Certified Early Childhood Education Teacher
Company: Asociaci--n Puertorrique--os en Marcha, Inc.
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Description:
I. Position SummaryThe responsibility of the teacher is the
implementation of the educational program as described in the APM
Head Start Plan and the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
The teacher is responsible for the supervision of the Assistant
Teacher and volunteer in the classroom. The teacher is responsible
for the completion of child assessments and anecdotal records which
will help in planning an appropriate individualized educational
program for each child. The teacher will work with the Educational
Coordinator and other component staff in developing activities,
which will presented to parents at the time of home visits.II.
Descriptions of Duties and Responsibilities
- Work as a team with the Assistant Teacher, parent and other
volunteers in preparing and carrying out the daily activities of
the classroom, such as, preparing the lesson plans.a) Work with
Head Start Director and Education Coordinator and parents to
develop a culturally relevant educational program of classroom and
group socialization activities, complemented by activities, that
can be carried out at home, that complies with the APM Head Start
Plan.b) Complete all child developmental assessment and review with
theEducation Coordinator. Help to identify children who may need
developmental intervention.c) Help plan any child development or
educational component of the monthly parent training and group
socialization meeting for parents.Planning will be in conjunction
with parents, the Education Coordinator and other team members as
appropriate.
- Organize the classroom into specific learning centers with
developmentally and culturally appropriate materials in each
learning centers.
- Create a warm, inviting atmosphere for parents, children and
staff in the classroom.
- Seek input from the Education Coordinator to determine and
correct areas of weaknesses in the classroom design or
activities.
- Provide individual home visitation services at least twice a
year in order to gain understanding of the environment in which the
child lives and to assist parents in advancing their child
development in the home.
- Attend and participate in pre-service and in-service training
for staff and parents that will increase knowledge of Head Start
components and how Head Start works to strengthen the whole family.
Attend and participate in staff meeting.
- Provide education and training to staff and parents regarding
child developmentand appropriate expectations for children through
role modeling and direct traininga) Provide on-going mentoring to
classroom staff and volunteers.b) Meet regularly formally with
parents to provide educational and supportive information regarding
child development and behavior that result from developmental
stages.
- Maintain confidentiality in all matter pertaining to families
and children. Share information only with staff who need to know in
order to assure the healthy development of children and to assist
in areas of family needs.
- Cooperate and communicate with Component Coordinators to
integrate all HeadStart components into the daily program
activities in the classroom.
- Oversee the completion of all required record keeping, such as
attendance form, volunteer log, meal participation sheets,
permission slips, etc.
- Assure that all child development assessments, anecdotal
records, and individual education plans are given to the assigned
staff person and filed in the child's confidential file.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.Benefits
- Prorated summer shut down for 5 weeks at the employer's
discretion.
- Accrual Paid Time Off at the rate of 5 days per year.
- Employer-paid health insurance effective the 1st of the month
after 60 days of employment with an employee contribution
- 12 paid holidays
- Term Life Insurance coverage in an amount equal to one and
one-half times your annual salary; maximum benefit of $200,000
- 403b retirement plan
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance .
Requirements:
III. Qualifications of Position
- Bachelor in Early Childhood Education with certification in
Early Childhood Education.
- Two (2) years experience working as a classroom teacher in the
field of early childhood education, preferable with a preschool
population and working with families.
- One (1) year experience supervising other classroom staff and /
or volunteers.
- Knowledge of and belief in the Head Start Family empowerment
model.
- Knowledge of or experience working with at-risk children.
- Bi-lingual, bi-cultural in the Latino culture
preferred.PM21PI180133526
Keywords: Asociaci--n Puertorrique--os en Marcha, Inc., Philadelphia , Certified Early Childhood Education Teacher, Other , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...