Early Head Start Teacher - Morgan

Position: Early Head Start Teacher - Morgan County
# Early Head Start Teacher
- Morgan County Morgan County EHS Center
- West Liberty, KY 41472## Overview Salary Range $16.83

Position Type Part Time Job Shift Day Education  LevelCDA (Child Development Associate Credent Category Education ## Description Summary/Objective  Plans, organizes, and implements educational services for children in the Early Head Start classroom that  will prepare children for later school success.

Essential Functions  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential  functions.  
● Implements curricula in the classroom  
● Applies knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices  
● Guides and facilitates daily activities, including but not limited to; regular instruction,  diapering/toileting, napping, mealtime, etc.  
● Maintains a comprehensive system for assessing and tracking child progress; gathers and  maintains individual, family and classroom data for documentation on-going assessment,  evaluation, and record keeping for successful individual and program planning  
● Cooperates with parents to build and support home school connections by providing parents with  information about curriculum and school readiness  
● Establish and maintain relationships with community partners by being proactive and supportive  of program needs  
● Maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment through continued awareness and maintaining  commitment to keeping all children safe  
● Assist in implementing Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP’s)  
● Complies with the Early Head Start Performance Standards and all applicable local, state, and  federal laws.  
● Supervises all classroom assistants and volunteers  
● Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of classroom assistants  
● Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and  applicable laws  
● Responsible for training employees  
● Plans, assigns, and directs work  
● Addresses classroom concerns and resolves problems  
● Follows the program curriculum providing ample opportunities for natural play and hands-on  experiences that reflect the learning styles of individual children in the group.  
● Maintains regular contact with parents and completes appropriate documentation (ie; daily  reporting on sleep, eating and toileting, and All About My Day form)  
● Participates in assigned meetings, events, and training as required  
● Ensure that a minimum of 15 clock hours of allowable professional development is completed  annually.

Competencies  
1. Analytical Thinking  
2. Collaboration  3. Coaching  
4. Tact  5. Ethics/Integrity  
6. Attention to detail  
7. Organizational Understanding  
8. Professionalism  9. Planning/Time management

Supervisory Responsibility  This position supervises and provides direction to Early Head Start classroom volunteers.

Work Environment  This position operates in a classroom environment.

Physical Demands  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to  successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use  hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance;  stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or  move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,  color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work  This is a regular part time position. Days and hours of work are planned in advance and…