GRADE: 4

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

• Work in collaboration with support staff to meet children’s needs as specified on the Individual Family Service Plan.

Physical Requirements:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Hold a valid driver’s license and maintain a satisfactory driver’s record.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk, bend, stoop and kneel, see and hear, use hands and arms to lift up to 60 lbs. and walk around the classroom, outdoor play area and school facilities.
• Be able to with stand different temperatures through the winter, spring, summer, and fall to be able to provide supervision and engagement with children in outside play per program temperature guidelines.
• Work is performed in a classroom setting and school environment where the noise level is moderate. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  Qualifications & Education:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

Education: Minimum of an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associates (CDA) and actively pursuing an Associates’ Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development as defined in the Michigan Licensing qualifications is required.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years classroom experience and ensuring a safe learning environment.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• Ability to adapt curriculum to meet the needs of all children.
• Ability to apply Early Childhood Development theory in daily classroom activities, and adapt to the individual needs of children.
• Ability to monitor and guide classroom staff.
• Ability to supervise and ensure a safe learning environment for children.
• Knowledge of typical behaviors/expectations of infants and toddlers.
• Willingness to continue professional growth through continued education.
• Working knowledge of available community resources.

• All other duties as assigned by direct supervisor and management.
• Assess individual child and group needs, and make appropriate referrals.
• Assist in orientation and training of aides and substitutes.
• Assist in review, evaluation and revision of the curriculum, including parents in the process.
• Assist other classroom staff in providing a variety of ways to ensure frequent and consistent contacts with families, such as, daily communication logs, weekly newsletters, telephone contacts and in person conversations.
• Assist in the recruitment of children and families to our HS/EHS/GSRP programs.
• Attend parent meetings and orientations.
• Be responsible for delegating classroom responsibilities to aides and/or parent helpers.
• Comply with Agency’s Mission and Culture statements.
• Comply with program and Agency policies and procedures.
• Conduct required regular home visits and conferences.
• Create and utilize lesson plans, based on Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), approved Curriculum that reflect parental/cultural influences, and promotes the children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
• Engage with children and families.
• Establish goals, which promote individual and group educational plans and include parental involvement.
• Follow a consistent schedule, which includes small and large group experiences, choice time, music and movement, large and small motor activities, skill development, and effective transition between activities.
• Maintain accurate written records; including assessments, screening instruments, and anecdotal observations and portfolios.
• Prepare classroom materials to support lesson plans and the curriculum.
• Provide direct supervision of children.
• Responsible to keep assigned work area or classroom clean and assist in facility checks and miscellaneous housekeeping duties as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Serve as a primary caregiver for a group of 4 infants/toddlers, developing relationships with children, families, and other staff to ensure continuity and consistency during the child’s enrollment in EHS.
• Share information regarding child progress with team members, gather information on home issues and make referrals for emergency family support.
  JOB TITLE: Early Childhood Teacher
  REPORTS TO: Center Manager