Teacher

Description:

 Early Head Start offers comprehensive child development services, family support services and advocacy to low income pregnant women and families with children under three years of age.  The program provides developmentally appropriate care and home visits to families in the Lower East Side, NY.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

·         Lead classroom sessions

·         Provide educational support to classroom staff

·         Develop lesson plans and implement an engaging, challenging and playful classroom curriculum

·         Provide primary care to classroom children

·         Administer developmental assessment on children

·         Develop consistent, stable and supportive relationships with families and children

·         Develop goals for children in the classroom based on developmental assessment

·         Maintain written observations of the children’s experience in the classroom

·         Assist in identifying children with special needs and facilitate referrals

·         Maintain appropriate materials in the classroom

·         Provide guidance and training to program staff and help mentor the assistant teachers.

·         Develop knowledge of services available to families in the community

·         Maintain proper documentation on classroom and program activities

• Conduct home visits to each child’s home at least twice per program year

·         Track attendance and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) records

·         Conduct parent meetings and parent teacher conferences

·         Attend professional development conferences and training as required

·         Assist with classroom set up and clean up on a daily basis

·         Other duties as requested by supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities

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