- Maintain a professional attitude with staff, parents, volunteers, and children at all times.
- Promote developmentally appropriate practices in the center.
- Responsible for forming positive, trusting and nurturing relationships with children.
- Assist teachers by:
- observing children regularly and individualizing for each child based on these observations,
- creating a warm and welcoming environment that supports children's growth and development,
- providing activities to facilitate children's growth and development and
- ensuring the health and safety of children.
- Take every safeguard to protect children and makes careful decisions as he/she works with them daily.
- Feel that his/her job is as important and responsibilities are as great as that of the Teacher and work accordingly. Work with children as assigned.
- Encourage the involvement of the families of the children and support the development of relationships between children and their families. .
- Assist with the orderliness and cleanliness of the center.
- Perform other duties as needed and required for efficient operation of the center and needs and welfare of the children.
- Work cooperatively with other classroom/center staff.
- Promote good eating habits by sitting at the table and eating with the children when food is served, conversing with children and encouraging good table manners.
- Assist in obtaining and documenting In-Kind for parent and community activities.
- Attend and participate in center staff meetings. Participate in parent meetings and staffing's as requested.
- Must be able to see, hear and respond to children's needs, emergencies and conflicts that might occur in the classroom, playground, bathrooms or other areas used by children.
- Responsible for data management in designated child development areas.
- Assist in the avoidance or appearance of fraud in the center.
- Respect confidentiality in all aspects of the Head Start Program.
- Document attendance of a minimum of 15 clock hours of approved professional development per year that is high-quality, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused.
- Willing to participate in training to further education as required by Head Start to maintain the position.
- Able to handle stress, tension and exasperation that contact with many children and adults may bring every day.
- May be called upon to administer first aid to children or staff at any time in the program. The incidental nature of this circumstance effectively establishes first aid as a collateral duty, rather than a primary one.
- Perform other job-related duties as necessary for the overall operation of the program.
- High school diploma or GED AND Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential with Preschool Endorsement required. Being enrolled in a Child Development Associate credential program to be completed within 2 years of hire or enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education may be accepted in lieu of current CDA if deemed appropriate."
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Three months experience working with young children (3 to 5 years of age).
- Computer literate.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
- Good physical condition.
- Able to lift children and sit and stand for long periods of time.
- Participate in activities requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, and jumping. Occasionally stand or walk on uneven surfaces.
- Must pass tuberculosis screening assessment annually and initial health examination within 90 days of hire.
- Valid driver's license, access to transportation with liability insurance and willing to use vehicle for Agency related travel.
- Must be able to travel out of area overnight to attend training.
- Able to hear and communicate orally with children and adults.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Able to read, write and perform mathematical calculations.
- Be in sympathy with the concepts of the Head Start Program.
- Keep confidential information without inappropriately divulging it.
- Make decisions and work without continual close supervision.
- Children present: 7:30-3:30
- Children not present: 7:30-4:00, with a 30-minute lunch break
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Description
Job Description
Job DescriptionSTATEMENT OF THE JOB: Under the overall supervision of the Early Childhood Director and the direct supervision of the Center Manager or Center Manager/Family Advocate, carries out educational duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Educational Requirements:
Experience Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
Skill Requirements:
Personal Traits:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary: High School Diploma $12.07 CDA $13.25,
Receive a $500.00 New Hire Incentive following a satisfactory 90-day job performance review.
Currently budgeted for 10 months per year
Hours of work:
Employer Paid Benefits (for eligible full-time regular positions):
14 paid holidays, 12 paid annual leave & 12 paid sick days per year; Employer provided life insurance, medical insurance supplement, education assistance, 401K with match, and more
ALL CAPCA staff must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19 or be approved under an exemption.
