Teacher- Preschool and Infant & Toddlers

This position will be responsible for providing a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for the children while they are in the Head Start environment (classroom, outdoor play area, and field trips). Develop individual goals for children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition into Head Start or other pre-school settings. Support parents in their role as primary caretakers and educators of their children and encourage their involvement in all aspects of the program. Maintain on-going contact with families and work with all other components (health, nutrition, family services, mental health, special services, parent education and resource/referral) to integrate services into the family setting. Must meet requirements per Federal Head Start

TEACHER

• Flexible and adaptable to change and/or able to acquire the necessary skills to work in a creative and demanding environment including the ability to problem-solve and manage ambiguity and adversity.

• Ability to work in an open, fast-paced, nontraditional agency under high pressure and sometimes competing deadlines.

• Ability to demonstrate cooperative behavior at all times and communicate well with all levels of staff, supervisors, children and families.

• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Computer literate and comfortable with acquiring new technology skills.

• Ability to work with adults, children, and network with outside agencies

• Ability in organizing, planning, scheduling and coordinating day-to-day activities.

• Self-directed.

• Ability to effectively manage a group of children.

• Ability to identify a child’s special needs.

• Must have a warm and supportive attitude and disposition toward working with children and their families.

• Must be flexible in receiving assignments or adapting to changes in the program.

Required Education and Experience

• Early child education Associate or a CDA and 12 ECE credits (Early Child Education).
• Experience in child development minimum one year
• Experience in classroom setting preferably with infants and toddlers minimum one year

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of Early Childhood Education and child growth and development
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability in organizing, planning, scheduling and coordinating day-to-day activities.
• Ability to identify a child’s special needs.