Head Start Teacher

CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC•Sedalia, MO

6d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Human Services (CHS) has provided exceptional opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1955. Currently, CHS provides programs and services to assist individuals with disabilities, low income, at-risk children, and their families to meet their goals, and experience their best lives while living, working, playing, and becoming a part of their communities. As an organization, we are leaders in excellence, we have a steadfast commitment to solutions, we respect all differences, abilities, and similarities in our employees and clients, and we advocate autonomy! POSITION SUMMARY The Head Start Teacher is responsible for overseeing and providing learning environments, experiences, and instruction, appropriate to their student’s needs in social, emotional, physical, approaches to learning and cognitive development. This teacher will also engage and involve families in school readiness and family development goals setting and activities.

Requirements

A minimum of an associate degree from an accredited college in a directly related field and experience working with children, a bachelor’s degree in child development or early childhood education is preferred or enrolled in a degree program and within 2 years of attainment of degree. Must attend continuing training classes designed to broaden professionalism, education and skill involving childcare and child development as required by Federal and State regulations.
Strong computer skills
Must maintain Infant Toddler CPR, First Aid and AED certification
Must obtain Class E driver’s license within 30 days of starting
Must provide proof of personal valid vehicle insurance
Medical exam and TB Assessment is required prior to hire and again every 5 years
Background screening to include fingerprinting is required prior to hire and again every 5 years

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of UKG platform, Child Plus, Creative Curriculum, CLASS, DRDP and Head Start Performance standards preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates respect for the capabilities, backgrounds and cultural differences of families, children, coworkers, and the public consistent with trauma informed practices regardless of race, color, religion, or disability
Follows the agencies cultural competencies and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct
Develops and maintains respectful relationships with families and children to ensures the daily needs of children are met through responsive care giving practices
Implements curriculum that complies with Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF), Performance Standards, Missouri Accreditation requirements, state regulatory guidelines and Center for Human Services (CHS) policies and procedures
Develops and implements both individual school readiness and group lesson plans that reflect parent input and cultural relevance and which promote the learning domains found in the ELOF
Follows a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group experiences, free play, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, routine care, family style meals and effective transitions between activities using principles supporting a high-quality environment for infants and toddlers
Ensures ratios are always met
In consultation with supervisor develops own professional development goals and coaching/training plans and actively pursues those goals
Educates and works with parents to ensure all health requirements of children in classroom are up to date and all, screenings of children completed as required by state childcare licensing and Head Start Performance Standards
Ensures ongoing communication with parents through Procare, phone calls, home visits, conferences, distribution of newsletters, flyers and other information to families as instructed by supervisor
Responsible for home visits, parent trainings and parent conferences as required to meet program requirements which includes meeting the needs of working families in the evening, as needed
Serves as a resource to enrolled families in helping to identify, refer and assist families in making connections to other supportive agencies that will support self-sufficiency
During home visits, assists families in identification of their child’s school readiness goals, supports family’s observations skills and implementation of strategies for volunteering through co-teaching at home
Assists families in identification of goals for individualized family partnership plan and implementation of family goals that will assists parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment and attain self-sufficiency
Enters data and documentation into Child Plus and Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP) assessment.
Ensures all files are complete, accurate, organized, and confidentially maintained and that a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio for each child, that include weekly observations, examples of the child’s work, child individual/coping plan and child’s individual goals are kept up to date.
Organizes and assists with monthly parent meetings
Collaborates with local school district, as needed, for children with disabilities
Provides non-supervisory oversite of new staff in reference to daily classroom management, such as but not limited to lesson plans implementation, classroom schedules, room arrangements and classroom safety to ensure all Head Start, state and accreditation requirements are met
Possess and demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS), Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT), Creative Curriculum and Missouri Responsive Caregiving standards, Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), and Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)