Lead Teacher Iola Classroom B

CLASSIFICATION

Full‑time status Exempt

Partner with staff to ensure that the program that provides quality and developmentally appropriate services to children and families and establish a work climate that nurtures growth, learning, and positive interaction while ensuring that all Head Start Performance Standards and state childcare guidelines are maintained at all times.

• Promote and model excellence in daily program operations that support the provision of quality services for children and families, and a learning environment where all staff can thrive.
• Responsible for daily leadership, supervision, training, and modeling of best practices for center staff and volunteers.
• Obtain and share knowledge of theories and techniques regarding Early Childhood development.
• Basic care for the needs of children including but not limited to diapering, feeding, and napping routines.
• Conduct home visits and parent teacher conferences.
• Create and implement developmentally appropriate weekly lesson plans individualizing for children’s needs by using observations.
• Work in conjunction with the Family Advocate to support family engagement.
• Implement and maintain the Head Start Performance Standards, Policies and Procedures, KDHE Licensing and best practices, CACFP Infant Feeding Guild lines, Personnel Manual, Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Animated Literacy, Reflective Supervision, ERSEA, Apricot, Creative Curriculum, Second Step, and monthly Program Information Report (PIR), and recruitment plans to ensure compliance.
• Provide regular supervision and support of staff through recognized practices such as reflective supervision, training and performance appraisal systems for assigned staff.
• Participate in monthly mental health clinical consultations to support staff, enrolled children and their families.
• Observe in the classroom to help provide staff ongoing support and training.
• Be responsible for the provision of Education, Social Services, Parent Involvement, Health, Nutrition, Mental Health and Disability services to assigned families with assistance from the Management Team and Site Manager.
• Lead classroom staff to recruit, train and schedule parent and community volunteers and document volunteer hours.
• Facilitate and plan classroom team meetings, guiding the problem‑solving process and/or seeking assistance to assure delivery of services.
• Responsible for completion of data entry in agency approved data system.
• Be available travel within agency area and occasional out of area trips for training and professional development.
• Be an advocate for Head Start children and families.
• Model for staff and families’ appropriate ways to engage with children 0‑3 years old.
• Model for staff appropriate ways to engage with families.
• Provide child progress report during parent teacher conferences, home visits and/or upon request of parent.
• Identify children and prenatal mothers’ nutritional needs, ensure that children’s allergy/dietary information in the kitchen and other appropriate locations and inform necessary staff.
• Complete necessary forms and documentation relevant to program and staff management.
• Assess children and help support staff and families to conduct developmental and social‑emotional screenings.
• Individualize teaching to enable children to attain school readiness and social‑emotional goals with the assistance of families.
• Ensure parents/primary caregivers are informed of all policies included in the Parent Handbook.
• Develop relationship with education and administrative staff at local schools to ensure smooth transitions to new educational settings for all Head Start children.
• Set up a developmentally appropriate classroom based on Head Start Performance Standards‑using Creative Curriculum, and PBS (Positive Behavior Support) and other identified strategies with assistance from Program Manager, Area Manager, and Site Manager as needed.
• Screen and observe the developmental level of each child making appropriate referrals to the local Special Education Services.
• Directly supervise assistant teacher and paraprofessional positions.
• Cross train for all center positions.
• Be available as first line of…