Head Start Teacher
Company: Strategic HR Client Job Openings
Location: Covington
Posted on: January 20, 2023
Job Description:
Job DescriptionCareer Opportunity – Head Start Teacher with
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission in Covington,
Kentucky$1000 sign on bonus!Pay rate $18.00 - $20.00/hour depending
on degreeDo you have love to teach preschool children? Are you
looking for a wonderful opportunity to change lives? Do you have
experience with preschool children? If yes, we have the position
for you!As a Head Start Teacher you will operate in compliance with
any and all of the policies and procedures as established by NKCAC
Head Start and the performance standards as established by the
Federal Government regarding program operations to promote and
provide quality service delivery to the children, families, and
community of our service area.You will be responsible to:
- Plan and provide daily classroom activities to meet social,
intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of individual children,
with input of assistant.
- Structure room arrangement in consultation with ECD/H Team, and
maintain clean and orderly room, with proper use and care of
equipment and supplies.
- Supervise children in and out of classroom at all times.
- Maintain all enrollee's records, assessments, and
screenings.
- Prepare learning activities and materials during "Preparation
and planning" time when children are not present. Submit plans to
site supervisor with requisitions for supplies.
- Compile and maintain observations, documentation and evaluation
of each child's growth and development for the purpose of planning
activities to suit individual needs.
- Supervise Teacher Assistant; provide guidance in working with
children and parents; provide input in Teacher Assistant's
evaluation.
- Conduct a minimum of two home visits per year to each family,
to be coordinated with Management staff to confer the needs of the
individual children. A minimum of two parent teacher conferences
per year to address the progress of the individual child.
- Participate in staffing of individual children and weekly
family service conferences.
- Maintain a valid C.D.A. Certification and renew as necessary.
Participate in C.D.A. training whenever offered and must have
willingness to take advantage of training and education as offered
by the program.
- Participate in the development of the education and/or special
services plan for the individual child.
- Assume additional responsibilities when necessary, such as bus
monitoring, classroom coverage, etc.
- Provide activities and guidance for volunteers and encourage
parent participation
- Assure compliance with all program and grant requirements.To be
considered, you will have the following:
- Degree in Early Childhood Education preferred OR High school
diploma or GED required
- Relevant experience with pre-school children or related
background
- Experience in teaching young children in a Head Start classroom
and/or similar environment
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work with people of diverse and varying
socio-economic backgrounds
- NKCAC-Head Start cannot employ anyone convicted of a felony or
has been found by the Cabinet to have abused or neglected a
childPhysical Requirements:
- Must have the ability to stand/walk/run after young children
100% of the time.
- Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs. up to 50% of the
time
- Ability to sit at, read, and enter data on computer for
prolonged periods of time up to 75% of the timeTo learn more about
our organization, please visit our website:
https://www.nkcac.org/If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and
get to work, apply online today!NKCAC is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. We strongly encourage
people of Color, people with disabilities, women, bilingual people,
and former or current recipients of public assistance to apply for
available positions.
Keywords: Strategic HR Client Job Openings, Covington , Head Start Teacher, Education / Teaching , Covington, Kentucky
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