EARLY HEAD TEACHER
Company: Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
Location: Cadillac
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
General InformationJob Title:Early Head Start Teacher - North
st.Location:403 East North StreetCadillac, MI, 49601United
StatesBase Pay:$18.02 - $19.71 / HourEmployee Type:FT ExemptManage
Others:YesDescriptionPurpose: To provide relational learning at EHS
Centers to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and
cognitive development of children through the provision of
educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to
enrolled children and families.Position Objectives:In collaboration
with the EHS Teacher partner/EHS co-teacher, be responsible for the
general management of the classroom. Provide provisional home
visits weekly due to extended closures or upon new centers
opening.Develop and implement center policies and the
program.Administer day-to-day operations within the classroom,
including being available to address parent and child concerns.In
collaboration with teaching partner/EHS co-teacher, complete child
assessment and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the
classroom program.Overseas substitutes and volunteers to ensure
overall care and supervision of children.Essential
Functions:Eligibility Recruitment Selection Enrollment &
AttendanceTeam with Family & Center Specialist (FCS) to recruit and
select eligible children. Enroll children to ensure full
enrollment.Work with the FCS to provide information about the
benefits of regular attendance.In collaboration with FCS, make face
to face contact to address any barriers with families when child
attendance is below 90%.Provide orientation for each newly enrolled
child.Ensure attendance is being entered correctly into Child Plus
Attendance app every day.Education and Child Development Program
ServicesUtilize the Head Start Performance Standards, Head Start
Act, NMCAA (Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency) Head Start
Program Plan, Michigan Rules for Child Care Centers, to ensure
programs requirements are being met.Provide a developmentally
appropriate classroom environment using the Creative Curriculum for
Infants, Toddlers, & Twos, School Readiness Goals, and Early
Learning Outcomes Framework.Create and submit weekly lesson plans
in collaboration with EHS co-teacher, utilizing parent input and
child outcome data from Teaching strategies GOLD assessment
reports.Provide clear behavioral expectations and use effective
methods to prevent and redirect misbehavior using Conscious
Discipline guidelines.Utilize the program protocols to identify a
course of support for guiding behaviors.Must adhere to the NMCAA
Head Start/GSRP Guidance Policy and NMCAA Program Philosophy.Ensure
completion of child assessments and screenings within designated
timelines. RequirementsMinimum Education:Associate degree in early
childhood education or child development with a focus on infant and
toddler development preferred. Minimum Child Development Associate
Credential (CDA) with a focus on infant and toddler development.
Additional Qualifications Required:Be at least 18 years of
age.Ability to meet the State of Michigan and Federal Bureau of
Investigation background check requirements.Ability to meet the
State of Michigan and federal health requirements (medical
clearance, mental wellness, and TB examination).Exhibit good moral
character per the definition in Licensing Rules for Childcare
Centers.SummaryMake a difference in the lives of our youngest
community members and join our team of"baby brain builders".Early
Head Start teacher needed to join co-teacher in a classroom of 8 at
ourNMCAA North Street Child Development Center in Cadillac, where
we provide 30 hoursweekly of responsive caregiving to infants and
toddlers.Year Round, no weekends, health, vision, and dental
insurance, paid holidays, accrued vacationup to 3 weeks, accrued
sick/personal time, and professional development opportunities.
Associate degree in early childhood education or child development
with a focus on infant and toddlerdevelopment preferred.Minimum
Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) with a focus on infant
and toddler development$18.02 - $19.17 per hour.EOE. Respond by
5/1. For details visit www.nmcaa.netAdditional InformationHours Per
Week:40Weeks per Year:52
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Keywords: Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, Grand Rapids , EARLY HEAD TEACHER, Education / Teaching , Cadillac, Michigan
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