Toddler Teacher, Early Head Start

Toddler Teacher, Early Head Start

• Approved Salary: $18-$35/hr, in line with relevant education, training, licensure, and experience
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 3:15pm; onsite in Roxbury, MA

This position provides safe and nurturing learning environments, routines, and interactions that promote positive outcomes for children and families. The Teacher plans and implements individualized, developmentally appropriate curriculum based on child observation and assessment data, family input, and Child & Family Division established curriculum guidelines. The Teacher ensures the safety and supervision of children at all times by adhering to all program policies and applicable federal, state, and local standards and best practices.

• Create and maintain a research-based, developmentally appropriate, and nurturing learning environment designed to foster children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development and successfully engage all learners, including those with diverse learning needs and those for whom English is a second language.
• Incorporate the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children into routines, interactions, and activities.
• Interact respectfully with children, families, and colleagues using strength-based, trauma-informed, and relationship-based practices.
• Develop and implement weekly lesson plans, in collaboration with the co-teacher or assistant teacher, that include specific developmentally appropriate learning objectives-both child- and teacher-led-aligned with the program's established curriculum, Massachusetts Early Learning Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
• Conduct screenings and regular observations of children in assigned classes for the purposes of completing developmental assessments, individualizing instruction, assessing and reporting on children's progress toward learning objectives, and providing timely referrals for services as needed.
• In partnership with colleagues, including the co-teacher or assistant teacher, utilize data such as child assessments, classroom observation rating scales, and program surveys and assessments to identify strengths and guide the ongoing development of effective practices.
• In compliance with all state licensing regulations and program policies, practice positive discipline techniques with children to promote positive behavior and prevent or reduce the likelihood of challenging behavior.
• Ensure children's safety at all times, including providing appropriate active supervision both indoors and outdoors and maintaining a clean, well-organized classroom.
• Partner with families to support children's learning by acknowledging all families, practicing anti-bias education principles, valuing diversity, inviting input, responding to concerns with sensitivity and respect, sharing strength-based observations of children's skills, interests, and abilities, and conducting Parent-Teacher conferences and Home Visits in accordance with the program's assigned schedule of frequency.
• Communicate regularly with Family Support Specialists (FSS) and content area specialists to coordinate efforts to appropriately respond to child and family needs.
• Actively participate in team meetings, training, coaching, reflective practice, continuing education, and other educational activities to promote team building and professional development.
• Support children and families during transitions to and from classrooms.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and respectful relationships with colleagues and participate actively in teaching team responsibilities through communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning.
• Collaborate with, guide, and…