EHS & Childcare Infant​/Toddler Teacher

ECLC Childcare Infant/Toddler Teacher

Primary Function:
To provide a safe, nurturing environment that facilitates developmentally appropriate educational programming for infants and toddlers. Build strong relationships with children, families and community to foster high quality services in all content areas. Responsible for effectively meeting programs school readiness goals, planning for each child and measuring outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Meets regularly and cooperates with management staff, especially the Education Coordinator, in order to effectively implement all ECLC selected curricula in the classroom.
• Facilitate at least two home visits and two parent/teacher conferences per year, per child.
• Responsible for the planning of daily classroom management, routines and lesson plans that include all developmental domains appropriate to each child's age.
• Plan and design a developmentally-appropriate learning environment that meets the different needs, interests and developmental levels of each individual infant/toddler.
• Plans and assists with classroom clean-up, care and organization, toy sanitization and laundry.
• Supports efforts to develop and maintain consistent, yet flexible individualized curriculum, utilizing parent input and participation, along with each family's Individual Family Service Plan.
• Assists in the development of transition plans and helps children transition throughout the year, involving parents in the process.
• Serves bottles, meals and snacks for infants/toddlers in the classroom.
• Develops trusting, nonjudgmental, professional relationships with families that will support each family in their ability to nurture their children and attain their goals.
• Assists with the training of parents and volunteers to feel comfortable in the classroom and to understand their role as a parent/volunteer.
• Assists with the completion of developmental screenings and assessments according to specified timelines.
• Consults regularly with co-teacher for needed information, health/mental health issues of enrolled children, pregnant women or families and suggestions related to goals and activities.
• Develop portfolios for each enrolled child and facilitates parental participation in the development of each portfolio.
• Participates in regularly scheduled Child Staffing meetings for interdisciplinary planning for each infant/toddler.
• Documents and reports program information according to deadlines as required by supervisor, including lesson plans, assessments, monthly in-kind sheets, attendance/enrollment and meal counts, individual education plans, schedules and newsletter information. Submits documents to proper person or files information according to deadlines.
• Responsible for submitting all lesson plans and supporting materials on time to the Education Coordinator.
• Consults regularly with content area experts for needed information, health/family/disabilities issues of enrolled infants/toddlers, or families to make suggestions related to goals and activities.
• Assists with the collection of and documents in-kind contributions.
• Assists with center-wide inventory.

General:

• Provides all children enrolled in the ECLC with a safe, nurturing, engaging, enjoyable and secure learning environment.
• Maintains professionalism through effective actions supportive of the ECLC philosophy.
• Cooperates as a member of a team with all ECLC staff, volunteers and parents.
• Maintains confidentiality of all program records and communication.
• Attends training sessions locally and out of town, as well as all ECLC staff meetings and required functions.
• Abides by all ECLC and Tribal policies and procedures.
• Willing to take direction and learn new skills.
• Be willing to work a flexible schedule, including some evening hours and occasionally weekend hours.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the Head Start Performance Standards and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the ECLC.
• Maintains current CPR/First Aid and Food Handler's certification.
• Communicates effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services.
• Assist with the recruitment of families for the ECLC and promote parent involvement in all aspects of the program.
• Interacts, establishes, maintains, and coordinates ECLC program activities and planning in varying degrees with various resources in order to better serve the needs of ECLC families.
• Other duties as assigned to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the ECLC.

Desired

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