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Teacher, EHS

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Indianola, MS, USA
Full-time

The Early Head Start Teacher is responsible for the general and day to day operations of the Early Head Start classroom assuring regulatory and legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations and communication with parents. The EHS Teacher is also responsible for overseeing and providing educational, relational and social experiences for infants and toddlers to foster growth and development in all developmental domains.

The EHS Teacher reports directly to the Center Director. The EHS Teacher is responsible for creating and nurturing strong partnerships with families and ensuring that program standards, compliance and quality are of the highest standards.

As a front line representative of Save the Children, the EHS Teacher is required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with, adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.

As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Engages with children during all activities throughout the day. Provides constant supervision of children during all learning activities indoors and outdoors and ensures safe environment.
  • Practices responsive caregiving to promote relational learning and include individualized and small group activities that integrate appropriate routines into a flexible schedule of learning experiences.
  • Plans and conducts parent-teacher conferences (minimum 2) and home visits (minimum of 2) or more as often as needed to ensure parents/caregiver is well informed of their child’s progress of development and learning, routines, activities and behavior.
  • Maintains classroom discipline using developmentally appropriate techniques.
  • Maintains documentation as required by Program Standards and the Head Start agency.
  • Participates in Professional Development Planning, trainings and workshops including CPR and First Aid.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Educational Background: 
At a minimum, an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or comparable credential and have been trained or have equivalent coursework in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development.  
Skills/Experience: 
  • Must have experience working with infants and toddlers.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; great problem solving and time management skills. Ability to follow directions and take initiative.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with parents, other staff and community partners in the provision of high quality services to children and families.
  • Knowledge of the purpose of the Head Start/ Early Head Start Program.
  • Ability to relate sensitively with children and to work well with staff, parents and families.
  • Ability to keep all information strictly confidential.
  • Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.

Organization Info

Save the Children US

Overview
Headquarters: 
Fairfield, CT, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1964
About Us
Mission: 

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in nearly 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to create immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. in times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Save the Children is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 30 independent Save the Children organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 120 countries.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jan 20 2019
Active Until: 
Feb 20 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Save the Children US
industry: 
Nonprofit