EHS Teacher

SUMMARY:

The Teacher provides leadership to Teacher Aides, foster grandparents, and volunteers. The goal is to provide a child development experience for every child in the Teacher’s class based on educational principles. The Teacher is responsible for behaving in a positive manner, as an appropriate role model for the staff, parents, children and visitors. This position directly relates to teaching, learning and direct child care and supervision of children as it relates to Performance Standards and State Licensing.

DUTIES:

1. Engages and interacts with the children using rich language and literary material that contains rich language and predictable text.
2. Plans and implements learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children by using material that is developmentally appropriate as the children progress from one developmental stage to the next, including the use of Phonemic Awareness activities, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their problem solving abilities.
3. Aids children in potty training. If a child has an accident, the Teacher ensures that the child is changed and cleaned, soiled clothing sent home and soiled area cleaned/disinfected in a timely manner.
4. Encourages the families’ involvement in the Early Head Start program and supports the development of relationships between children and their families.
5. Performs other duties as assigned.