EHS Teacher/Caregiver

Burke County Public Schools District is an equal opportunity employer

EHS Teacher/Caregiver

Essential Functions

• Has a clear understanding of the cognitive, social, emotional and physical developmental patterns of children from birth -3 years of age;
• Has a clear understanding of developmentally appropriate practice as it relates to the areas of room arrangement, curriculum planning and lesson planning;
• Ability to relate well to young children and their parents;
• Demonstrates the maturity and good judgment needed in situations involving parents, children and staff;
• Patience, flexibility, and ability to adapt;
• Loyalty to the Early Head Start Program and the Burke County School System;
• An understanding of the need for confidentiality related to program and family concerns;
• Can physically meet the demands of caring for young children by demonstrating the ability to complete the following care tasks:

1. Supervise by sight and sound, all children in your care.
2. Routinely play on the floor or at small table, as well as outside, in and around various play equipment, with infants and young children.
3. Lift an infant or young child (up to 40 lbs.) to a changing table or other adult level surface in order to change diapers and/or clothing or provide first aid and comfort.
4. Supervise and assist, as needed, children who are potty training or needing to use the bathroom.
5. Use appropriate fine motor skills to assist children with completing a puzzle or game, turning a page in a book, and various other activities that require the full dexterity of an adult's fingers and hands.
6. Verbally respond to a child or adult when called to from a distance of up to 30 feet.
7. Use proper enunciation when speaking in order to teach infants and young children to correctly speak and understand the English language.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Perform classroom activities as directed by the Early Childhood Coordinator;
2. Supervise children on the playground, in the classroom, in hallways, and at nap time while always maintaining the 1:4 ratio (teacher to children);
3. Feed infants and serve meals to the other children;
4. Clean and maintain the cleanliness of the classroom and children;
5. Follow standard procedure for diapering, potty-training, and assisting with toileting needs;
6. Assist children with dental hygiene after each meal;
7. Report any problems with building maintenance to Early Childhood Coordinator;
8. Report any suspected abuse or neglect to the Early Childhood Coordinator;
9. Attend center-sponsored family meetings and special functions;
10. Accept changes of assignment according to class/program needs as determined by the Early Childhood Coordinator and/or Director;
11. Create bulletin boards, decorate the rooms in general, and in maintain orderly, attractive classrooms;
12. Participate in staff training activities for professional development, as required;
13. Maintain adequate children and other records as required by the program and maintain the confidentiality of the family at all times;
14. Use observation and evaluation to support the planning of individualized, developmentally appropriate daily activities for each child on an ongoing basis;
15. Record anecdotal notes for each child on class roll in weekly or monthly, to document developmental progress;
16. Respond to children and their parents in a positive, respectful manner with sensitivity to differences in culture, language, and needs;
17. Conduct a minimum of two home visits and two parent conferences each year;
18. Assist with the completion of a developmental evaluation on each child within

45 days of his/her enrollment using ASQ-3 and on an ongoing basis thereafter;

1. Assist the team caregiver in creating a written child growth and development evaluation using results from ASQ-3 for the parents of each enrollee within 45 days of enrollment and quarterly thereafter using Creative Curriculum;
2. Refer children suspected of having a disability to the Disabilities Coordinator.
3. Complete referral of children with behavioral issues to the Mental Health Consultant;
4. Provide parents with ongoing information about their child and his/her day through informal conversations at the beginning and end of the day and also through the daily report;
5. Carry out all other duties assigned by the Early Childhood Coordinator and Program Director.

Qualifications

• An Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Family and Child Development.
• Three years documented experience in the direct care of young children preferred.