Teacher, Early Childhood Education

Teacher

Full Time Chicago, IL, US

Salary: $55,000.00 Annually

Casa Central’s Early Learning Academy provides high quality, comprehensive early childhood education services for young children, ages birth to five, and their families. The Early Head Start Teacher provides effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning, assessment, evaluation and related research for children 2-year-old children. The Early Head Start Teacher is responsible for providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences, supervision of children assigned in the classroom, and providing a supportive and positive classroom climate, while ensuring the individual needs of the children are met as mandated by Early/Head Start, COA, federal, state and local standards.

The Early Head Start Teacher works in collaboration with parents/families and other professionals to ensure that children are ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.

Include the following, other duties as assigned:

With the classroom teaching team, facilitate the creation and implementation of group lesson plans. Utilize data from child outcomes, screenings, and IFSPs/IEPs to guide lesson planning for individual children and for the group.

Child Screening & Observation

Ensure that all children within the classroom have sufficient, high quality observations, maintain up-to-date documentation in databases (Teaching Strategies GOLD), child education files and child portfolios. Implement screenings and assessments and reporting of outcomes for children. Communicate with parents/families and report child progress through scheduled parent-teacher conferences and home visits. Support agency’s School Readiness goals and track progress towards goals.

Participant Service Delivery

Serve as co-leader for the classroom team and provide guidance to children, families, teaching team, volunteers, and other visitors. Individualize for all children, including children with diagnosed disabilities. Ensure the implementation of developmentally appropriate practice within the classroom, including utilizing materials and studies from the Creative Curriculum. Facilitate the creation of an inclusive environment where children can learn in collaboration with the teaching team.

Support social emotional development through the use of positive classroom management approaches, including Conscious Discipline approaches. Maintain care of classroom equipment and supplies, control inventory, and report all repairs needed. Promote an atmosphere of teamwork where staff, parents and children interact positively with each other. Initiate referrals for children who might benefit from further evaluation. Participate in the referral process by documenting observations and interventions attempted in the classroom.

Participate in Individual Education Program (IEP) and Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings and evaluations. Work closely with consultants and other Casa Central personnel.

Administrative Tasks

Ensure reports are submitted in a timely manner, including but not limited to timesheets, classroom attendance records, records of home visits and parent conferences, lesson plans, etc.

Performance & Quality Management

Nurture positive and collaborative working relationships with other agency staff and outside stakeholders and partners. Implement the agency mission, philosophy, and core values to direct daily work and decision-making; adhere to agency policy. Cultivate a professional and respectful work environment. Be actively involved with, and knowledgeable about, the agency’s Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) structure and process.

Program-Specific Activities

Ensure compliance with all Early/Head Start…