CB EHS Lead Teacher

We are seeking a caring, energetic, and dedicated individuals to join our early childhood team immediately. This role plays a key part in creating a positive, nurturing, and safe environment for children from birth to three years old. The ideal candidate is passionate about early childhood development and committed to maintaining a clean, organized, and engaging learning space.

This is a full-time, year-round position in a state-of-the-art facility.

We offer a superior benefits package, including:

• Ample paid leave time

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid life insurance

• IPERS retirement benefits

• And more!

Come be part of an exciting center and make a meaningful impact in the lives of young children. Join our team today!

What You'll Do

• Provide routine care of children birth to 3 years old including assistance with personal care, hygiene and hand washing, serving meals and snacks.
• Maintain children's safety by providing constant supervision in compliance with staff/child ratio requirements.
• Consistently assess and monitor children's general health and report concerns to supervisor and family as appropriate.
• Complete tasks to maintain a clean, organized and safe environment indoors and outdoors.
• Maintain and support a structured environment and routine according to Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports strategies.
• Provide support in all areas of the classroom, maintaining clean, safe, positive environments for learning. Assist as needed in conducting developmental screenings, taking child observations, and preparing/serving food, all under guidance of the site supervisor, teacher and teacher associates.
• Develop and maintain good communication while respecting confidentiality. Establish rapport and trust with parents, staff, volunteers, and visitors in order to respond to children’s environmental needs.
• Daily kitchen duties including but not limited to washing dishes, checking temps of delivered food, portion food for family style dining, setting tables, cleaning and sanitizing tables.
• Arrive on time and attend assigned training sessions, staff meetings and annual staff development training.
• Perform other duties or complete other projects as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Ability to pass a physical examination and TB Screening prior to employment and thereafter as regulations require.
• Ability to lift up to 35lbs, be mobile within the classroom and playground areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Ability to become certified in First Aide, CPR, Mandatory Reporter, Universal Precautions and DHS Pre-Service Essential training within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
• High School diploma or GED is required.
• College education in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Child Development Associate (CDA) is preferred.
• Experience providing care and supervision for children preferred.

EOE AD#2622

EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership

GENERAL SUMMARY:

An Early Head Start lead teacher utilizes curricula that is developmentally appropriate and meets the needs of children from diverse backgrounds. The classroom teacher is responsible for participating with a team on a daily basis in planning curricula and adding the necessary parental contribution. The individual also creates and maintains relationships with every child and family and assesses their needs. The teacher evaluates the progress of each child on an on-going basis and implements the necessary modifications. An Early Head Start lead teacher makes sure the required documentation is completed and complies with the standards set by the National Head Start program. Early Head Start teachers also often conduct parent/teacher conferences and sometimes in-home visits to meet performance standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Document and monitor children’s progress to evaluate the ability of curriculum to meet children’s developmental needs.
2. Complete required screenings for enrolled children and ensure appropriate documentation.
3. Conduct instruction by following lesson plan while adapting plans to meet individual learning styles. Promote successful classroom performance for each student.
4. Encourage each child to develop a positive self-concept and support that self-concept by creating a developmentally appropriate environment where children are comfortable enough to verbalize feelings, question, explore, experiment and problem solve.
5. Participate in lunch time activities by assisting with preparing and serving bottles and/or food. Follow best practices for responsive feeding and when children are eating table food, eating with the children and helping clean up after the meal.
6. Maintain an organized, clean classroom and present interesting ideas and activities to share with children.
7. Create and maintain accurate, confidential reports, records, and documentation within applicable regulations and performance standards.
8. Develop and maintain good communication while respecting confidentiality. Establish rapport and trust with parents, staff, volunteers and visitors in order to respond to children’s environmental needs.
9. Conduct parent teachers conferences and home visits.
10. Perform other duties or complete other projects as assigned.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES:

1. Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
2. Ability to obtain and maintain a driver’s license, automobile, and current valid insurance in order to travel to designation locations.
3. Knowledge of Agency’s policies, practices and procedures.
4. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and various other business and community contacts.
5. Ability to work with confidential information.
6. Ability to work in a team-based environment.
7. Ability to adapt to the organization’s changing needs.
8. Ability to pass a physical examination.

NOTE: A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential functions. All duties and responsibilities listed above are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform each duty or function proficiently.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Educational requirements of the position include an Infant and Toddler Center Based Child Development Associate Credential or greater. The program may accept a high school diploma with the ability to obtain a Child Development Associate Credential.

Additional requirements include

• the ability to pass all child care licensing requirements
• computer experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

0-24%

25-49%

50-74%

75-100%

Seeing:

Must be able to read documents and use computer.

X

Hearing:

Must be able to communicate with staff , and other agencies.

X

Standing/Walking/Moving/Driving

X

Climbing/Stoop/Kneeling/Lifting/Pulling/

Pushing

X

Fingering/Grasping/Feeling:

Must be able to write, type, and use phone system/copier/fax machine.

X

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This factor measures the surrounding or physical conditions under which a job must be done and the extent to which those conditions make the job disagreeable. Consider the presence and relative amount of exposure to dust, fuel, dirt, heat fumes, contaminants, cold, noise, vibration, wetness, etc.

Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable conditions

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned. Furthermore, this document does not establish a contract for employment and is subject to change at the discretion of the employer.