Teacher I
Company: Head Start Inc
Location: Billings
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Are you enthusiastic about early childhood education
and dedicated to shaping the minds of our future leaders? Embrace
the opportunity to join our team as a Teacher at Head Start, Inc.,
where you can inspire young minds and make a lasting impact on
children's lives. Enjoy competitive pay, 15 paid program holidays
(including Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring Breaks), summers off,
generous PTO, and excellent benefits that support your professional
growth and well-being. Take the next step in your teaching career
and be a part of our mission to provide high-quality education and
support to children and families in our community. JOB
SUMMARY:Provides high quality, individualized education to Head
Start, Inc. Children in a center environment. Encourages and trains
parents in the task of teaching their own children in the home
environment to foster positive self-esteem and maximum family
involvement. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Planning:
- Prepare the learning environment so that it encourages
discovery, experimentation and creative play.
- Plan, organize and execute daily lesson plans based on
developmentally appropriate practices and using research-based
methods and materials.
- Use observations and data to individualize lessons to meet
children's developmental needs.
- When required, develop classroom interventions and/or Positive
Guidance Plans for children who need more specific or individually
directed instruction.
- If classroom interventions are not successful, make appropriate
referrals for further assessment and additional support of
children's needs.Supervision & Guidance:
- Implement a positive approach to guidance and behavior
management that focuses on a child's strengths, takes a
developmental view of behavior, and helps the child to learn new
behavioral and social skills.
- Provide classroom structure and routines that assist young
children in learning self-regulation and developing independence in
self-care.
- Supervise children at all times to ensure a healthy and safe
learning environment for children inside and outside the
classroom.
- Apply Active Supervision principles at all times when
supervising children.Teaching:
- Actively participate with children daily, both indoors and
outdoors.
- Incorporate both child-guided and adult-guided educational
experiences, taking advantage of both planned and unexpected
learning opportunities.
- Encourage every child to explore, experiment, and be
creative.
- Instill a love of learning.Assessment:
- Using the TS Gold system, regularly collect and record
observations and data on children's progress.
- Utilize the DECA tool to maintain accurate records and create
targeted plans to support children's behaviors and positive
outcomes.
- Utilize Speed DIAL 4 Tool to assess cognitive, speech &
language, and motor development of children. Collaboration:
- When a child is involved in the special education process,
participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment and the
Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.
- Welcome parents, community visitors and volunteers into the
classroom.
- Work collaboratively with classroom staff to plan activities,
determine roles of each staff member, implement lessons, and
reflect on results.
- Complete required two Home Visits and two parent-teacher
conferences to reinforce the role of the family in their child's
development.
- Communicate regularly and clearly with parents and classroom
team to share curriculum and individual goals for children, and
ways that parents can support their children's education.
- Share developmental outcomes and progress reports with
parents/guardians and set appropriate goals with families that
incorporate any special needs of the children.Other:
- Use personal safety strategies while executing home
visits.
- Regularly communicate with supervisor regarding classroom
status.
- Must maintain regular job attendance during the program
year.USING ACTIVE SUPERVISON TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE:Head Start, Inc.
uses the strategy of Active Supervision to ensure that no child is
left unattended while in the care of Head Start, Inc. Incidents of
children left unsupervised must be immediately reported to the
Executive Director.All Head Start, Inc. employees are responsible
for the safety of children in our program. Active Supervision
requires focused attention and intentional observation of children
at all times. All employees who care for children position
themselves in classrooms, on playgrounds, in hallways, on buses, on
field trips and in any space where children are present so that
they can observe all of the children: watching, counting, and
listening at all times. They also use their knowledge of each
child's development and abilities to anticipate what he/she will
do, then get involved and redirect them when necessary.PHYSICAL
DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk, listen, stand, walk, and
sit. The employee is also often required to use hands to manipulate
objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance,
bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and move quickly to respond to
children's health and safety needs. The employee must frequently
lift and/or move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move
up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required for the job
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORKING
CONDITIONS:The working environment characteristics described here
are representative of those an employee encounters while performing
the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of
this position, the employee works in busy classrooms or a shared
office environment, travels by vehicle, may be exposed to changing
weather conditions, and works in varied environments. The noise
level is usually moderate. COMMENTS:This description is intended to
describe the essential job functions and requirements for its
performance. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties,
responsibilities, and requirements of this position. Other
functions and duties may be assigned as determined to be necessary
for overall job accomplishment. Requirements:EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:Bachelor's degree in child development or
early childhood education or equivalent coursework with one-year
early childhood teaching experience, or associate degree in child
development or early childhood education or equivalent coursework
with two years' early childhood teaching experience. Early
Childhood Education (ECE) concentration is preferred.Teachers are
expected to be registered on the Montana Early Childhood
Practitioner Registry and maintain membership in the National
Association of Education of Young Children and/or Montana
Association for the Education of Young Children. Membership costs
for these associations are paid for by the agency. Other groups may
be approved by supervisor based on agency need and professional
development plan. Candidates who are bilingual, especially fluent
in Spanish, are highly encouraged to apply. ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Must maintain self-control and manage difficult or emotional
situations with tact and professionalism.
- Must communicate clearly, both orally and in written
format.
- Must be organized to ensure timely and accurate documentation
of required records and reports.
- Must demonstrate respect and sensitivity at all times for
cultural, racial and economic differences.
- Must treat others with respect and consideration to foster a
teamwork environment.
- Must support and advocate Head Start, Inc.'s mission and
philosophy.
- Must be able to use computer technology and understand its
application to organizational and/or departmental function.
- Engages parents and families and forms mutually supportive
relationships with them.Compensation details: 20.28-23.32 Hourly
WagePI9ac572698405-31181-34177814
Keywords: Head Start Inc, Billings , Teacher I, Other , Billings, Montana
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