Teacher Early HS I

Save the Children; Eunice (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Employee rewards program

Job summary

Save the Children in Eunice, LA seeks an Early Head Start Teacher to design and deliver individualized and group activities that promote social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth for infants and toddlers.

You will co-teach with a fellow educator, partner with families, maintain records, ensure safety, and participate in ongoing professional development to sustain high-quality early education within the Head Start framework.

Qualifications

• CDA or related degree with early childhood coursework and preschool teaching experience.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with diverse teams to serve children and families.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to follow directions and take initiative.
• Knowledge of Head Start / Early Head Start program purpose.
• Ability to relate sensitively to children.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Participation in professional development including basic first aid and pediatric CPR as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement individualized and group lesson plans for infants and toddlers.
• Guide daily activities and field trips with a co-Teacher.
• Set up classroom materials and maintain a safe, developmentally appropriate learning environment.
• Provide responsive caregiving with routines integrated into flexible schedules.
• Plan conferences and home visits to inform families about progress.
• Maintain records in paper and online systems.
• Protect confidentiality of children and families.
• Observe, assess and document child development with ongoing portfolios.
• Collaborate with Program Aides and Volunteers to enhance classroom activities.
• Ensure active supervision to keep children safe at all times.
• Use playground as learning space and supervise safety.
• Share meals with children to teach social and self-help skills.
• Support children’s health needs and personal routines.
• Engage parents in education and home activities.
• Inventory classroom equipment annually.
• Work with Education & Inclusion Manager on professional development plans.
• Keep the classroom clean and organized.
• Document matching-in-kind activities.
• Flexibility to stay until all children are picked up.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication & collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Follow directions

Head Start knowledge

Relating to children

Confidentiality

First aid & CPR

Education

CDA or Associate degree in early childhood

Job description

Position Title: Early Head Start Teacher

Employee Type: Full-Time Regular

Supervisor Title: Center Director or Manager, Education & Inclusion

Division: Head Start, U.S. Programs

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

The Early Head Start Teacher develops and implements individual and group educational plans for infants and toddlers, designed to promote social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth in a manner appropriate to their stage of development. In each Early Head Start classroom, two Early Head Start Teachers work together to lead child development activities with support from Program Aides and Volunteers.

In collaboration with a co-Teacher, you will be responsible for the general, day-to-day operations of the Early Head Start classroom, verifying legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations. You will create and nurture strong partnerships with families and ensure that program quality is of the highest standards. You will report directly to the Center Director or Manager of Education & Inclusion.

As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you come in contact with, adhering to the agency's values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• In collaboration with a co-Teacher, develop and implement individualized and group lesson plans and educational activities that promote all developmental areas to improve the readiness of children for preschool.
• Guide and facilitate activities of the children including daily classroom activities and field trips.
• Select and set up equipment and materials in the classroom and ensure a safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment.
• Practice responsive caregiving to promote relational learning and include individualized and small group activities that integrate appropriate routines into a flexible schedule of learning experiences.
• Plan and conduct conferences (minimum 2) and home visits (minimum of 2) or more often as needed to ensure parents/caregiver is well informed on their child's progress of development and learning, routines, activities and behavior and assist parents in developing observational skills.
• Maintain accurate records, both on paper and in designated online systems.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding children and families.
• Plan, conduct and document observations, assessments and screenings; maintain a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child including weekly observations, examples of the child's work, and developmental assessments.
• Work with Program Aides and Volunteers to develop their skills and abilities in planning and carrying out classroom activities.
• Protect the safety of children by implementing active supervision techniques to ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised at any time.
• Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; ensure that the playground is safe.
• Eat with and assist children in eating during mealtime to teach social and self-help skills and sound nutritional practices.
• Ensure that the physical needs of children are met, assisting children in health and personal habits, such as resting, brushing teeth, diapering, and toilet habits.
• Create ways to engage parents in the education of their children, such as encouraging classroom involvement and home activities.
• Create an inventory of all classroom equipment and supplies annually.
• Work in cooperation with Manager of Education & Inclusion to develop and document progress on professional development plans; actively engage in professional development activities to increase qualifications.
• Keep the classroom clean and organized.
• Ensure the mobilization and documentation of matching-in-kind activities, goods and services.
• Work may require the flexibility to stay until all children have been picked up by parent/legal guardian.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a CDA or an associate degree in child development, early childhood education or a related degree with early childhood equivalent coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels-whether internal or external-in the provision of high-quality services to children and families.
• Demonstrated successful interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; great problem solving and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to follow established and communicated directions and take initiative.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the purpose of the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
• Proven ability to relate sensitively to children.
• Proven ability to keep all required information strictly confidential.
• Must participate in professional development training including basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification as required by state licensing and HSPPS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish or English and other languages used by children and families).
• If in North Carolina, holding a Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) Licensure preferred.

Additional Qualifications

Physical Requirements related to essential functions: Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding, and computer use.

Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records check, sex offender registries, employment, and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment. This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver's license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles. Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Paid time off: 10 days winter break and 5 days spring break, 5 personal days, 11 holidays plus 2 floating holidays per year.
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family. Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability benefits.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA): Option to select HSA if enrolled into a High-Deductible Health Plan in which the company matches a portion of the contribution.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Option to enroll in health care and dependent care options.
• Life: Agency paid life and accidental death and dismemberment benefits (AD&D).
• Family: Parental/adoption, fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: Retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: Health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: Free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships. Certification and tuition assistance.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities