Teacher I - Substitute, Head Start

About the role

Want to make a difference in a child’s life? Join CommUnify’s team by becoming a Head Start Teacher! Our agency provides employees with a positive work environment with the ability to balance work & home. Positions are on-call, substitute positions and start out between $19.00 - $20.50 per hour and will earn sick leave. A substitute works only the days & hours they are available to work.

Responsibilities

• Teachers work in partnership with the team teacher to develop weekly lesson plans for preschool children
• Develops and maintains a safe and positive classroom climate, and an intentional learning environment
• Screens and assesses each child using appropriate screening/assessment tools
• Individualizes the educational plans for each child based on ongoing developmental assessments
• Engages parents of various cultural backgrounds in their child's education
• Acts as the “second in command” of site operations when Site Supervisor is off site, as assigned
• Maintains 100% supervision of all children, by sight and sound at all times when in the teacher/child ratio
• Plans high quality, developmentally appropriate learning experiences with the team teacher
• Carries out a bilingual, multicultural, anti-bias curriculum designed to meet children’s developmental needs within program guidelines
• Develops positive relationships with each child and parent
• Maintains an indoor and outdoor classroom environment consistent with Head Start/Child Development, Licensing and Agency standards
• Maintains the confidentiality of records and information of enrolled families
• Assists children with self-care needs such as tooth brushing, diapering, toileting, hand washing and wiping noses
• Maintains a physically safe environment and clean well-organized equipment and learning materials indoors and out
• Attends and contributes to regular staff meetings and curriculum planning meetings
• Plans monthly/weekly curriculum with team teacher that scaffolds children’s development
• Works on a regular basis with the team teacher to plan and evaluate individualization of the curriculum and behavior plans if applicable
• Is responsible for large group three times a week and a small group (primary language) daily
• Plans and carries out transition activities for children who are entering or leaving the class/center
• Maintains narrative records on each child related to their development
• Completes required paper and electronic records in a timely manner
• Assumes responsibility for maintenance of required assessments and screenings
• Attends IEP (Individual Education Plan) meetings for special needs children with consultants, school district personnel and parents as required
• Attends parent meetings upon request
• Provides daily on-going communication with parents regarding children’s activities, development, and special needs
• Makes at least 2 home visits, and two parent conferences with each assigned child's family annually. Makes special efforts to include fathers
• Participates with supervisors and managers in the evaluation and ongoing improvement of the program’s effectiveness
• Carry out responsibilities of staff supervision, licensing requirements and overall center operations when the Site Supervisor is away from the center