Teacher (Conway- Southside)

Community Action Program for Central Arkansas•Conway, AR

9d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Under the overall supervision of the Early Childhood Director and the direct supervision of the Center Manager, the Teacher is responsible for implementing the educational program for 3-5 year old children at the center level. This role involves maintaining a professional attitude, planning and implementing learning experiences aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF), and creating a safe, healthy, warm, and welcoming environment that supports children's development. The teacher will encourage family involvement, guide children's behavior positively, implement daily lesson plans, promote developmentally appropriate practices, conduct home visits and parent-teacher conferences, and document children's growth and development. The position requires knowledge of learning centers, supervision of children and staff/volunteers, maintaining cleanliness, promoting good eating habits, and keeping records. Collaboration with other staff, administrative office, and support staff is essential, as is assisting in documenting volunteer hours and donated items. Participation in meetings, staffings, and IEP meetings is also required, including serving as a member of the IEP Team. The role demands the ability to respond to children's needs and emergencies, and may involve assuming responsibility for the center in the absence of the Center Manager.

Requirements

Minimum of Associate degree in Early Childhood Education required.
Coursework equivalent to Early Childhood Education with experience teaching preschool children may be substituted for ECE degree if deemed appropriate.
One year of experience teaching children ages (3 to 5 years).
Computer proficient.
Good physical condition.
Able to lift children, sit and stand for long periods of time.
Participate in activities requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, and jumping.
Occasionally stand or walk on uneven surfaces.
Must pass tuberculosis screening annually and initial health examination within first three months of employment.
Valid driver’s license, access to transportation with liability insurance and willing to use vehicle for Agency related travel.
Must be able to travel out of area overnight to attend training.
Must be able to hear and communicate orally with children and adults.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Be in sympathy with the concepts of the Head Start program.
Able to delegate responsibilities.
Able to keep confidential information without inappropriately divulging it.
Planning and organizational abilities.
Able to make decisions and work without continual close supervision.
Must be able to represent the Agency in activities related to job title.

Nice To Haves

CDA (Child Development Associate credential)

Responsibilities

Maintain a professional attitude at all times with staff, parents, volunteers and children.
Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of all children in their care, improving the school readiness of each child aligning experiences with the five central domains of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF): Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language and Literacy Cognition Mathematics Development Scientific Reasoning Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
Create a warm and welcoming environment, which supports the social and emotional development of children through positive, trusting, and nurturing teacher-child relationships.
Encourage the involvement of the families served and support the development of positive family-child relationships.
Guiding children’s behavior in positive, proactive ways through the use of regular routines, picture schedules, classroom jobs, and positive descriptive praise.
Implementing the curriculum daily lesson plans.
Promoting developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate practices.
Scheduling and conducting regular educational home visits at the family home and parent teacher conferences at the center.
Monitoring and documenting children’s growth and development on an ongoing basis, through the use of data collection tools provided, and using the collected data to individualize for every child.
Is knowledgeable in all aspects of use and design of learning centers.
Provide supervision for children at all times and other staff or volunteers as designated.
Responsible for the orderliness and cleanliness of center.
Promote good eating habits by sitting at the table, conversing, encouraging good table manners and eating with the children when food is served.
Maintain a high quality daily program of work and designated record keeping.
Work cooperatively with other classroom/center staff.
Coordinate with administrative office and support staff to implement appropriate recommendations made by local education agencies and/or consultants.
Assist in obtaining and documenting volunteer hours and donated items from parent and community members, which may be used as In-Kind (Non-Federal Match).
Attend and participate in monthly center staff meetings.
Participate in the following, as requested: parent meetings, behavioral staffings, IEP meetings.
Serve as a member of the IEP Team and work with administrative staff and therapist to implement classroom supports that help children reach their IEP goal(s).
Must be able to see, hear and respond to children’s needs, emergencies, and conflicts that might occur in the classroom, playground, bathrooms, or other areas used by children.
May assume responsibility of giving overall direction to the Center in the absence of the Center Manager, if designated.