Development Center Teacher

Employment Status & Training Requirements  

This is a full-time, hourly position and may require more than 40 hours/week. Teachers must be able to pass a background check, and they must possess the credentials to be employed at an HHS certified child care facility. This includes the following trainings: Infant & Adult CPR/First Aid, Safe With You, and will work towards completely all the Early Learning Guidelines.

Essential Duties

·         Maintain ALL confidentiality for children, families, staff, and program.

·         Understand, plan, and implement developmentally appropriate environments and curriculum for children birth through age 5.

·         Promote nurturing and bonding relationships.

·         Encourage self help skills and provide consistent routines

·         Work with families to identify goals, strengths, and needs to assist children in a process that leads them towards self-sufficiency.

·         Promote a strong, educational component for parents and families.

·         Assist children in establishing good habits of personal hygiene; change diapers/pull-ups regularly so children are comfortable. Assist them with toileting.

·         Develop weekly lesson plans

·         Communicate with parents on a regular basis; maintain daily communication of the child’s day and log them into Brightwheel software for parents to see.

·         Attend and participate in children’s IEP and IFSP meetings

·         Maintain a clean and organized room

·         Attend parent and center functions

·         Help director with duties when able to and look for ways to better the center as a whole

·         Be assertive with the support staff and paras helping in classroom. Be able to give them constructive criticism when needed and support them in problem solving

·         If applicable Utilize Creative Curriculum, Early Learning Guidelines which includes observing and recording children’s growth, development and behaviors.

·         Safely lift children or children with total weight of up to 50 lbs.

·         Conduct activities involving substantial standing, walking, and moderate sitting, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching, crawling, twisting, and reaching on a frequent basis.

·         Work with hands above shoulder height with a weight up to 20 pounds

·         Work with arms extended at shoulder height with a weight up to 20 pounds.

·         Must be able to stoop, bend, and kneel on the floor without assistance

·         Push and or pull playground equipment, art supplies, manipulate office equipment, etc.

·         Work with the children on gross motor skills outside in all elements of weather