Job Summary:

The Infant-Toddler Teacher is responsible for a classroom of children 0-3 years of age. The Teacher will work collaboratively with his/her partner Teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom with a total of 6-8 children. The Teacher, along with families and colleagues, works to achieve meaningful the progress of each child along his/her own unique developmental path and toward the school readiness goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• The Teacher will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions, and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all employees.
• Uses knowledge of the principles of child growth and development to work with children and communicate with families, internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for collaborating with a partner Teacher in the preparation of daily lesson plans
  Will assist in the development of individual plans for each child including goal-setting based on identified needs and prescriptions for objectives and activities to meet established child outcomes.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Encourage the involvement of the families of the children in an Early/ Head Start program and supporting the development of relationships between children and their families.
• Share pertinent information with Family Advocate ensuring coordinated services to meet the needs of individual children and families. Participate in case conferences as appropriate.
• Performs any and all other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching.
• Ability to stand, walk, and bend periodically.
• Ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers – typing and/or writing.
• Ability to work frequently at close visual range (i.e. preparing and analyzing data and figures,
• accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading).
• Ability to receive and respond to oral communication.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Work Environment:

• Work is generally performed in an office environment.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.

Standard office equipment generally used includes:

• Telephone
• Personal Computer or Tablet
• Printer/Photocopy Machine
• Fax Machine
• Calculator

Qualifications:

• Infant/Toddler CDA –OR- AA/BA in Early Childhood Education or related field
• Physical exam and background checks are required for this position.
• Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.