Infant & Toddler Teacher - Council Bluffs Early Head Start

West Central Community Action is seeking a Teacher for the Madison Avenue Early Head Start classrooms. This position will have a direct focus on children 0 to 3 years of age in Council Bluffs.

EHS Teachers are responsible for creating and managing an attractive, warm and challenging learning environment for infants and toddlers. The teacher is responsible for incorporating appropriate early intervention, learning and care activities while meeting the needs of the group as well as those of the individual children and families while providing and maintaining a safe environment. Teacher shall also provide respectful and responsive caregiving.

Teachers will need to accomplish all tasks in accordance with the written Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Policies and Procedures and Iowa State Licensing codes.

• AA/AS in Early Childhood Education required for position,
• BA/BS preferred, in Early Childhood, with infant/toddler emphasis.
• Child Development Accreditation along with HS Diploma or some college courses may be considered in lieu of completion of Associate's or Bachelor's degree(s).
• Active, current and valid Driver's license along with active, current and valid Auto Insurance are required for employment with WCCA.

• Ability to participate and support all program activities.
• Act as an advocate and participate in recruitment for all WCCA programs including Head Start and its clientele.
• Maintain accurate attendance, nutrition, in‑kind and other records/reports as required.
• Conduct monthly center staff meetings, attend assigned family events, pre‑service and professional development trainings as directed.
• Report any suspected abuse to DHS when there is reasonable cause for suspecting that child is a victim of child abuse.
• Recruit, train and supervise volunteers in the Early Head Start classroom.
• Create and implement a daily consistent classroom schedule.
• Care for infants while maintaining a flexible and on demand schedule to meet individual needs
• Assess and finalize data in TSG on each child four time annually on or before assigned checkpoint dates.
• Timely and accurately document parent communication regarding children's attendance and activities in Child Plus.
• Relate to infants and toddlers in a calm, caring, nurturing, soothing manner, responding to all cries, babbles, and talks and using appropriate child guidance techniques at all times.
• Complete two home visits and three parent‑teacher conferences with each Early Head Start family, annually.
• Please see complete job description for more details

Benefits include health, dental and life insurance, vacation and sick pay, 13 paid holidays, LTD, Telehealth service, IPERS and 403(B) retirement programs. This position has a starting rate of $17.06 per hour (HS Grad) and may be eligible for the federal student loan forgiveness program.