Head Start Teacher

Head Start Certified Teacher

Employer:

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Location:

Red Cliff Early Childhood Center

Wage: $21.00/per hour - negotiable depending on education

Supervisor:
Center Director

This is a regular full-time non-exempt position

Job Summary:

Serve as one of two primary teachers for an assigned group of up to 17 children ages three to five years of age in a center-based environment. Head Start child/teacher ratio is 10:1. Responsible for co-planning and implementing educational programs with co-teacher for children ages three to five-year-old which reflect best practices and integration of Ojibwe language and culture.

HS teachers are required to share all responsibilities within their classroom and create an environment of nurturance and sharing with all children. Each teacher must be able to have open communication with co-teachers regarding daily operation of classroom and child/parent needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain confidentiality of all child and family information and records.
• Cultural sensitivity required.
• Demonstrate competency to provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with staff, parents, community members, and other support systems in the best interest of the child.
• Plan and implement group and individual learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment to promote children's progress across the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: ages Birth to Five and any state applicable early learning and development standards for all students.
• Integrate child assessment data in individual and group planning.
• Promotion of a safe, attractive and stimulating physical environment and establish and maintain consistency.
• Reinforce positive self-image, pride, and cultural identity during all activities.
• Collaborate with each child's parent/guardian and with parental consent, must complete or obtain a current developmental screening to identify concerns regarding a child's developmental behavioral, motor, language, social, cognitive, and emotional skills within 45 days of child's enrollment and then when needed.
• Meal times with children are in a family setting with teachers sitting at the table, eating and engaging in conversation. All children are encouraged, but not forced to eat or taste and will be allowed to self-serve.
• Staff will encourage and promote self-help and independent skills through modeling and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate daily records on attendance, daily intake, medical log, infant and toddler eating/sleeping/toileting information for distribution in child file and to parents as well as other required forms.
• Maintain weekly online documentation of your assigned children's developmental progress in Teaching Strategies Gold and Child Plus as required.
• Assist the family, child, and other relevant staff in developing an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special needs children.
• Conduct two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences annually per family as stated in the Federal Performance Standards.
• Maintain and document all contacts with parents. Develop and maintain a professional relationship with parents of children enrolled in program.
• Collaborate with other staff, parents, and community resources to incorporate Ojibwe language and culture into daily activities and curriculum.
• Work with county, tribal and community service providers in order to provide necessary services to the Head Start child and their parents.
• Mandatory attendance at all ECC Coordinated Service Team and Mental Health Consult meetings for children in your care or must work with Education Manager and Center Director in advance.
• Must attend and participate in HS meetings, all staff meetings and any other meetings as requested.
• Notify supervisor in advance of any known absences you will have. Center based teachers are responsible for arranging their own qualified substitute in your absence.
• Must participate in coordinated coaching strategies to identify strengths and areas of need and support of professional development and quality improvement, including job related training as…