Infant Toddler Teacher - Moses Lake

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Purpose:

Position is responsible to prepare and execute daily activities and lesson plans for children, incorporating a child’s home, language, and culture functionally into center activities. The role provides opportunities and encouragement throughout the program for children to acquire and enlarge their vocabulary, and offers a good language model by speaking clearly and distinctly, at a level that children understand and respect.

Inspire Development Centers provides Early Childhood Education (ECE) and social services to more than 4,000 children in center‑based and home‑based settings, at more than 25 Child Development Centers (CDC) throughout Washington State. Services are offered under various federal and state‑funded programs—including Regional Head Start (RHS), Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS), Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), and Early Head Start (EHS)—each with differing regulations that must be coordinated and adhered to.

The agency is required to meet an annual non‑federal share (in‑kind) funding quota. Spanish is the first language for the majority of children.

The Infant Toddler Teacher reports to the Center Manager and works closely with Center staff, the School Readiness Liaison, Early Learning Mentor Coaches, ECE Specialists, Leads, parents, and children.

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• Provides a safe and healthy learning environment for children and follows state and federal regulations regarding instruction practices, fire, health, and safety standards—including hand washing, laundry, and housekeeping practices.
• Carries out staff responsibilities regarding lesson plans, evaluations, and records, formulates lesson plans for classroom activities and home learning tasks, and is responsible for the daily completion of the USDA Meal count; self‑monitors classroom documentation to ensure systems and procedures are followed as per guidance and timelines.
• Enhances physical and intellectual competence in children by promoting physical, cognitive, language, and creative skills, including support for children who require special services; attends teacher meetings to facilitate mentoring of classroom staff.
• Reinforces positive communication, respect, and interaction between children and adults.
• Communicates with and actively involves parents through home visits, parent‑teacher conferences, open house events, make‑and‑take activities, and brainstorming sessions.
• Follows established program curriculums, procedures, documentation, and service plans; coordinates with Lead ECE Specialist or School Readiness Liaison to monitor and provide technical assistance to teaching staff; performs assigned administrative duties and collaborates with teachers to bring consistency and best practices to the classroom.
• Models appropriate instructional techniques for teachers and volunteers and assists in completing documentation such as Daily Assessment forms, Feeding Guides, and health checks.
• Actively participates with age‑appropriate interactions and classroom activities such as free play, mealtime, floor time, and classroom activities; may include bathing, diaper changing, and formula preparation (for infants); follows center procedures to receive and discharge children.
• Shows interest in professional growth by attending staff meetings, workshops, seminars, and additional training on child development and is willing to mentor CDA candidates.
• Administers educational screenings, identifies, and refers children who may have high risk of health, disability, or behavioral concerns.
• Maintains confidentiality of program and client‑related information at all times.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Current Child Development Associate Certificate (CDA) or comparable certificate (State Initial ECE Certificate), or equivalent coursework in early childhood development focusing on infant and toddler development; or an Associate’s Degree in ECE or an Associate’s Degree with 30 ECE‑related college credits.
• Extensive…