- Plan and provide developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that advance all areas of children’s development (social, emotional, cognitive, physical) in a manner appropriate to age and stage of development.
- Provide a safe, healthy and well-managed environment to meet the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
- Develop and implement individualized goals for children that meet their needs and are developmentally appropriate.
- Develop an individual plan for each child to include goal setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established goals (outcomes).
- Screen, observe and document student progress in the GOLD online assessment system
- Prepare and maintain accurate records, including child observations, individualization, lesson plans, attendance, meal count, parent participation, in-kind contributions and volunteer time sheets.
- Establish consistent, stable and supportive relationships with infants/toddlers and their families.
- Encourage, facilitate, and support parental involvement in all aspects of the Early Head Start Program.
- Schedules home visits and parent-teacher conferences with families as required and on an as-needed basis and documents these events.
- Work closely with the Early Head Start Mentor Teacher in planning and implementation of the Early Head Start curriculum
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in accordance with all regulations
- Perform any other duties as may be required.
Preferred
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1 - 3 years: Experience working with infants and toddlers
Preferred
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Associates or better in Early Childhood Education
Preferred
Preferred
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Passion
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Teamwork
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Responsibility
Preferred
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Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
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Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Preferred
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Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)