Teacher

The Teacher works as part of a Center Based Team, providing educational experiences and resource information for children, aged three-to-five years old, and their families. Teachers work in a classroom setting 4 to 5 days per week in sessions that range from 3.5 to 6.75 hours. In addition, Teachers complete conferences and home visits with assigned children and families according to the Head Start and/or ECEAP preschool model. Additional time will be scheduled for planning, record keeping, setup and training. Teachers are required to maintain working knowledge of Federal Head Start Performance Standards, State ECEAP Standards, agency and department policies and procedures and other applicable regulations.
If recruitment is for a Bilingual Teacher: Serves as a support translator/interpreter in the classroom for communicating verbally and in writing with non-English speaking children.

• General classroom activities will be cooperatively planned, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with Head Start/ECEAP performance standards, under the supervision of the Site Coordinator, including:
• Design and setup of developmentally appropriate learning center activities.

• Guidance and evaluation of children's progress in assigned classroom areas.

• Planning and implementation of curriculum for a core group of up to19 children.

• Assistance with implementation of classroom volunteers’ activities.

• Participation in the following daily/weekly classroom and program activities. Responsibility and maintenance of:
• Education materials/program equipment,

• Setup and tear-down /cleanup of classroom and meals, and janitorial duties as required,

• Assigned program inventory.

• Participation in planning and implementation of additional special program activities, including classroom visitors and interaction with outside agencies.

• Center specific activities:
• Inclusion: In cooperation with school district teachers and integrated services team, plan for integration of special needs children into classroom operation.

• Home Visitor services will be provided to families, based upon program Center Base Home Visit curriculum and the family and child's individual needs, including:
• Delivery, referral, facilitation, and evaluation of services in the area of community resources, parent involvement and education, health, nutrition, safety, and mental health.

• Sharing of goals and progress of children between home and school settings.

• Developing or supporting individualized family plan based on Family Interest Assessment including parent education one-to-one and in groups, and development of volunteer plans with families.

• May work with translators to facilitate service delivery to ELL families.

• Documentation: responsibility for maintaining individual child/family files, documenting plans and services in the following areas:
• Education:
• Classroom observation

• Individual objectives including speech/language and OT/PT goals

• Written lesson plans reflecting objectives

• Child's Individual Learning Plan

• May include Family Services:
• Family Partnership Plan (FPP)

• FPP goals and objectives

• Ongoing tracking

• In-kind

• May include health/special needs

• Prepares for and attends integrated services staffings as scheduled.

• Required database (ChildPlus, TSG, ELMS, etc.) documentation is comprehensive and well-maintained. Data is complete far all required areas, entered according to the required to schedule, accurate, and current.

• Available for occasional parent events, evening meetings, extended day field trips, workshops, and training.

• Drives program vehicles and provides pupil transportation as assigned.

• An AA in early childhood education; or

• A BA or advanced degree in early childhood education preferred; or

• A BA or advanced degree and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children.

• One year volunteer or work experience in early childhood education preferred.

• Experience working with families under stress preferred.

• Bilingual skills, both written and verbal preferred.

• Valid Washington State driver’s license or obtain by date of hire.

• Must submit driving abstract of driving record for previous 3 years prior to start date.

• If recruitment is for a Bilingual position: Must bilingually speak, write, and read with fluency and proficiency between English and Spanish, Russian, Punjabi, and/or other languages.

Work is generally performed in a noisy, active preschool classroom environment or office environment, following current COVID-19 mandates. Regular exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids and occasional crisis situations. Regularly requires local travel to and from classroom sites, administrative office, and clients' homes, as well as for community networking, meetings, special workshops and trainings, and other job-related activities. May drive program vehicles to transport children.

• COVID-19 vaccination required prior to start of employment.

Job Type: Full-time