Teacher

General Summary

Plan, organize and implement content rich learning experiences that guides, encourages, and advances the intellectual, emotional, and physical development of children towards school readiness success. Teachers establish and maintain safe, nurturing, and healthy learning environments that cultivate self-directed and independent lifelong learners. Teachers will encourage parents to be active participants in their child(ren)’s education.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Plan, document and implement lesson plans, incorporating individualization and utilizing research-based curricula with fidelity.

2. Implement effective teaching practices that promote positive outcomes by promoting growth in the developmental progression described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. Utilize child assessment data and developmentally appropriate learning experiences in planning and implementing a collaboratively designed lesson plan to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

3. Responsible for the documentation of attendance, education, health, nutrition, mental health, transition, and parent family engagement and disabilities into the appropriate program software, portfolio, or child’s file.

4. Perform appropriate screenings and assessments within the required time frame.

5. Conducts at least two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences per year, with more frequent conferences conducted as appropriate.

6. Implement positive teacher-child interactions utilizing the appropriate observation tool and behavior curriculum/framework at all times.

7. Implements the classroom’s emergency procedures, including the posting of procedures, locations and telephone numbers of emergency response systems, emergency evacuation routes,

notifying families of emergencies and other procedures and the maintenance of up-to-date family contact information and authorization for emergency care. Conducts and documents monthly fire drills. Conducts and documents severe weather drills every three months.

8. Implements the classroom’s medication administration procedures, including storing all medications under lock, administering medication and maintaining individual records of dispensed medication....