HEAD START - RXII - Infant/Toddler Teacher, Seasonal

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY FUNCTION The Infant/Toddler Teacher is responsible for classroom operation including planning, carrying out activities, maintaining the classroom environment, supervising children, establishing and holding parent/teacher conferences/home visits. The Teacher provides leadership and direction to other staff within the classroom and cooperates with other staff in providing services for the children and their parents. This position is responsible for data entry and record keeping responsibility for the children within their classroom as well as overall planning for children served in their classroom. This position is responsible for creating and facilitating a safe, healthy environment that provides intentional developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for the young children served. Helps recruit potential parents by providing information to them about the various program services and benefits offered to enrolled children and families. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Classroom Operations Plans a daily schedule and weekly lesson plan creating a varied and wide-range of opportunities for children to promote school readiness. Plans and implements learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children. Improves the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic and print awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, their understanding of early math and early science, their problem-solving abilities and their approaches to learning. Tends to children's personal hygiene needs, including diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing soiled or wet clothes. Promotes social and emotional development of children. Assumes overall classroom responsibility and data entry for all children served in their classroom. Completes required education screenings within the specified timelines. Ensures effective curriculum implementation. Safety & Sanitation Maintains a safe, clean, care-giving environment, practices good personal hygiene and hand washing, and assures the well-being and safety of all of the children in that environment. Utilizes disciplinary measures appropriately as outlined in the Behavior Guidance Policies and Procedures. Protects all children from physical punishment or verbal abuse by anyone in any program activity, and immediately reports any such incident to the person in charge. Provides for the physical safety of each child from arrival time until departure time. Posts and complies with safety, sanitation and other guidelines for serving enrolled children (i.e., Child Care Licensing Standards, Head Start Performance Standards, Tri-Valley policy). Assures that safety and sanitation policies and procedures are followed appropriately. Assures that children are dressed appropriately for the weather and type of play in which they are engaged. Assures that children are supervised at all times. Have or obtain within 90 days of hire a First Aid and CPR Certification as well as maintain the certification during employment. Administer First Aid and/or CPR when necessary. Physical Arrangement Plans and arranges an environment and room arrangement for children which is supportive and appropriate to meet their needs according to NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practices and the Creative Curriculum guidelines. Creates developmentally appropriate and well-defined activity areas in the classroom. Assures sufficient and appropriate materials are displayed in orderly and accessible fashion. Assures indoor/outdoor areas are safe, secure, and provides a variety of opportunities for children to explore. Assures physical environment is child-sized. Schedule, Routines, and Transitions Plans, posts, and complies with appropriate child lesson plans. Ensures required items are posted. Plans and implements transition activities to assist childre…