Early Head Start Teacher - Anne Arundel County Job at The Y of Central Maryland, Anne Arundel County, MD

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  • The Y of Central Maryland
  • Anne Arundel County, MD

Job Description

Job Description

Overwhelmingly, people who decide they want to be a part of the Y in Central Maryland tell us they do so because it reflects their values and a conscious decision, they’ve made about how they choose to live their lives. The happiest and most fulfilled Y associates are those who are motivated to help others and who want to be a part of something larger than themselves. If this speaks to your heart, then we invite you to join our team. Be a part of a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us.

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POSITION SUMMARY:  

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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.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

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    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.

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    Supervises children at all times, adjusting appropriately for a range of ages and abilities of children.

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    Promotes feelings of security and trust in infants/toddlers by being warm, supportive, and comforting and by establishing strong and caring relationships.

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    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.

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    Conducts individual observations, assessments, and developmentally appropriate activities for the purpose of measuring growth and development.

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    Informs and includes all classroom staff, parents and volunteers in daily lesson plans and activities. 

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    Plans and manages classroom structure, i.e. schedule, routines, transitions.

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    Demonstrates sensitivity, cultural respect, acceptance, and patience.

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    Conducts developmental screenings of infants/toddlers’ motor, language, social, cognitive, perceptual and emotional skills within 45 days of enrollment and ongoing as prescribed.

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    Ensures continuity of care by sharing pertinent information with caregivers about each child and any verbal or written instructions given by the parent.

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    Maintains classroom education folders and portfolio-assessment binders for children in compliance with Head Start, COMAR regulations and Curriculum guidelines.

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    Assures completion of daily and monthly attendance records.

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    Prepares for and conducts at least two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences annually. 

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    Participates in monthly meetings for parents and recruits their input into planning for classroom activities.

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    Ensures that parents receive developmentally appropriate home learning activities on a weekly basis.

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    Recruits, trains and utilizes parent volunteers in the classroom.

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    Oversees classroom staff, including advising on classroom issues. 

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    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.)

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    Monitors classroom supplies and submits orders to the Education Departments when needed.

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    Maintains a neat, appealing, clean classroom and center (including bathrooms, floors, etc).

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    Attends and actively participates in Early Head Start, Head Start and Curriculum training to continue professional growth.

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    Models professional behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance, and attitude.

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    Model positive interactions with infants and toddlers to promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships.

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    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.

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    Work with EHS and Head Start Managers to provide developmentally appropriate Early Intervention services.

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    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.

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    Report to work at scheduled times and maintain good attendance. 

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    Takes advantage of training opportunities to continue professional growth.

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    May act as point of contact between classroom and Zone Manager.

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    Models professional behavior and adherence to Y of Central Maryland Baltimore County Head Start policies and procedures through behavior, appearance, and attitude.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

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    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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    Must obtain a valid criminal background check.

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    Must obtain a pre-employment physical including a TB test.

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    Must have access to reliable transportation. 

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Education

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    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

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Experience

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    Experience with data entry preferred.

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    One year supervised early childhood experience required – two years preferred.

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Certifications

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

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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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Job Tags

Local area, Immediate start,

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