Head Start Teacher

·Meet the needs of all children, including those with special needs,those who are gifted and those who are culturally diverse.

·Integrate all Head Start service areas into classroom time.

·Develop and utilize lesson plans, which reflect mandated elements,parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical,and cognitive development of Head Start children.

·Implement ongoing early child/family literacy activities.

·Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the uniqueneeds and strengths of all children in the classroom. Observe and recordbehaviors of children to assist in this process.

·Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small and large groupexperiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities,skill development, meals, and effective transitions between activities.

·Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation,socialization, and choice making, ask open-ended questions and listenrespectfully to the answers.

·Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvementin the classroom.

·Conduct ongoing assessments for children and record data using theCreative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold web-based assessment tool.

·Work with appropriate agencies in developing specialized planning forchildren/families, as needed.

·Supervise and monitor children at all times.

·Respond to crisis or emergency situations that may occur and providefirst aid or CPR. Prevent the spread of blood borne pathogens, and accessemergency services as needed.

Written Documentation (20%)

·Maintain accurate written records; including assessments, specialeducation documentation, screening instruments, anecdotal observations,documents for transition to public school and parent/teacher conference, homevisits and other required forms.

Collaborative Service Delivery/Home Visits (15%)

·Provide classroom supervision and effective communication for teacherassistants and all volunteers.Ensureteamwork with teacher assistant and others assigned to the class.

·Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to plan for and delivercollaborative services across all service areas.To include working with the TransportationService Area to ensure children's safety to and from Head Start centers.

·Meet regularly with parents, and other staff regarding each child'sstatus and progress.

·Conduct regular home visits and parent/teacher conferences for purposesof assessment and support, and to share information on classroom progress,educational strategies and parenting.

Curriculum Development (20%)

·Assess individual and group needs, attending to special needs, specificinterests, strengths and concerns.

·With parental involvement, develop balanced lesson plans, which aredevelopmentally appropriate, intellectually challenging and address eachchild's specific strengths and needs.

·Establish daily and weekly goals, which will promote individual andgroup educational plans and include other Head Start service areas.

·Prepare classroom materials to support lesson plans and change andcreate learning centers as needed.

·Adapt curriculum to address and meet individual goals for children asidentified in their individualized plans.

Miscellaneous (5%)

·Attend meetings, trainings, and appropriate professional developmentactivities.

·Assure general classroom maintenance/sanitization, laundry and securityof facility where applicable.

·Maintain an inventory of classroom equipment.

·Other duties as requested.

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