Early Head Start Teacher
Company: HumanKind
Location: Lynchburg
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
Position Title: Early Head Start Teacher Location: Lynchburg
Benefits:
- Salary Range: $14.00-$16.80/Hour
- Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay to use at your
discretion
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 403(b) Retirement plan with company match and contribution
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Life insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
Summary: The Early Head Start (EHS) Teacher works in a pair to
provide direct supervision for eight children per classroom. They
provide high-quality, early education and child development
services that promote children's cognitive, social, and emotional
growth for later success in school. The EHS Teacher encourages
family engagement through two home visits and two education
conferences per program term. This position actively participates
in individualized and ongoing professional development and
coaching. This position requires the ability to follow mandated
Virginia licensing, subsidy, and Office of Head Start (OHS)
requirements. Success In This Role Looks Like:
- Provide responsive care, effective teaching methods, and an
organized learning environment to promote healthy development for
all children in alignment with the Head Start Early Learning
Outcomes Framework (HSELOF), including children of all abilities,
cultures, and languages.
- Ensure a classroom environment that provides nurturing
interactions and promotes emotional security; provide a foundation
for early childhood communication and rich language development;
promote critical thinking and problem solving; promote structure
that supports life-skills development; utilize a formal curriculum
that promotes social, emotional, and behavioral development.
- Effectively plan weekly schedules, lesson plans, and organized
activities using the program approved, research-based curriculum
(HighScope) to support each child's individual development and
learning.
- Utilize standardized screening and assessment tools (ASQ-3,
ASQ-SE2, and DRDP); integrate data from these assessments into
individual and group planning; notify managers and primary adults
when development concerns are identified.
- Collaborate with other Teachers and Assistant Teachers, Center
Manager, Education Manager, Family Engagement Specialist, and
Health and Disabilities Manager to ensure that services provided
are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate to
support each child's individual preschool readiness.
- Recognize primary adult roles as lifelong educators and support
their involvement in their child's education through home visits,
regular communication, education conferences, and classroom
volunteer opportunities.
- Collaboratively work with the Center Manager to ensure the
classroom consistently meets licensing, subsidy, HSPPS, and
Virginia Quality (VQB5) requirements.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement through
supervision, training, and professional development. Career Path:
- EHS Teacher > EHS Supervising Teacher > EHS Center
Manager > EHS Coaching & Training Specialist > EHS Education
Manager > EHS Director
- EHS Teacher > EHS Intake & Enrollment Specialist> EHS
Family Engagement Specialist > EHS Family Engagement
Manager
- Curriculum specialist, Curriculum writer, Lead Teacher,
Preschool Director What You Bring To The Team:
- A minimum of a Child Development Associate (CDA) or comparable
credential with a focus on infant and toddler development. Or a
Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education,
or related field.
- Ability to teach various age groups year-round from birth to
age three through a research-based curriculum and developmental
assessments.
- Ability to establish professional relationships and maintain
professional boundaries with diverse children, families,
colleagues, and community partners.
- Ability to be flexible and manage multiple priorities and
deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond to
stressful situations with maturity.
- Ability to lift and carry children, bend, sit on the floor, and
be physically active inside and outside in all weather.
- Willingness to travel within 50 miles of the EHS Center 4 times
per month for home visits and professional development.
- Proficient computer knowledge, ability to adapt to new
technology, learn new software systems (ChildPlus and Procare), and
maintain daily data entry responsibilities while protecting family
confidentiality. Why Join HumanKind: HumanKind is a non-profit
human services organization that has been serving children and
families for more than 120 years. We offer programs and services
that instill hope and equip people with the tools to build a strong
foundation for life. With an emphasis on inclusion, we help
individuals and families who face any number of life's challenges.
Our programs cover everything from financial education to foster
care, from early childhood resources to services for adults with
developmental disabilities. HumanKind's unique workplace culture is
what sets us apart and makes us a Best Place to Work. We recognize
that this culture exists because of our values. We acknowledge that
we are humans on this journey, and none of us have fully arrived,
but we are committed to striving and aspiring toward living out our
values each day. We Value:
- Actively working for equity and inclusivity, practicing
humility and curiosity, taking responsibility, continuously
evolving for change.
- Prioritizing caring for our people, fostering a nurturing
environment, celebrating small wins, acknowledging challenges,
embracing innovation and adaptability.
- Nurturing growth in ourselves and others, leveraging strengths,
equipping with tools for success, fostering a positive learning
environment.
- Staying mission-focused, serving with empathy, putting egos
aside, upholding ethics, communicating openly, providing support,
and encouraging feedback. Compensation details: 14-16.8 Hourly
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Keywords: HumanKind, Tuckahoe , Early Head Start Teacher, Education / Teaching , Lynchburg, Virginia
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