Pullen GSRP Preschool

About the role

This Teacher creates, maintains and manages a safe, warm, and challenging learning environment for young children incorporating developmentally appropriate learning activities which meet the needs of all children. Implements the program curriculum to fidelity and achieves progress toward established school readiness goals.

Responsibilities

• Manages the delivery of a quality program to provide a positive healthy and safe learning environment to meet the educational and developmental needs of young children by focusing on learning styles and temperament.
• Supports and enhances children's growth and development through observation and high quality teaching practices.
• Uses the CSEFEL framework to guide program practices to meet the needs of all children enrolled in the program.
• Ensures Positive Behavior Support Plans and Special Services Goals & Transition Plans are implemented to fidelity for children who need additional support to be successful in the classroom.
• Plans and implements outcome-based activities in cognitive, social-emotional, physical domains with an emphasis in language, literacy, math, and science.
• Develops lesson plans allowing input from program team and parents.
• Maintains all required child and administrative records and prepares necessary reports, files or submits as directed.
• Documents case notes and other data using data gained from on-going observation and assessment of all children and My Teaching Strategies reports to plan and implement large group, skill building and individualization activities.
• Promotes an awareness and development of healthy lifestyles in children and families through physical activity, healthy food choices and positive eating habits.
• Manages the program site as directed to provide a safe, clean and healthy effective learning/working environment for children, parents and staff (including playground and parking area).
• Aids parents in planning and implementing home activities appropriate for the individual child's specific developmental needs as reflected in My Teaching Strategies reports.
• Works in cooperation with parents and other program staff to meet all program requirements.
• Prepares and implements at least two (2) home visits and two (2) parent/teacher conferences for each family.
• Serves as immediate supervisor of the teaching assistant(s) and classroom support personnel (including classroom aide, bus aide, bus driver, janitorial staff and volunteers) providing supervision, support, open communication, direction and training as needed.
• Aids in the selection of additional personnel in the program as needed (and approved) to include assistants, bus drivers, and service aides.
• Maintains confidentiality and code of ethics at all times.
• Affirms parent/community participation in an effort to obtain and document in-kind to reach non-federal share target.
• Attends all local and area staff meetings/trainings, orientation, pre-service, in-service, and other required training arranged for staff.
• Pursues goals through an individually designed professional development plan.
• Participates in Practice Based Coaching, working with the Instructional Coach, to ensure continued program quality.
• Facilitates transitions to or from GSRP by engaging families, program staff and members of the community/local education agencies in planning and implementing strategies that ensure successful transitions, including the transfer of child records.
• Attends IEP/PBS planning meetings as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a valid Michigan Teaching certificate and a ZA endorsement or
• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood – General and Special Education ZS endorsement or
• Bachelor's Degree in Child Development/Early Childhood Education (major) with specialization in preschool teaching is required.
• Two years' experience in Head Start or other Early Childhood Program is preferred.

Qualifications

Child Growth and Development
Learning Environment and Curriculum
Child Observation, Record-Keeping, and Assessment
Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Family and Community Relationships
Leadership

Skills

Child Growth and Development
Learning Environment and Curriculum
Child Observation, Record-Keeping, and Assessment
Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Family and Community Relationships
Leadership

Benefits

Salary and Benefits according to MPCE Contract

Pay

According to MPCE Contract

Schedule

Not specified