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• To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children, while they are in the Head Start environment (classroom, outdoor play area, and field trips).
• To promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children relative to the Creative Curriculum, Head Start Performance Standards/Domains, and Licensing guidelines.
• To encourage parental involvement in all aspects of the program.
• To develop individual goals for children, provide ongoing assessment on progress, promote positive child outcomes and facilitate transition into kindergarten.

• Frequent significant decisions to assure developmental progress of children.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise pre‑school children and ensure a safe learning environment, including the ability to monitor and respond to events going on at all times in classroom, outdoor play areas and on field trips; this includes the physical ability to move quickly in order to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection in order to insure their safety or the safety of others in the environment.
• Ability to respond appropriately (both mentally and physically) to an emergency or a crisis situation.
• Daily kneeling, stooping, bending, and sitting on the floor to attend to children’s needs.

• 11 or 12‑month position, depending on program model.
• Supervised by Education Specialist and Assistant Education Specialist.

• Meet the needs of all children, including those with special needs, those who are gifted and those who are culturally diverse.
• Integrate all Head Start service areas into classroom time.
• Develop and utilize lesson plans, which reflect mandated elements, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Head Start children.
• Implement ongoing early child/family literacy activities.
• Individualize one‑to‑one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all children in the classroom; observe and record behaviors of children to assist in this process.
• Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, meals, and effective transitions between activities.
• Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice making; ask open‑ended questions and listen respectfully to the answers.
• Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the classroom.
• Conduct ongoing assessments for children and record data using the Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold web‑based assessment tool.
• Work with appropriate agencies in developing specialized planning for children/families, as needed.
• Supervise and monitor children at all times.
• Respond to crisis or emergency situations that may occur and provide first aid or CPR; prevent the spread of blood‑borne pathogens and access emergency services as needed.

• Maintain accurate written records, including assessments, special education documentation, screening instruments, anecdotal observations, documents for transition배송 to public school and parent/teacher conference, home visits and other required forms.

• Provide classroom supervision and effective communication for estás assistant and all volunteers; ensure teamwork with teacher assistant and others assigned to the class.
• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and deliver collaborative services across all service areas, including working with the Transportation Service Area to ensure children’s safety to and from Head Start centers.
• Meet regularly with parents and other staff regarding each child’s status and progress.
• Conduct regular home visits and parent/teacher conferences for…