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Early Childhood Connections
Teacher\
Job Description
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General Function:\
Provides leadership to families, staff, and volunteers in helping to
create and implement a quality early childhood program.\
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Typical Duties and Responsibilities:\
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- Provides an open, inviting, and safe learning environment.
- Establishes classroom staffing patterns that support child safety
and meets the performance standards and requirements.
- Provides positive guidance to children, encouraging self-discipline
and problem-solving.
- Implements a developmentally appropriate curriculum based on
individual childrens strengths, needs, interests, and cultural
background.
- Works with families to create the educational curriculum through
implementation of individual programs based on strengths, needs and
interests using an on-going assessment.
- Ensures completion of assessments on each child and includes
families in the process.
- Develops individualized program plans for each child.
- Conducts timely parent conferences.
- Participates in Home Visits with families as needed.
- Uses on-going assessment information to develop lesson plans.
- Record daily anecdotal observations of children and enter data into
the online child assessment tool.
- Works jointly with families to help them develop quality life
experiences.
- Encourages and develops activities which promote family involvement.
- Provides guidance and support at parent center meetings (family
activity nights).
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- Models skills which promote healthy environments for children.
- Networks families with agencies and each other.
- Promotes preventative wellness.
- Provides competent center management.
- Carries out Performance Standards and established federal and local
guidelines.
- Expends classroom funds to meet program goals.
- Notifies the Head Start office and school of absences as soon as
possible and leaves adequate plans for substitutes.
- Takes care of school property and resource materials.
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- Attends and participates in staff meetings (Head Start and school
building, as appropriate).
- Provides support, training and feedback for staff, families and
volunteers.
- Trains and guides assistants and volunteers.
- Evaluates assistants and volunteers on a timely basis.
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- Practices and encourages open communication.
- Promotes effective problem-solving and conflict resolution.
- Promotes and respects the Code of Ethical Conduct as set forth by
the NAEYC.
- Maintains a professional manner and appearance at all times.
- Insures confidentiality.
- Participates in the development and implementation of a professional
development plan.
- Adheres to a mandatory reporting policy for child abuse and neglect.
- Completes all other duties as assigned.
Scope of position:\
Reports to the director. Directly supervises a staff of 1 to 8 and
provides leadership for volunteers. Receives limited supervision with
responsibilities defined by School District and Head Start Performance
Standards. Work assessment is primarily based on goal achievement and
client satisfaction. Position includes solving problems with staff and
children. It requires the ability to select and interpret appropriate
guidelines and procedures.\
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This position is accountable for center budget adherence and ensuring
integrity of Family Activity Fund. Primary contacts are with staff and
volunteers to supervise, train, coach and facilitate individual child
development. Typical contacts also include school district employees.
Ongoing professional development is an inte ral part of the position.\
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Knowledge, skills and technical ability:\
Bachelor Degree with a teaching certificate in one of the following:\
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- Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Elementary Education with a Child Development Associate (CDA)
- Family and Child Development with a certificate in Early Childhood
Education (ECE)
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Willing to certify:
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Must pass prior to starting position:
TB skin test
Kansas Bureau of Investigation backgro