Infant Toddler Teacher- West Perrine (5WKS PTO-$17.11 hr)

United Way Miami Inc•Miami, FL

25d•Onsite

About The Position

United Way Miami is hiring an Infant Toddler Teacher at the Ethel F. Beckford Center in Miami, Florida. The teacher provides a safe, nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. In collaboration with the Director EHS-CCP Site and the assigned Infant Toddler Specialist, the teacher designs and implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum following United Way Miami guidelines, the EHS-CCP grant, and Head Start Performance Standards. The role includes observing and documenting children’s health, behavior, growth, and development; using those observations and assessment data to individualize instruction; and planning activities and classroom environments that support learning, play, and social interaction. The teacher partners with families through ongoing communication, conferences, resource sharing, and home visits, while maintaining confidentiality. The position also involves guiding the classroom team, following health and safety practices, attending required meetings and training, and continuing professional development.

Requirements

High school diploma.
A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential focused on Infant/Toddler is required.
Complete the Florida Department of Children and Families 45-hour child care training requirement within the first year of employment.
Complete 15 in-service training hours annually.
Knowledge of modern web browsers and beginning-level Word and Outlook.
Flexibility, understanding of diversity and inclusion, good communication skills, ability to work in a team, and sensitivity to others’ needs.
Follow state, federal, and UWM guidelines.
Demonstrate a full range of motion, lift up to 40 pounds, and supervise and interact with children outdoors.
Respond promptly and appropriately to multiple situations or emergencies, communicate incidents and accidents to supervisors and families, and complete required documentation.
Maintain the mental and physical alertness and energy needed to perform essential job requirements.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with young children in an early childhood education setting.
Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Provide experiences that build on children’s prior experiences, encourage curiosity, and support children in developing questions, theories, and hypotheses.
Model appropriate behavior and expectations, use positive discipline, and remain attentive, flexible, and supportive of children and families.
Support children’s vocabulary development through follow-up questions and conversation.
Collaborate with the Director EHS-CCP Site and Infant Toddler Specialist to design and implement reflective curriculum, materials, activities, and learning environments.
Observe, document, and gather data about each child’s health, behavior, growth, and development.
Use observations to plan for and respond to individual children’s and the group’s needs.
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect for people from different cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Design classroom environments that support small- and large-group interactions, social learning, and constructive play.
Analyze and interpret children’s learning and share insights with colleagues and children.
Follow a reflective planning cycle of observing, documenting, reflecting, discussing, planning, implementing, and partnering with families.
Acknowledge parents and visitors in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner.
Communicate with families daily and participate in conferences, events, and meetings.
Share resources with parents and coordinate and conduct home visits with Family Engagement Staff.
Maintain confidentiality and communicate with parents about their child’s development screenings and assessments.
Implement the Brazelton Touchpoints guiding principles and assumptions.
Use and share data with families to individualize instruction and create action plans when needed.
Provide parents with activities to support their child’s development based on assessment results, and review screening and assessment summary scores, subscales, and individual items.
Lead the classroom team in developing classroom goals and action plans; ensure daily responsibilities are completed and shared.
Implement reflective supervision with the teaching team.
Supervise children and follow health and safety rules, maintaining awareness of the number of children in the group.
Keep the environment safe, organized, and accessible to children, and complete incident and accident documentation.
Keep current with early childhood trends and research, pursue ongoing professional growth, attend required meetings and training, and be punctual.
Build cooperative and respectful working relationships, maintain confidentiality, participate in classroom and Center events, and collaborate openly.
Inform the Director when taking action related to a child’s significant injury, a parent’s concern, a neglect or abuse complaint, or an unusual incident.