Early Education Teacher

INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB DESCRIPTION

EARLY EDUCATION TEACHER - Early Head Start/Head Start

Quali?cations:

• Early Childhood Teacher Certi?cation; or
• Early Childhood Special Education Certi?cation; or
• A four-year degree in child development or related ?eld; or
• Associate's degree with 18 hours in Early Childhood or related coursework; or
• In school working towards a four-year degree or an Associate's degree that will have 18 hours in Early Childhood or related coursework.
• Must lift, carry, and hold children up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stoop, crawl, kneel, and bend to speak to children at the child's eye level, to play with children, and to pick up toys and equipment from the ?oor
• Two or more years of experience in teaching children in the early education ?eld preferred

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Building Principal

Job Goal:

To effectively supervise, plan, coordinate, and direct instruction in the preschool classroom.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provide a nurturing and appropriate learning environment for children in the early education program
• Maintain an orderly physical environment conducive to optimal growth and development of children
• Responsible for providing instructional direction using approved curriculum, lesson planning, documentation, and goal setting for children in the classroom
• Responsible for becoming knowledgeable in utilizing technology to support instruction
• Responsible for lesson plans and providing developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage diversity and recognize individual differences, regardless of special abilities, talents, ethnic heritage, culture, or language
• Responsible for developing and maintaining positive working relationships with support staff and key building personnel
• Maintain visual and auditory awareness of children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom and on the playground
• Know and use appropriate, positive guidance and discipline techniques throughout daily routines and as children transition from one activity to another
• Organize and implement authentic, ongoing student assessment, to include anecdotal notes, running records, checklists, portfolio items, etc.
• Make a minimum of two home visits and two parent conferences per year
• Complete required paperwork and maintain it in an organized fashion
• Follow Federal, State, local, and district requirements to safeguard the health and safety of children in the program
• Participate in making and following a professional development plan to be updated annually
• Follow district policies and procedures
• Maintain client con?dentiality according to established policy
• Attend all required meetings, including designated evening meetings
• Submit an initial physical examination upon hire and then every two (2) years following
• Submit an initial tuberculin screening upon hire
• Complete CPR training
• Have the ability to be ?exible in working alternative hours on nontraditional program days
• Complete other duties as de?ned and assigned

Terms of Employment:

The Early Education Teacher will be employed for a nine (9) or twelve (12) month position. The salary and the work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Required Testing:

Post-offer employment medical physical exam and essential functions test (EFT) required.

Work Environment/conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors with minimal temperature variations and under conditions with risk of injury and/or illness. The employee may also occasionally work with cleaning chemicals. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally can be loud. Generally, the job requires 5 % sitting, 50% standing, and 45% walking.

Physical Demands:

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and ?ngers, and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to bend at the neck.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, reach, bend, crouch or crawl, squat, stoop, and kneel.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or hold, push, or move up to 50 pounds.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal using the Early Education Teacher Evaluation.

Revised 2/21/24

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• 26-27 Early Education Teacher