Floater Preschool Teacher

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Full Time - 40 Buckeye, Buckeye, AZ, US

“Helping our community’s most vulnerable with solutions that permanently improve lives”

Catholic Charities Community Service sis currently seeking a passionate individual who has an engaging classroom presence to work in our Head Start program providing support at different locations to our staff and children.

• Plans and implements a designed bilingual, multicultural curriculum for children assigned to the classroom that advances the intellectual and physical development of the children and improves their readiness for school
• Develops children assigned to the classroom in their: literacy, phonemic and print awareness; understanding and use of their primary language, including increasingly complex and varied vocabulary; appreciation of books; understanding of early math and science; problem-solving abilities; and approaches to learning
• Creates and maintains a welcoming, inclusive, safe, and developmentally supportive environment to encourage the cognitive, language, social/emotional, and physical development of children and families
• Meets the individual needs of each child by providing an environment that allows for the inclusion of children with special needs and children who speak a home language other than English
• Effectively serves children with disabilities and their families; making appropriate adaptations for any disabilities and achieving goals and objectives set forth in the child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Models use of proper English grammar for all children, particularly children acquiring English as a second language, to support proper language development
• Translates and interprets daily activities and events to the child’s home language and/or uses additional strategies when lacking proficiency in the child’s home language to ensure conceptual understanding and support dual language learning
• Completes developmental and social/emotional screenings within 45 days of enrollment and accurately documents required health information
• Completes regular and on-going assessments according to program guidelines to identify proficiencies, strengths, possible concerns, and/or delays by monitoring children’s progress and performing all necessary observations
• Utilizes information from child screenings, assessments, observations, and parent input to establish individualized child goals and plan learning activities for children
• Develops lesson plans that include at least one (1) home task and one (1) food experience per month
• Follows specialized physical health care procedures and, as needs of students dictate, provides first aid and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Implements approved emergency plan and conducts/documents monthly fire drills
• Complies with all Child/Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines and completes daily, weekly and end-of-the-month food services documentation and reporting

• Builds positive relationships with parents/guardians and encourages family involvement in center activities
• Implements the Strong Fathers Strong Families (SFSF) curriculum and engages fathers and other male guardians to contribute to the education of their children through their participation in center activities
• Conducts two (2) parent conferences and two (2) educational home visits for each child assigned to the classroom each academic year to build a strong home to school connection and support child/family growth and development
• Maintains awareness of and contact with community based organizations and service agencies to utilize when coordinating parent conferences and meetings
• Provides advocacy for participant families and links them to needed community services and resources
• Provides families with information about community organizations and events and encourages their participation and further involvement in community groups and activities to promote building parents as advocates and leaders
• Includes and involves parents in planning…