Lead Teacher - Head Start

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

We are looking for passionate individuals who are committed to fighting poverty and inequality to join our team. We value employees who take pride in what we do and play a role in helping transform our organization and neighborhood each day.

General Description:

Curriculums are realized through structuring the environment into interest areas and planning program activities to meet each child’s individual needs! As an educator, you will have the opportunity to pass on your love of early childhood education to eager young minds so that they can develop their social skills, enhance their fine and gross motor skills, engage in creative learning and pre-literacy skills. Under the supervision of the Center Director, teachers will work to maintain and implement appropriate activities for children aimed to enhance growth and development while maintaining Head Start Performance Standards, Keystone Stars Standards, NAEYC Standards, CACFP standards, and state licensing standards. Teachers will also maintain a clean, sanitary, safe and well-organized classroom.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support through establishing a positive climate, being aware of and responsive to children, and encouraging child expression and autonomy.
• Use positive behavior intensive support strategies for behavior management: clear behavior expectations, be proactive and redirect misbehavior.
• Provide instructional support through concept development, fostering children’s analysis and reasoning, engaging in feedback loops, and modeling and supporting high-quality language in both English and Spanish.
• Ensure that classroom arrangement, materials, and displays are conducive to children’s learning and meets the Creative Curriculum standards, Iters/ ECERs/ NAEYC and CLASS requirements.
• Using the Creative Curriculum, design developmentally appropriate lessons and select appropriate instructional materials to meet students learning needs and instructional outcomes. Ensures that lesson plans align with PA Learning Standards and Early Learning Outcomes Framework. (ELOF)
• Provide consistent classroom routines and facilitate all parts of the routine to support child learning and model expectations, procedures, and scaffolds appropriately.
• Strive to meet School Readiness Goals.
• Document children through ongoing observation, embedded and direct assessment activities. 1 observation per child weekly is the minimum.
• Complete quarterly Teaching Strategies Gold assessment checkpoints for each child.
• Analyze Child assessment data to plan, monitor progress, and individualize. Also, align assessment with instructional goals and standards and use assessment results to monitor progress and adjust instruction in literacy, mathematics, and science in both English and Spanish.
• Complete ASQ’s developmental and social-emotional screenings on all children within the 45 days.
• Complete bimonthly SLO assessments on time in both English and Spanish. 80% of transitioning students should meet the minimum benchmarks.
• Complete Monthly Individualized plans to identify specific goals and strategies for each child in the class.
• Integrate IFSP’s/ IEP’s or referral action plans for children with diagnosed or suspected special needs.
• Establish positive and productive relationships with families, building rapport and trust, by keeping positive communication with families and responding to concerns with professional and cultural sensitivity.
• Hold 2 home visits and 2 parent-teacher conferences each year per child.
• Engage family members to serve as classroom volunteers.
• Collaborate with Family Advocates to support families and extend learning into the home and meeting expectations for attendance.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up to date children files and portfolios.
• Completes data entry on time to meet progress monitoring requirements.

- Strong leadership and communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 35 hours a week
• Monday to Friday

Bachelor's degree in early Learning or Elementary Education