EHS TEACHER
Company: CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHILDRENS COMMISSION
Location: Clackamas
Posted on: September 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHILDREN'S COMMISSION EARLY HEAD
START TEACHERGENERAL OBJECTIVE: Develop and maintain a safe,
nurturing, and stimulating learning environment; provide varied
experiences to help each child achieve the overall goal of school
readiness, good health, and social competence through acquisition
of social, emotional, intellectual, nutritional, hygienic, and
physical skills in a manner appropriate to the child's age and
stage of development. Support the parent's role as the primary
educator of the child and promote the parent-child attachment;
build trusting relationships with families; and assist families in
meeting personal goals.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:TEACHER:Effectively lead
and monitor all aspects of a full-day classroom for an assigned
group of infants and toddlers, ensuring that children have
continuous supervision.Responsible for care of assigned class of
children.Supervise assigned Assistant Teacher and Classroom Aide.
Working with other site staff, creates developmentally appropriate
nurturing environments and childcare routines. Plan, implement, and
evaluate daily classroom activities to ensure that they:are
developmentally appropriate;follow the Agency's research-based
curriculumrespond to the goals set for individual children.reflect
the diversity and culture of the class; andmeet Federal Head Start
Performance StandardsEnsure that children have a safe and
developmentally appropriate learning environment that meets Federal
Head Start Performance Standards and Oregon Office of Childcare
regulations.Maintains child observation notes to be used for
individualization and assessment completions.For all children in
assigned class, conduct assessments, make appropriate referrals,
actively participate in goal planning, and attend any follow-up
meetings, including:Developmental Screenings/Assessments. Child
Assessments three times per year, per agency calendar. Individual
Goal Plan (IGP forms) and child goals, in partnership with
parents.Referral of children with suspected disabilities or other
special needs, as appropriate.Attend and participate in IFSP and
case management meetings as scheduled.Consult with Education
Supervisor and make child attendance referrals as needed.Maintain
CLASS -- and/or TPITOS -- scores at or above the expected
thresholds.Work collaboratively with agency specialists and parents
to ensure children with disabilities and special needs receive all
recommended services.Accurately enter child observations to be used
for individualization and online assessment completions into
electronic database (TS GOLD). Accurately enter Education service
activity completion and corresponding notes into electronic
database (ChildPlus). Use ChildPlus and TS GOLD reports to monitor
individual status of teacher related job expectations. Maintain
complete and accurate child files, forms, and reports within
allotted timelines to document and track the needs of children and
services provided.Include the Assistant Teacher, Classroom Aide,
and volunteers in the classroom planning process.Demonstrate
effective ways to guide young children through modeling in the
classroom and continuous use of positive teacher-child
interactions.Take a lead role in planning content development for
monthly family nights.Responsible for attending and actively
participating in monthly family nights.Achieve and maintain TS GOLD
Inter-Rater Reliability for infant/toddler age range.EDUCATION HOME
VISITING:Facilitate parents as primary teacher of their own
children. Partner with parents in scheduling and completing the
required number of Education and Social Service home visits and
parent conferences per child, per year. Provide parenting skills
and child development information to parents. Provide guidance in
choosing developmentally appropriate activities for children and
model age-appropriate, constructive, positive ways to work with
young children.Partner with the parents in setting educational
goals for each child.Responsible for planning and carrying out
individual goals in coordination with classroom curriculum and for
assisting parents in doing this during and between home visits.
Responsible for bringing information regarding classroom curriculum
to parent's attention when planning Home Visit activities.Maintain
complete and accurate child and family files (in electronic and
hard copy formats), forms, and reports for Education, Disabilities
and Mental Health services within allotted timelines to document
and track needs of families and services provided to children and
families.In consultation with team members, coordinate and
participate in parent open house during start-up of each
year.Attend and participate in regular case management meetings,
ensuring each family on assigned caseload is reviewed at least
annually. Participate in monthly meetings with HS staff to review
shared EHS/HS families. Participate in IFSP related meetings for
children with identified disabilities in assigned classroom.
ADDITIONAL EXPECATIONS:Program Participation and Team Member:Arrive
to work on time; punctually attend and actively participate in all
required activities, meetings, and trainings.Be a respectful,
cooperative, and reliable team member and participant in program
activities.Project a professional work image, both in dress and
manner.Be familiar with, and adhere to, position-related policies
and procedures as well as the program's overarching
objectives.Follow Agency policy/procedures for reporting and
documenting suspected child abuse and/or neglect.Code of
Conduct:Perform all work in compliance with the Clackamas County
Children's Commission Code of Conduct.Confidentiality:Respect and
maintain confidentiality of information regarding enrolled children
and families, personnel issues, and other program operations as
appropriate.Training:In consultation with supervisor, develop
professional work goals and training plan. Participate in training
as requested.Working Conditions: Work with physically active three
to five-year-old children for one class period (approximately 7.5
hours daily) Extensive standing and walkingRequirements:Education
and Experience: Education: Bachelor's or advanced degree in early
childhood education (ECE) with qualifying coursework specific to
infants and toddlersOR Bachelor's or advanced degree in a related
field with qualifying coursework specific to infants and toddlers
and equivalent to a major in early childhood education OR
Associate's degree in early childhood education or child and family
studies with qualifying coursework specific to infants and toddlers
OR Current Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate -- (CDA)
credential Experience in an early childhood education classroom,
certified childcare center, or comparable group care program.
Knowledge of Head Start preferred.Skills and Abilities: Ability to
positively interact with families of various cultural and
socio-economic backgrounds. Ability to use a positive approach in
directing and redirecting child behavior. Ability to take a
leadership role in the classroom. Ability to work cooperatively as
a member of a team. Good computer and data entry skills. Ability to
possess and maintain a valid driver's license and insured vehicle
available for use on the job (or have alternative transportation).
Ability to possess and maintain compliance with State of Oregon
Criminal Background Registry. Ability to possess and maintain
current First Aid/CPR certification. Ability to obtain and maintain
an Oregon Food Handler's Card PI248e5cc89297-25660-35653384
Keywords: CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHILDRENS COMMISSION, Portland , EHS TEACHER, Education / Teaching , Clackamas, Oregon
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