Early Head Start Teacher Aid High Schoolne

Duties and Responsibilities

Service Delivery & Care

• Assures that at arrival each child gets individual attention and is gradually assisted to become part of the small group setting
• Oversees the care, safety and well-being of the infant and toddler in care including children with special needs.
• Develops daily lesson plans and utilizes strategies according to funding sources requirements which addresses the children's individual needs (physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs)
• Arranges the classroom/learning environment according to regulatory bodies and changes it throughout the year to reflect children's interest and growth.
• 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. Ensure children are supervised at all times including nap time.
• Responds quickly in a soothing and tender manner when children cry or calls of distress.
• Responds consistently to children's needs for food and comfort. Implements individualize feeding plans for children; respect individual preferences and eating styles; sits with toddlers and shares family style meal, model manners and good nutrition
• Tends to children/consumer's personal hygiene needs, remaining attentive to them during routines such as diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, changing wet or soiled clothes.
• Maintains a positive, calm attitude and a pleasant, soothing voice and models this attitude and voice to parents and volunteers.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary environment including the classroom, bathroom and outdoor facilities at all times.

Reporting & Compliance

• Completes & records required assessments for children within 45 days of enrollment according to Head Start/ Early Head Start guidelines.
• Ensures 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. Refers any child with suspected specialneeds, health concerns and consecutive absences to case manager in a timely manner.
• Timely and accurate recording and reporting to supervisor of any accidents or unusual incidents.
• Accurate completion of the daily health check for each child. Ensures attendance is completed on adaily basis within the allotted time frame.
• Measures height and weight of children and appropriately documents obtained measures.
• Ensures accuracy and timely recording of daily meal counts per the CCFP and agency meal countdocumentation 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 writtenconsent for special events.

Additional Duties

• Adheres to agency Policies & Procedures, program guidelines, funding and licensing regulationsand accreditation standards.
• Completes all required or requested trainings topics and training hours as per DCF, accreditationsstandards, Head Start/Early Head Start and any other applicable regulatory and as requested bysupervisor. 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 oron 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 situations.

Educational & Experiential Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 45 DCF hours, or completion within 90 days from the date of hire.
• National Child Development Associate, or completion within 24 months from date of hire.
• Supervised teaching experience preferred.

Reporting to this position:

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