Pacific Asian Consortum in Employment (PACE)-posted 24 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Gardena, CA
251-500 employees
Administrative and Support Services

Under general supervision of Regional Site Director and EHS Manager of Education delivers high quality Early Childhood Development services to the infants and toddlers enrolled in center programs including educational social physical nutritional and psychological development of children under their care Communicates with parents on their childs individual progress and maintains records of attendance and educational achievement Plans lessons serves meals and ensures a healthy and safe learning environment for children

  • Responsible for the care and supervision of all enrolled PACE Education Division center based children planning and implementing classroom lessons conducting meetings and conferences with parents coordinating activities and events for children and parents interacting with the public and providing customer service by phone email and in person and preparing correspondence reports records and other paperwork required by the early childhood education program
  • Supervise children up to 7 hours per day
  • Ensures childadult ratio is met and maintained
  • Conduct safety checks and maintain a safe clean care giving environment practices good personal hygiene and handwashing and assures the well being and safety of all the children in the environment and sanitize all areas of the classroom including food preparation and eating area
  • Respond quickly to childrens different personal needs verbal and non verbal cues temperament styles abilities and cultures
  • Implements and documents individualized feeding plans for infants and toddlers and respect individual preferences and eating style
  • Tend to infants and toddlers personal hygiene needs during routines such as diaper changing cleaning feeding and changing soiled or wet clothes
  • Prepares andor serves meals and snacks; holding infants sitting with toddlers to encourage social interaction good nutrition and performs housekeeping tasks
  • Maintains a clean safe and sanitized environment inclusive of sanitizing materials and dishwashing as needed
  • Supervise children during nap time
  • Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans which reflect mandated elements and components parental and cultural influences and promote the social emotional physical and cognitive development of Early Head Start children
  • Work with parents to develop individual lesson plans goals and objectives for each childs development in the domains required by the Head Start Performance Standards
  • Organizes each days activities to provide children with a variety of experiences
  • Schedule support and follow through with the developmental screening and ongoing assessment of infants and toddlers motor language social cognitive perceptual and emotional skills including but not limited to DRDP 2015 IT ASQ 3 ASQ SE 2 etc
  • Participate and assist in implementation of the Individual Family Service Plan
  • Coordinate services between families and other community agencies
  • Ensures that education timelines are met within their required calendar day ie 30 45 60 90 timelines etc
  • Prepare infanttoddler learning environment for children to learn through active exploration and interaction with adult caregivers and adapt activities for infants and toddlers with special needs
  • Maintain an open friendly and cooperative relationship with each childs family; encourage parental involvement in the program; promote parent child bonding and nurturing parent child relationships
  • Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers by conveying warmth supportiveness and comfort; establish strong and caring relationships with children
  • Conduct home visits and parent conferences for the purpose of assessment and support and to share information on classroom progress and educational strategies at school and home
  • Develop individual transition plans with families agency staff and any pertinent community agencies
  • Attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops conferences in service training and classes to increase professional knowledge; serve on committees as assigned
  • Maintains records of enrollment attendance and other required paperwork both manually and digitally
  • Prepares attendance records first aidinjury reports food service records meal participation records family contact records memos correspondence and other job related documents
  • Accurately completes all assigned paperwork and documentation on a timely basis according to agency policies and procedures
  • Work effectively with other team members
  • Cooperates with Site Lead Teacher Regional Site Director and Service Area Managers in planning supervision and implementation of overall program
  • Supports with child watch during parent meetingstrainings as needed
  • Substitute as needed in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Attends all assigned meetings and trainings as required by the program
  • Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals
  • Assists in accomplishing the programs non federal share through the access of community resources services donations discounts andor goods
  • Other duties as assigned within the scope of the position
  • Associate degree in early childhood education child development or related field from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  • Must possess a current and valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or higher
  • Must have three 3 semester units in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development with a total of six 6 units within the first year of employment
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Ability to provide responsive and nurturing teacher child interactions and to plan and implement learning experiences thatEnsure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment dataPromote childrens progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework Ages Birth to Five and applicable state early learning and development standards including for children with disabilities and dual language learners as appropriateAdvance childrens intellectual and physical development including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy phonemic and print awareness understanding and use of language and increasingly complex and varied vocabulary appreciation of books understanding of early math and science problem solving skills and approaches to learningEstablish and maintain a healthy learning environmentSupport childrens social and emotional developmentEncourage family involvement of the children in an Early Head Start program and support the development of relationships between children and their familiesPromote infanttoddler developmentDemonstrate knowledge of safety issues in infanttoddler care such as SIDS
  • Facilitate effective communication with infants toddlers parents and other staff members
  • Must be a team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
  • Must have good organizational writtenoral communication and observation skills
  • Basic computer skills required
  • Current Adult & Pediatric CPR1St Aid Certificate
  • Valid California Drivers License and insurance coverage
  • Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employmentSex Offender RegistryChild Abuse and Neglect State RegistryState or Tribal Criminal History Check including fingerprintsFBI Criminal History Check including fingerprints
  • Must have verification of TB clearance at time of employment to be renewed every four 4 years every 4 years for chest x rays
  • Must pass health screening LIC 503 at time of employment health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire to be renewed every four 4 years
  • Provide proof of the following immunizations as required Measles Pertussis Whooping Cough Influenza and COVID 19
  • Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge experience skills and abilities of staff to improve child family and staff outcomes Of this a minimum of 50 of the 15 hours or 75 hours must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment Must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan PDP to be reviewed 3 times during the year
  • Must obtain 21 hoursyear of professional development 105 hours every five years to maintain their teaching certification
  • TB Test within the past year prior to employment and every four 4 years thereafter every 4 years for a chest X ray
  • Must pass a physical examination at the time of hire and every 4 years thereafter
  • Provide proof of the following immunizations as required Measles Pertussis Whooping Cough and Influenza
  • COVID vaccination required; must have two dose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately
  • Bilingual in EnglishSpanish is a plus but not required
  • PACE will assist applicants that are eligible and have an active Certificate of Clearance with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to apply for a Temporary County Certificate Child Development TCC through Los Angeles County while waiting for CTC Commission on Teacher Credentialing to process
  • 401k
  • Vacation
  • Sick pay
  • 14 Paid Holidays
  • Pet Insurance
  • FSA Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care
  • Employee Assistance Program EAP
  • Affordable Medical Dental and Vision packages extended to your family as well
  • Supplemental Insurance Plans
  • Opportunity to promote within just to name a few
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