Teacher Early HS I
On-siteMoscow, Idaho, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement individualized and group lesson plans to promote social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth in infants and toddlers. Guide daily classroom activities, field trips, and mealtime routines while practicing responsive caregiving and ensuring a safe, developmentally appropriate environment. Collaborate with a co-Teacher, Program Aides, and Volunteers to lead activities, conduct parent conferences, and perform home visits to support family engagement. Maintain accurate records, manage classroom inventories, and document child observations and assessments in compliance with federal and state regulations. Ensure active supervision of children and implement matching-in-kind activities as needed.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Desired 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.
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