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Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees the care, safety and well-being of the children in care
- Assists in developing daily lesson plans and utilizes strategies according to funding sources requirements
which address children’s individual needs based on meaningful anecdotes, and scaffolding techniques
- Assists in arranging the classroom-learning environment according to regulatory bodies and changes it throughout the year to reflect children’s interest and growth.
- Assists in preparing children and their families for the transition to kindergarten including, but not limited to introducing the change, a fieldtrip and guidance
- Ensures that all children are dropped off and picked up by parent/legal guardian or authorized person whom does not pose a risk and as indicated in child enrollment form and center’s card.
- Promotes and maintains universal health and safety precautions.
- Maintains a clean and sanitary environment including the classroom, bathroom and outdoor facilities at all times.
Reporting & Compliance
- Assists in completing & recording required assessments for children within 45 days of enrollment according to Head Start guidelines.
- Assists in ensuring that the screenings and evaluations are conducted accurately and in a timely manner during the school year per each program’s guidelines and due dates.
- Reports any suspected child abuse and neglect immediately
- Assists with timely referrals of any child with suspected special needs, health concerns and consecutive absences to case manager
- Timely and accurate recording and reporting to supervisor of any accidents or unusual incidents.
- Assists with the accurate completion of the daily health check for each child
- Assists with ensuring attendance is completed on a daily basis within the allotted time frame.
- Assists in measuring height and weight of children and appropriately documents obtained measures.
- Responsible for ensuring the teacher’s accuracy and timely recording of daily meal counts per the CCFP and agency meal count documentation process
- Complies with USDA Food Program guidelines of recommended portions, family style serving, and menu/nutrition discussions and activities as well as involving parents in the development and implementation of healthy nutrition habits.
Communication & Partnerships
- Participates, conducts and documents parent/teacher conferences per program guidelines and shares with parents’ happenings that affect children on daily basis.
- Conducts two (2) home visits per program guidelines.
- As applicable, assists in training and overseeing volunteers in the classroom.
- Obtains parents written consent for special events
Additional Duties
- Adheres to agency Policies & Procedures, program guidelines, funding and licensing regulations and accreditation standards
- Completes all required or requested trainings topics and training hours as per DCF, accreditations standards, Head Start, VPK and any other applicable regulatory and as requested by supervisor.
- Performs all other tasks as assigned by supervisor
Physical Demands:
- Regular to frequent requirement, and as needed, to lift children (up to 50 lbs.), including bending, stooping, stretching, walking, squatting, pushing, pulling, kneeling, crawling, sitting on low chairs or on the floor.
- The work is in a childcare setting. In order to conduct classroom activities and interact with children in
a meaningful way, some physical exertion such as the following physical demands are required:
o Noise level can be moderate to loud
o Detecting unsafe situations by sight or sound.
o Moving quickly to intervene in unsafe situation
Qualifications
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
45 DCF Hours
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)