Early Head Start Child Development Associate Teacher
Reports To: Program Director
Location: Brownwood, Texas
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
Plan and provide learning opportunities to students which support growth in the areas of cognition, early literacy and language, social development, play skills, fine and gross motor development, fine arts, adaptive/self-care skills, health and nutrition.
Keep Region 15 ESC Early Head Start/Head Start Director fully informed.
Provide opportunity for each child to experience success and reinforce all efforts.
Interact with children during all indoor and outdoor activities.
Reinforce acceptable behaviors and redirect unacceptable behaviors.
Deal with individual problems on an individual basis.
Use calm non-threatening voice.
Take time to help children reflect on their actions/behaviors and redirect, when necessary.
Demonstrate respect for each child and accept differences in children.
Model correct speech patterns and vocabulary for children and correct through conversation.
Maintain staff/child ratio at all times.
Use brief, supervised separation from the group when appropriate for the child’s age and development; which is limited to no more than one minute per year of the child’s age.
Implement ESC Early Head Start discipline policies.
Promote positive behavior Practices directed to teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control.
Remind children of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements at eye level with the child.
Redirect children to prevent behavior problems.
Use positive method of child guidance and will not engage in corporal punishment, emotional or physical abuse or humiliation.
Will not employ methods of discipline that involve isolation, the use of food as punishment or reward, or the denial of basic needs.
Extend learning to meet the individual needs of children.
Include objectives, concepts, and strategies for meeting Infant/Toddler Frog Street Curriculum continuum in written lesson plans.
Write daily lesson plans and keep them posted.
Cooperate with partner teacher regarding schedules, lesson plans, classroom activities, materials and record keeping.
Prepare and maintain an orderly and safe learning environment, daily.
Plan and post daily schedule in classroom.
Prepare and maintain weekly lesson plans for individual children.
Provide for special needs of individual children in written lesson plans.
Set up learning centers.
Screen and complete an on-going assessment for each child throughout the program year.
Ensure proper and adequate documentation and completion of required reports.
Assist in the recruitment of parent volunteers and include them in planning.
Provide parents opportunities to share their skills.
Treat parents with respect.
Maintain a bulletin board for dissemination of information to parents.
Encourage and promote the involvement of fathers in all activities.
Hold at least two parent/teacher conferences per program year to discuss child’s progress.
Conduct at least two home visits per year for each child.
Interact routinely with children in a positive manner.
Promote feeling of security and trust in infants and toddlers by being warm, supportive, and comforting and by establishing strong and caring relationships.
Foster developmentally appropriate independence in children through planned, but flexible program activities.
Foster a cooperative rather than a competitive atmosphere.
Show appreciation of children’s efforts and accomplishments.
Ensure continuity of care for children by sharing with co-teacher information about each child’s activities and any verbal or written instruction given by the parent/guardian.
Maintain current training in infant and Toddler child development including safety issues such as Sudden Infant Death and Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Demonstrate competency, good judgment, and self-control in the presence of children and when performing assigned responsibilities.
Relate to children with courtesy, respect, acceptance, and patience.
Eat meals daily with children (sharing the same menu) and assist children with clean-up. Collaborate with Early Childhood Intervention to conduct developmental screenings of infants and toddlers’ motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual, and emotional skills.
Demonstrate sensitivity, cultural respect and a positive manner in relating with children and assisting Early Head Start parent and staff. Report suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation to Child Protective Services or to law enforcement.
Ensure compliance with CACFP Guidelines.
Complete all required training as specified in the minimum Child-Care Licensing Standard and maintain records for CDA renewal.
Ensure CDA certification is renewed before the expiration date.
On a monthly basis, maintain MyHeadStart documentation and ensure case notes are updated with current inform
