Summary: The Head Start preschool teacher is responsible for providing a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for 15- 20 children who are 3 - 4 years of age.
Actively supervises children and uses positive guidance strategies.
Implements the program curriculum and plans weekly lesson plans with school-readiness activities that support children's growth in social-emotional, cognitive, language/literacy, perceptual motor, and physical development.
S/he works with parents to complete their child's developmental & social-emotional screening and maintains continuous anecdotes to asses children's growth/development throughout the year.
Completes two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences annually.
Encourages parent involvement.
The teacher is supported by a teacher aide and together create a welcoming, engaging learning environment.
This position works 200 days August-June.
Required Education:
Associate (AA) or Bachelor (BA/BS) degree with a major in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child Development (CD) from an accredited college or a related degree with 18 credits in ECE or CD from an accredited college.
Waiver: Candidates with a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential who are enrolled to achieve an AA degree in ECE or CD in the near future are also eligible to apply.
Essential Functions:
Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic, and print awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, their understanding of early math and early science, their problem-solving abilities, and their approaches to learning;
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment;
Support the social and emotional development of children; and
Encourage the involvement of the families of the children enrolled in the Head Start program and support the development of relationships between children and their families.
Demonstrate competency to:
Provide effective and nurturing teacher-child interactions,
Plan and implement learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment
Promote children's progress across the Head Start standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and applicable Texas early learning and development standards, including for children with disabilities and dual language learners, as appropriate.
Responsibilities:
Plan and implement daily learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical growth and development of children to improve readiness for school
Create and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment
Include activities that support the social and emotional development of children
Utilize a predetermined curriculum and incorporate the Head Start content areas of health, nutrition, and parent involvement
Continuously observe children and maintain child assessment records
Develop activities and use technology to promote creative expression
Implement indoor & outdoor activities that encourage and promote physical development
Provide learning experiences that promote cognitive development.
Incorporate activities that promote language and communication development
Establish and maintain positive ongoing communications with each child and their family through home visits and parent conferences as required
Contribute to the development and maintenance of IDP and resource materials
Supervise and guide children during mealtime, hand washing, toileting, rest periods, and play activities
Instruct, direct, and observe teacher aides and volunteers in classroom activities
Conduct all responsibilities as required under Head Start Performance Standards and Child Care Licensing Minimum standards
Participate in staff development activities, in-service training, and workshops to meet training requirements and to achieve mastery of core competencies
Ensure that children’s work/play areas are maintained in a safe, sanitary, and orderly condition
Other related duties as assigned
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