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Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is looking for an Infant/Toddler Teacher committed to quality care year around for its small Early Head Start Program in Alameda County. TLG is a Berkeley based and internationally recognized program serving children and families with disabilities.
Title: Early Head Start Infant/Toddler Teacher
Program: TLG Early Head Start Center-Based Program
Reports To: EHS Education Manager/Center Co-Director
Benefits: TLG offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Medical FSA and Dependent Care FSA, Commuter & Parking Benefits, Long-term disability, Life insurance, Paid time off and Paid holidays.
Work Schedule: Full time.
Training Opportunity
Through the Looking Glass’ Early Head Start program offers frequent training opportunities. TLG has trained more than 225,000 professionals in the U.S. and internationally regarding child development, infant/parent relationships, children and families with disabilities, etc.; many of its staff provide training or consultation.
Summary:
- Provides quality primary caregiving for infants or toddlers in a safe and supervised early care and education setting.
- Promotes the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of Early Head Start children enrolled in the program.
- Develops individual goals for children.
- Provides screenings and on-going assessment.
- ·Follows Head Start Program Performance Standards, agency policies, procedures and other applicable Federal and State regulations to meet the TLG Early Head Start Program goals and objectives.
Education and Experience: AA/AS and/or BA/BS or enrolled in program leading to BA/BS in Early Childhood Education (ECE); OR in a field related to early childhood education and coursework in early childhood education; Training and experience working with infants and toddlers, and about child health, safety and nutrition. Experience in child assessments, Infant/Toddler curriculum, and experience working with infants and toddlers with diverse needs in a center-based program including children with disabilities.
Responsibilities of this position will include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- Supervise and monitor children at all times.
- Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and deliver collaborative services.
- Work in a cooperative, respectful and constructive way with co-teachers, other center staff, and parents, in order to maintain an environment that supports the socio-emotional development of children.
- Develop and use lesson plans and promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development and individualized goals of infants and toddlers in classroom activities.
- Enter child development information into the Child Plus DRDP data system.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to support high-quality learning environments in a center focused on children's individual needs.
- Monitor and report child abuse or neglect.
- Assure accurate and point-of-service meal counts.
- Support the development of healthy eating habits for children and families through modeling, education, and encouragement.
- Assist in preparing and serving food to children, in compliance with CACFP regulations. Other duties as requested.
- Ability to perform essential job functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, an employee is regularly required to speak and understand English, in person, by telephone, and in writing. An employee is also regularly required to reach and interact with children who are on the floor (or ground of an outdoor play area) and lift objects or children up to 50 pounds. Employees must have the ability to supervise a group of children visually at all times, as well as to quickly reach them when necessary to ensure their health and safety indoors or outdoors
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Bilingual, bi-literate preferred; English/Spanish or ASL and/or other language ability based on program needs.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Regulations require a physical examination, current tuberculosis test, immunizations, and verified fingerprint and criminal record clearance before beginning work.
Through the Looking Glass is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visit our website for more information about TLG: www.lookingglass.org
To apply please include a resume and cover letter to this posting or fax it to us at the number below.
Contact: Megan Kirshbaum
Re: Infant/Toddler Teacher
Through the Looking Glass
Fax: (510) 848-4445
Email: hr@lookingglass.org
Keywords: Early Head Start; Early Childhood Education;Early Head Start Infant/Toddler Teacher
Job Type: Full-time
Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a disability and Deaf community-based nonprofit organization in Berkeley, California. TLG has pioneered clinical and supportive services, as well as national training and research serving families in which one or more members – whether parent or child - have a disability or medical issue. Since its founding in 1982 TLG has provided infant mental health or infant/parent /family therapy and relationship-based developmental services. TLG’s mission is: To create, demonstrate and encourage non-pathological and empowering resources and model early intervention services for families with disability issues in parent or child which integrate expertise derived from personal disability experience and disability culture. TLG’s staff includes culturally and linguistically diverse psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, developmental specialists, occupational therapists, early educators.
