HS Teacher; Bachelor or Associate

Position: HS Teacher (Bachelor or Associate)
Head Start Teacher
- Wilbarger County Preschool

Location:

Vernon, Texas

Employer:

Rolling Plains Management Corporation (RPMC)
Status:
Full Time Rolling Plains Management Corporation is seeking applicants for the position of a Head Start Teacher at the Wilbarger County Preschool in Vernon, Texas. This position is a school-year only position._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Position Summary:

This position entails mainly tasks that are technical and diverse in nature and require the capacity of judgment and action to accomplish program goals. The normal work hours are 40 hours per week, mostly Monday
- Friday, but may be varied by the Center Director to accommodate all hours the Center is open and other needs of the Center.

Head Start is committed to establishing a learning environment where children, parents, and staff can teach and learn from one another. To accomplish this goal, staff must display sensitivity to and knowledge of the community's cultural differences and issues. All Head Start staff shall agree to abide by the program's Standards of Conduct introduced during pre-service and/or orientation. Employee orientation, pre-service, and in-service training are provided in order to assist staff and volunteers in acquiring or increasing the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill their job responsibilities.

Responsible to the Center Director in implementing their respective program in meeting all required regulations for providing a safe and healthy educational environment and an environment conducive to learning for enrolled children and their families. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Essential Job Functions:

Maintain your training requirements and records in accordance with TDFPS Minimum Licensing Maintain a safe, healthy learning environment, both indoors and outdoors. Complete an outdoor safety checklist.

Assist in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities in all classroom functions, including assisting children with self care activities, indoor and outdoor learning activities and meal or snack time activities and documented on lesson plans.

Maintain and open, friendly and cooperative relationship with each child’s family, encourage their involvement in the program, and promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships. Encourage parents to document and submit Parent Ideas for Education and to volunteer.

Promote feelings of security and trust in children by being warm, supportive and comforting, and by establishing strong and caring relationships with them.

Provide experiences to allow children to develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving, creativity, sense of self and group belonging

Communicate effectively with parents and community resources.

Coordinate and interact positively with parent/volunteer assigned to classroom.

Encourage the involvement of families in the classroom and in all activities of the child to include Literacy RIF activities.

Coordinate with teaching staff on all classroom activities.

Ensure TDFPS regulations are followed to maintain license.

Ensure that children of all races, religions, family backgrounds and cultures are treated with respect and consideration.

Assist in conducting health checks for children each morning and document on health check form.

Assist in the décor and set up of the room and activities according to themes.

Assure confidentiality of all children, families and co-workers.

Use positive methods of child guidance in accordance with established guidance as established in the Child Guidance plan.

Assure child-staff ratios are maintained at all times according to Head Start performance Standards.

Regularly monitor children on playground to assure safe and appropriate play. Monitor play area to assure safety and cleanliness of the equipment. Document daily on outdoor safety checklist. Assure that children are visible at all times and play safely and appropriately.

Assure that no child is ever left alone or unattended. Children must be supervised at…