incidents to appropriate supervising staff.
• Makes daily observations of children documenting behaviors and/or health problems, reports and referrals of any conditions needing attention; conducts child assessments in accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Adheres to program confidentiality policies concerning information about children, families, and other staff members.
• Promotes cultural awareness and cultural diverse activities for children.
• Maintains daily attendance and meal count for child and adult food program. Serves food to children during meal/snack time observing appropriate portion sizes according to age.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the classroom by following the ECE Policy for classrooms, which includes, but is not limited to, putting materials away each day and cleaning tables before and after meals and activities. Arranges the physical environment to make it safe, healthy, interesting, and developmentally appropriate. Oversees maintenance and upkeep of classroom supplies, materials, and equipment. Obtains needed supplies and materials for the classroom.
  
  Maintains feeding requirements for infants through 11 months according to CACFP.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of special needs children and inclusion.
• Knowledge of lesson planning and individualizing.
• Knowledge of nutrition, health, first aid, and CPR.
• Knowledge of infant/toddler growth and development, age appropriateness and behavior.
• Ability to physically participate in children’s activities, lift children and equipment and get up and down with ease.
• Ability to instruct other adults by role modeling, appropriate interactions with infants and toddlers.
• Ability to meet the social/emotional, physical and developmental needs of individual infants and toddlers.
• Ability to oversee small and large groups of children at the same time.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, Community Officials and the public.
• Ability to perform all physical requirements of the position; agree to maintain a Drug-free workplace.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Childhood Development or closely related field and one (1) year of experience working with infants and toddlers in a group setting; or
• Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early…