Early Head Start Teacher - Baltimore County

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POSITION

SUMMARY :

Manages an Early Head

Start classroom within the scope and goals of COMAR Child Care

Regulations, Head Start Performance Standards, program’s identified

Curriculum for Infants / Toddlers and Twos and the Y in Central

Maryland Child Care Philosophy.

ESSENTIAL

FUNCTIONS :

Ensures health, welfare, and safety of children enrolled in the

class. Maintains appropriate adult / child ratios for the purpose of

providing quality care and adherence to local licensing and Head

Start Performance Standards.

Supervises children at all

times, adjusting appropriately for a range of ages and abilities of

children.

Promotes

feelings of security and trust in infants / toddlers by being warm,

supportive, and comforting and by establishing strong and caring

relationships.

Writes and

implements individualized daily lesson plans that include

objectives, concepts, and strategies for meeting Infant / Toddler

Curriculum Developmental Continuum assessments and Head Start

School Readiness Outcomes.

Conducts individual observations, assessments, and developmentally

appropriate activities for the purpose of measuring growth and

development.

Informs and

includes all classroom staff, parents and volunteers in daily

lesson plans and

activities.

Plans and

manages classroom structure, i.e. schedule, routines, transitions.

Demonstrates sensitivity,

cultural respect, acceptance, and patience.

Conducts developmental

screenings of infants / toddlers’ motor, language, social, cognitive,

perceptual and emotional skills within 45 days of enrollment and

ongoing as prescribed.

Ensures continuity of care by sharing pertinent information with

caregivers about each child and any verbal or written instructions

given by the parent.

Maintains classroom education folders and portfolio-assessment

binders for children in compliance with Head Start, COMAR

regulations and Curriculum guidelines.

Assures completion of

daily and monthly attendance records.

Prepares for and conducts

at least two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences

annually.

Participates in monthly meetings for parents and recruits their

input into planning for classroom activities.

Ensures that parents

receive developmentally appropriate home learning activities on a

weekly basis.

Recruits,

trains and utilizes parent volunteers in the classroom.

Oversees classroom staff,

including advising on classroom

issues.

Assures that

all written communication from the Education Service Area is shared

with the classroom team in a timely manner (memo regarding

assessments, training, meetings,

etc.)

Monitors classroom

supplies and submits orders to the Education Departments when

needed.

Maintains a neat,

appealing, clean classroom and center (including bathrooms, floors,

etc).

Attends and actively

participates in Early Head Start, Head Start and Curriculum

training to continue professional growth.

Models professional

behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County

Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance,

and attitude.

Model

positive interactions with infants and toddlers to promote

parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.

Observes infants and

toddlers to detect signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect,

emotional disturbance, or other special needs, and reports these

signs immediately to the Zone Manager.

Work with EHS and Head

Start Managers to provide developmentally appropriate Early

Intervention services.

Attend case management meetings, parent conferences, case reviews,

IEP / IFSP meetings, transition meetings, staff meetings, parent

meetings, in-service and pre-service meetings, and other meetings

as directed.

Report to

work at scheduled times and maintain good

attendance.

Takes

advantage of training opportunities to continue professional

growth.

May act as point

of contact between classroom and Zone Manager.

Models professional

behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County

Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance,

and attitude.

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QUALIFICATIONS :

Must obtain a valid criminal background check.

Must obtain a

pre-employment physical including a TB test.

Must have access to

reliable

transportation.

Education

Infant / Toddler CDA (or) 6 semester (90 clock hours) or equivalent

of approved Early Childhood coursework and 3 semesters (45 clock

hours) or equivalent approved infant / toddler coursework required

Experience

Experience with

data entry preferred.

One

year supervised early childhood experience required – two years

preferred.

Certifications

Possess Pediatric First Aid and CPR certificate or obtain within 90

days of employment

The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment

opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment.

Moreover, the Y is firmly committed to celebrating and achieving

diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an

anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others

with respect, kindness and dignity, at all times. Thank you for

considering working for the Y in Central Maryland. If being a part

of our cause feels right for you, we hope you will join us.