at SEK-CAP in Girard, Kansas, United States
Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Be an advocate for Head Start in the community.
- Team with center staff to provide an inviting and nurturing learning environment for children, families, volunteers, and staff.
- Provide full services to assigned families per the Head Start Performance Standards, under the direct supervision of the Lead Teacher.
- In absence of Site Manager and Lead Teacher, the Assistant Teacher supervises the paraprofessional/ driver.
- Individualize teaching to enable children to attain key curriculum and social/emotional goals with the assistance of parents or primary caregivers.
- Team with center staff to recruit, train and encourage parent and community volunteers’ participation at the center and document volunteer hours to fulfill federal match requirements.
- Ensure parents/primary caregivers are informed of all policies included in the Parent Handbook.
- Team with parents to schedule all health appointments; identify children and families with nutritional problems; post children’s allergies in the kitchen and inform staff of all children’s allergies.
- Carry out all classroom and playground duties as assigned.
- Perform bus monitor duties as needed.
- Be a role model for the children before, during meals and at clean up time.
- Promote and model excellence in daily program operations that support the provision of quality services for children and families, and a learning environment where all staff can thrive.
- Obtain and share knowledge of theories and techniques for adult education and Early Childhood development.
- Maintain dependable, punctual attendance.
- Assist in setting-up a developmentally appropriate classroom based on Head Start Performance Standards-using Frog Street, Second Step, PBS (Positive Behavior Support) and other curricula provided by program.
- Responsible to ensure completion of data entry in Agency approved Data System
- Travel within agency area with occasional out of area trips for training.
- Assist with developmental and social emotional screenings and observe the developmental level of each child making appropriate referrals if needed.
- Be knowledgeable of Performance Standards, Policies and Procedures, Positive Behavior Support (PBS), ASQ-3, ASQ:SE, Frog Street, Second Step.
- Participate in Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), and/or Person-Centered Plan (PCP) meetings as needed for children with special needs while taking the role of resource person and parent advocate.
- Assist with informing parents of child’s progress at parent conferences and/or home visits or upon request of parent.
- Utilize Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies to prevent and defuse challenging behavior.
- Comply with Head Start Performance Standards.
- Respect and support cultural differences and diverse family structures.
- Demonstrate good work habits such as arriving on time and adhering to appropriate break times.
- Attend mandatory In-Service trainings and staff meetings.
- Responsibility to report any suspected abuse or neglect to appropriate authority.
- Advocate for SEK-CAP, Inc. in the community.
- Maintain and assure confidentiality and privacy of SEK-CAP, Inc. customers.
- Uphold and promote the core values and mission statement of SEK-CAP, Inc.
- Support management decisions both in actions and words.
- Other duties as assigned.
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