Infant-Toddler Teacher

YWCA of Lubbock Job Description

Infant-Toddler Teacher

To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children while they are in the classroom, outdoor play area, or on field trips. Develop individual goals for children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition into pre-school settings. The Infant-Toddler Teacher will promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children. Encourage parent involvement in all aspects of the program.

This is either a full-time or a part-time position that works afternoons/early evenings. Applicants need to be able to work until 6:00pm.

CDA, AA, AS in Child Development, BS in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Experience teaching in an early childhood setting working with infants and toddlers preferred.

Essential Functions

• Be familiar with and adhere to State of Texas licensing requirements and the YWCA policies and procedures.
• Maintain an open, friendly, professional relationship with all staff and families, to include respect for culture, diversity and ethnicity.
• Participate in annual program self-assessment and continuous quality improvement initiatives of the overall program.
• Monitor and ensure confidentiality of children records.
• Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
  • Report all safety hazards observed indoors and outdoors.
  • Detect and report signs of illness, discomfort and unusual behavior of children to Administration.
  • Mandated reporting of suspected child abuse/neglect to Department of Family and Protective Services.

Curriculum and Assessment

• Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of Early Head Start children.
• 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.
• Provide the necessary interaction and environment that facilitates maximum child development and involvement.
• Establish weekly goals that promote individual and group educational plans and include other Early Head start content areas.
• Prepare classroom materials to support developmentally appropriate curriculum plans; create and change learning centers as needed.

Parent, Family & Community Engagement

• Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental engagement.
• Modeling appropriate behavior and positive guidance techniques.
• Communicate regularly with parents, regarding each child's progress.
• Conduct the required parent/teacher conferences and home visits for the purpose of assessment and support, and to share information on classroom progress and educational strategies at school and home.
• Help plan and conduct regular parent meetings with team members.
• Work with appropriate agencies in developing specialized planning for children and families as needed.

Utilize Information Systems to Support Child (School Readiness), Family and Agency Outcomes

• Document baselines, ongoing assessments in each child file.
• Document all classroom issues, parent contact and home visits in each child file.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Assist with food service, and other classroom needs as requested.
• Attend meetings, trainings and appropriate professional development activities.
• Assure general maintenance and security of facility and assist with inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Assist with generating in-kind.
• Other duties as requested.

Required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Infant and Toddler (ages 6 weeks – 3 years) classroom experience is required. Experience should include the ability to adapt curriculum to meet the needs of all children including at risk, special needs, gifted, and culturally diverse populations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly desirable. Intermediate to advanced level computer skills, internet and e-mail.
• Ability to supervise infants and toddlers and ensure a safe environment including the ability to monitor and respond to events going on…