Repost-Early Head Start Center Lead Teacher

Early Head Start Center Based Lead Teacher

Provide a positive, safe, nurturing, healthy, developmentally appropriate classroom and outdoor environment for infants and toddlers. Implement Creative Curriculum for infant and toddlers in a center setting. Work effectively with individuals of diverse education, social economic and cultural backgrounds and those with special needs. Plan, prepare lesson plans, organize, and oversee a birth to three classroom. Conduct various screenings for children ages birth to age three when necessary.

Perform basic health care procedures such as diapering, toileting, and feeding, etc. Prepare age-appropriate meals for children. Promote school readiness and set appropriate goals that address the five essential domains (social-emotional, cognition, perceptual motor and physical development, language/literacy and approaches to learning). Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small/large group experiences, choice time, music/movement, large/small motor activities, skill development, meals and effective transitions between activities.

Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem-solving, cooperation, socialization, and ask open-ended questions, provide quality feedback and listen respectfully. Direct classroom activities and maintain appropriate discipline by redirecting and modeling. Prepare and maintain records, input data into the data system and do case management accurately and in a timely manner. Oversee and/or participate in meetings to discuss individual children. Provide families with connections and information on agencies and family assistance service beyond the scope of Early Head Start.

Communicate with families in a positive manner on a regular basis. Maintain confidentiality at all times. Work with teacher assistant. Perform other duties such as answering the phone, cleaning the facility, etc. Be responsible for implementing Early Head Start, state and local regulations / policies and procedures. Be physically capable of lifting and supervising children at all times. Oversee maintenance, upkeep, inventory of classroom supplies, materials and equipment.

Attend all necessary trainings, which at times will require traveling and overnight stays. Work non-traditional hours when necessary to meet the needs of the families. Conduct home visits; at the beginning of the school year, when a new child enrolls throughout the year, at the end of the school year, and a minimum of 2 visits per family per month during the months of June, July and August.

Perform all other duties as assigned. Willingness to work with Early Head Start Director and other Early Head Start Staff.