Group Teacher - Head Start

Description:

Educational Alliance, a New York institution since 1889, is a vibrant, dynamic organization serving New Yorkers from all walks of life. We serve everyone regardless of the language they speak, where they come from, or their socioeconomic status. We believe that everyone should have a chance to live a better life and that arts and culture, education, health and wellness, and social services can help lay that foundation. 

Ed Alliance “Perks”

JOB PURPOSE

Plan and implement developmentally appropriate practice for assigned classroom

Provide consistent and responsive care; and create daily routines and meaningful experiences that are responsive to children's strengths, interests, and needs.

Ensure safety and security of children

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE

• Direct a class of 3 year olds through daily activities
• Communicate with families about the children’s progress and work.

Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Planning, Preparation + Curriculum Development

• Construct curriculum with input from Assistant Teacher, providing activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the development levels of the children; help to plan, prepare and develop various teaching aids for use in classroom and lead classroom activities.
• Share in documenting, analyzing and planning from observations
• Weekly planning meetings with teaching team
• Ensure that Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) is being implemented in its entirety and meeting all regulatory mandated deadlines

Classroom Environment

• Responsible for the overall implementation of program policies and procedures, curriculum, and on-going communication with support and supervisory staff
• Responsible for maintaining statutorily required teacher-child ratios in classroom during program operation
• Using best early childhood education practices, create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students with an emphasis on language development and emergent literacy skills
• Create a warm and inclusive environment where children and families feel welcome
• Organizing physical space and selection of materials in a way that is inviting and accessible for children

Interactions with Children

• Maintain primary care responsibilities for assigned classroom children and families; follow guidance and leadership of a Lead/Group Teacher.
• Model developmentally appropriate activities and positive behavior management techniques through daily contact with children and early childhood staff in the classroom.
• Conduct screening and preparation of children to fully participate in program services; ensure Assistant Teacher is appropriately screening children
• Assist with implementation of children’s individual development plans.
• Heat up/serve lunches, maintain a clean, safe and orderly classroom.
• Direct classroom procedures including transitions, routines and small groups
• Translating and coaching children through conflicts with problem solving

Relationships with Families

• Building respectful and reciprocal relationships with families
• Communicating consistently with families 
• Participate in home visits, parent meetings and developmental screenings.

Professional Responsibilities

• Share in documenting children’s work, development and progress, ensuring that all Head Start Performance Standards are met.
• Collaborative and professional relationship with colleagues 
• Participate in weekly professional learning meetings as a whole staff 
• Participate in all staff development programs and activities, and demonstrate a willingness to put new ideas into practice; attend all trainings and other required meetings, which may be held outside of regular schedule.
• Showing professionalism including integrity, ethical conduct and decision making
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• *If applicable, provide Human Resources with proof of progress for every semester while on a study plan

Qualifications: