Teacher, Early Childhood Education

The Teacher will plan, implement, evaluate and supervise a developmental classroom for children, including children with disabilities and their peers without disabilities when applicable.

He/She will act as case manager/service coordinator for each child in the class by consulting with parents, therapists and other staff to promote and ensure appropriate classroom programming.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work well on a team, be flexible, and have a sense of humor. The ability to problem-solve and work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, administrators, and families is essential.
• Maintains a positive, calm attitude and a pleasant, soothing voice, and models this attitude and voice for parents and others working or volunteering in the program.

3.Work within a multi-disciplinary framework with therapists, teachers and support staff to ensure an effective instructional and therapeutic program.

4.Serve as case manager/service coordinator for each child in the classroom

5.Plan, implement, evaluate and supervise a developmentally appropriate and inclusive educational curriculum for young children.

6.Establish and maintain the environment required to motivate and enable each child to achieve learning objectives

7.Plan for and use instructional methods which motivate and enable each child to achieve learning objectives

8.Plan classroom program activities in accordance with the philosophies and policies of the Center and best practices

9.Maintain weekly lesson plans and progress notes

• Maintain a structured daily schedule
• Organizes each day's activities to provide children with a variety of experiences and opportunities that allow them to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving skills, and creativity, as well as a sense of self and a feeling of belonging to the group.
• Completes timely, neat, accurate documentation of screenings, assessments, individualized plans, attendance, daily health checklist, feedings, daily activity logs for parents, inventories, and other documentation as may be deemed necessary for proving quality services.

13.Ensure that classroom therapy goals are implemented

• Maintains a portfolio and at least 2 weekly observations for each child.
• Respects individual preferences and eating styles; sits with the children and shares family-style meal; models manners and good nutrition.
• Tends to children's personal hygiene needs, remaining especially attentive to them during routines such as diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes.

17.Coordinate general classroom housekeeping duties, including preparing snacks, feeding children, and general clean up, mopping, taking out the trash etc.

18.Accepts constructive feedback and works towards improving skills

19.Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, parent meetings, in service training, program meetings and team meetings

20.Attends all required continuing education classes

• Required to participate in the Intergenerational Program
• Follow all DHS Regulations
• Perform any other tasks deemed necessary by the center director

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.A. Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education/Infant Education or related field including 12 credit hours in Early Childhood Education, Associates Degree in Child Development or related field including 12 credit hours in Early Childhood Education, CDA Credential in Child Development, CCP Credential in Child Development or Certificate of Mastery or Master Teacher certificate at least 5 years experience in a licensed 5-star facility
• One year of day care/teaching experience working with young children
• Prior working experience with children with disabilities preferred
• Able to lift up to 30 lbs. up to 20 times per day
• Must relate well to children and their families
• CPR and First Aid Certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear;…