Early Head Start Teacher

BAKERRIPLEY•Richmond, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a teacher in an Early Head Start classroom for infants and toddlers, planning, implementing, and supervising center-based activities. The role may involve working with children with developmental delays and works in tandem with an integrated team to support program goals. The teacher provides a safe, healthy, well-managed, and nurturing environment, supports children’s development and individualized goals, maintains records and assessments, and partners with families and the Early Head Start Mentor Teacher.

Requirements

Current Infant/Toddler CDA required.
Knowledge of the Early Head Start mission, goals, policies, and procedures.
Knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and other regulatory requirements.
Basic knowledge of computer use.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and provide developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that advance children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development according to their age and stage of development.
Provide a safe, healthy, and well-managed environment that meets the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
Develop and implement individualized, developmentally appropriate goals for children.
Create an individual plan for each child, including goals based on identified needs and objectives and activities to meet those goals.
Screen, observe, and document student progress in the GOLD online assessment system.
Prepare and maintain accurate records, including child observations, individualization, lesson plans, attendance, meal counts, parent participation, in-kind contributions, and volunteer time sheets.
Establish consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with infants, toddlers, and their families.
Encourage, facilitate, and support parental involvement in all aspects of the Early Head Start Program.
Schedule and document home visits and parent-teacher conferences with families as required and as needed.
Work closely with the Early Head Start Mentor Teacher to plan and implement the Early Head Start curriculum.
Provide a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in accordance with all regulations.
Perform other duties as required.