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About the Role
CEO's Early Head Start/Head Start program creates partnerships and develops opportunities for social and economic growth and empowerment in individuals, families, and communities. This federally funded program provides comprehensive early childhood services to children aged 6 weeks to age 5 and families throughout Rensselaer County. The Early Head Start Teacher will plan and implement a daily education program for infant and toddler children that integrates all components of the Head Start/Early Head Start standards.
Responsibilities
- Promote children aged 6 weeks to 3 years old development and learning through the application of the Head Start Performance Standards, Early Learning Outcome Framework, and OCFS Day Care regulations.
- Implement the program curriculum and prepare developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
- Use positive guidance strategies to teach, encourage, and redirect behavior utilizing established behavior management policies and procedures.
- Build positive relationships with staff members, families and children.
- Create a classroom environment that is welcoming and respects individual differences and diversity, including dual language learners.
- Enhance the continuation of learning between home and school by conducting two home visits and two parent/teacher conferences each year.
- Encourage parent participation in classroom and family fun days.
- Complete all required paperwork including meals counts, attendance, daily health logs, etc. in a timely manner.
- Complete lesson plans, individualization goals, anecdotal records and assessments, as required.
- Utilize daily routines such as diapering, toilet training, hand washing, mealtime, transitions and playground time to promote learning and meaningful conversations with young children.
- Work collaboratively with special service providers and implement goals as written on IEP/IFSP, as applicable.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgement concerning confidential information.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent and an Infant/Toddler CDA
- Prior experience working with Infant/Toddler aged children
- Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without the need for VISA Sponsorship
- Applicants will be required to complete standard background clearances.
Skills
- Positive guidance strategies
- Behavior management
- Building positive relationships
- Classroom environment creation
- Respecting individual differences and diversity
- Working with dual language learners
- Home visits
- Parent/teacher conferences
- Parent participation encouragement
- Paperwork completion
- Lesson planning
- Individualization goals
- Anecdotal records
- Assessments
- Utilizing daily routines for learning
- Meaningful conversations with young children
- Collaboration with special service providers
- Implementing IEP/IFSP goals
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Exercising good judgment
Location
- Rensselaer County
Work Type
- Full Year Schedule
- 35 hours a week
Experience Level
- One year of experience working with Infants and Toddlers (Preferred)
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Infant/Toddler CDA
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (Preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $20-$22 per hour
Benefits
- Full Year Schedule with December, February, and April school breaks included in vacation package
- Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
- Cash payment for waiving health insurance
- Telemedicine
- PTO and Sick time accruals
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Optional 403(b) Retirement Plan
- 12 paid holidays annually
- Employer sponsored pension plan starting at 5% of salary contribution when eligible
- Eligibility for the Federal School Loan Forgiveness Program
About the Company
- CEO is a Community Action Agency committed to making a positive impact by supporting our customers, colleagues, and community.
- We are looking for individuals who share and demonstrate our core values of Helping Others, Respect, Accountability, Innovation, and Teamwork.
- Through our wide range of programs and services, CEO works to meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an EEO employer.