Early Head Start Teacher - Baltimore County

The Y in Central Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Y in Central Maryland is seeking an Early Head Start Teacher for its Baltimore County location. In this role, you will manage a classroom, ensuring the health and safety of the children while implementing individualized lesson plans. Ideal candidates will have a CDA or equivalent early childhood experience, plus a commitment to fostering security and trust among infants and toddlers.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a valid criminal background check.
• Experience with data entry preferred.
• One year supervised early childhood experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manages an Early Head Start classroom and ensures health and safety.
• Writes and implements individualized daily lesson plans.
• Conducts developmental screenings and assessments for enrolled children.

Skills

Child supervision

Classroom management

Communication

Education

Infant/Toddler CDA

approved Early Childhood coursework

Job description

Early Head Start Teacher - Baltimore County

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Position Summary

Manages an Early Head Start classroom within the scope and goals of COMAR Child Care Regulations, Head Start Performance Standards, program’s identified Curriculum for Infants/Toddlers and Twos and the Y in Central Maryland Child Care Philosophy.

Essential Functions

• Ensures health, welfare, and safety of children enrolled in the class. Maintains appropriate adult/child ratios for the purpose of providing quality care and adherence to local licensing and Head Start Performance Standards.
• Supervises children at all times, adjusting appropriately for a range of ages and abilities of children.
• Promotes feelings of security and trust in infants/toddlers by being warm, supportive, and comforting and by establishing strong and caring relationships.
• Writes and implements individualized daily lesson plans that include objectives, concepts, and strategies for meeting Infant/Toddler Curriculum Developmental Continuum assessments and Head Start School Readiness Outcomes.
• Conducts individual observations, assessments, and developmentally appropriate activities for the purpose of measuring growth and development.
• Informs and includes all classroom staff, parents and volunteers in daily lesson plans and activities.
• Plans and manages classroom structure, i.e. schedule, routines, transitions.
• Demonstrates sensitivity, cultural respect, acceptance, and patience.
• Conducts developmental screenings of infants/toddlers’ motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual and emotional skills within 45 days of enrollment and ongoing as prescribed.
• Ensures continuity of care by sharing pertinent information with caregivers about each child and any verbal or written instructions given by the parent.
• Maintains classroom education folders and portfolio-assessment binders for children in compliance with Head Start, COMAR regulations and Curriculum guidelines.
• Assures completion of daily and monthly attendance records.
• Prepares for and conducts at least two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences annually.
• Participates in monthly meetings for parents and recruits their input into planning for classroom activities.
• Ensures that parents receive developmentally appropriate home learning activities on a weekly basis.
• Recruits, trains and utilizes parent volunteers in the classroom.
• Oversees classroom staff, including advising on classroom issues.
• Assures that all written communication from the Education Service Area is shared with the classroom team in a timely manner (memo regarding assessments, training, meetings, etc.)
• Monitors classroom supplies and submits orders to the Education Departments when needed.
• Maintains a neat, appealing, clean classroom and center (including bathrooms, floors, etc).
• Attends and actively participates in Early Head Start, Head Start and Curriculum training to continue professional growth.
• Models professional behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance, and attitude.
• Model positive interactions with infants and toddlers to promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.
• Observes infants and toddlers to detect signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, or other special needs, and reports these signs immediately to the Zone Manager.
• Work with EHS and Head Start Managers to provide developmentally appropriate Early Intervention services.
• Attend case management meetings, parent conferences, case reviews, IEP/IFSP meetings, transition meetings, staff meetings, parent meetings, in-service and pre-service meetings, and other meetings as directed.
• Report to work at scheduled times and maintain good attendance.
• Takes advantage of training opportunities to continue professional growth.
• May act as point of contact between classroom and Zone Manager.
• Models professional behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance, and attitude.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must obtain a valid criminal background check.
• Must obtain a pre-employment physical including a TB test.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
  
  

Education

• Infant/Toddler CDA (or) 6 semester (90 clock hours) or equivalent of approved Early Childhood coursework and 3 semesters (45 clock hours) or equivalent approved infant/toddler coursework required
  
  

Experience

• Experience with data entry preferred.
• One year supervised early childhood experience required – two years preferred.
  
  

Certifications

• Possess Pediatric First Aid and CPR certificate or obtain within 90 days of employment
  
  

The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Moreover, the Y is firmly committed to celebrating and achieving diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others with respect, kindness and dignity, at all times. Thank you for considering working for the Y in Central Maryland. If being a part of our cause feels right for you, we hope you will join us.

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