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JOB S U M M A R Y : T h e T ea c h e r h a s a r e s p o n si b i li ty of pro v i d i ng h i gh q u a li ty e arly l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c es for c h i l dren i n the c l a ssr o o m set t i n g , th u s p r e p a r i ng t h em to h a v e a so l i d f o u n d a t i on f o r sc h o ol r e a d i n e ss . M a i nt a i n a g e n e r a l k n o w l ed ge of t h e He a d S tart P erfo r m a n c e S t a n d a r ds a n d c o m p l y w i th t he s t a n d ard s .

S C OP E O F W O R K :

S c h o o l R e a d i n e s s /I n c l u s i o n:

1. In t e g r a te t he H i g h S c o pe c ur r i c u l a i n t o d a i l y pra c t i c e, u s i ng ef f e c t i v e strat e g i es to g u i de c h i l dre n ' s

l e a r n i n g.

1. P r e p are t h e c l a ssr o o m e n vir o n m e nt a nd m a te r i a l s t o s u p p o r t d e v e l o p m e nt a ll y ap propr i a te l e ss on p l a ns a n d l e arn i ng e x p e ri e n c e s .
2. A ss i s t i n c o l l a b orat i v e l e ss o n p l a n n i n g a n d a ss e ss m e n t w i th t h e S c h o ol Re a d i n e s s Co a c h a n d C l a ssr o o m Coac h , e n g a g i n g i n t h e p l a n n i n g g o al s f or i n di vi d u a l c h i l dren b a s ed on s p e c i f i c s tre n gt h s , n e e d s , a n d i nt e r e s t s .
3. O bt a i n i n i t i a l scr e e n i ng d a t a o n e a c h c h i l d, r e vi ew i nf or m a t i o n , a n d c o l l a b orate w i t h p ar e nts a n d s ta f f to r e fer c h i l dr e n w i th p ot e n t i a l d e l a ys .
4. A ss i s t S c h o ol Re a d i n e s s C o a c h i n co m p l et i ng o n g o i n g c h i l d a ss e ss m e nts, re v i e w i ng d at a , a n d

a d j u s t i n g t e a c h i n g p r a c t i c e s to s u p p ort each c h i l d ' s u n i q u e l e a r n i ng s t yl e.

1. M o d i fy c ur r i c u l um a nd l e s s on p l a n s t o m e e t i n d i vi d u a l c h il d r e n' s n e e ds b a s ed on I EP / I F S P g o a l s or c o n c erns i d e n t i f i ed t hro u gh ref e rr a l s f o r p ot e nt i al d el a ys .
2. P art i c i p a t e i n I EP / IF S P me et i n gs as n e e d e d; r e vi ew I F SP / I E P d o c u m e nts to e n s u r e a p p r o pri a te

c ur r i c u l um a n d l e ss on p l an m o d i f i c a t i o ns are i n p l a c e t o m e et c h i l dr e n ' s I F S P /I E P g o a l s .

1. Ta k es on re s p o n s i b i l i t i es of L e a d Teac h er i n h i s / h e r ab s e n c e.

Fa m i l y E n g a g e m e n t a n d C o m m u n i ty P ar t n e rs h i p s :

1. P r o v i d e a n a t m o s p h ere t ha t p r o m ot e s a nd r e i n f or c es f a m i l y a n d vo l u n t e e r e n g ag e m e n t.
2. S u p p o r t t he r o l e of f a m i l i es as t h e f i rs t a n d p ri m a r y t e a c h e r s of t h e i r c h i l dr e n.
3. Co l l a b orate w i t h Fa m il y Co a c h t o s u p p ort f a m i l i e s ' s af ety, h e a l t h, f i n a n c i a l s ta b i l i t y li fe g o a l s a nd

a s p i r a t i o n s .

1. M a i nt a i n r e g u l ar c o m m u n i c at i o n w i th f a m i l i es re g ard i n g ch i l d ' s d e v e l o p m e n t .
2. A ss i s t the L e a d T e a c h e r i n at t e n d i ng r e q ui r e d p arent c o n fer e n c es a n d h o me v i s i ts f o r t h e p u r p o s e of s h a r i ng scr e e n i ng a nd as s e ss m e nt i nf o r m at i o n a nd d e v e l o p i ng s h ar e d g o a l s a nd s trat e g i es w i t h t h e f a m i l y to s u p p o r t c h i l d ' s gr o wth a n d d e v e l o p m e n t i n b o t h t h e h o me a nd cl a s s s et ti n g.
3. He l p p l an a n d p a r t i c i p a te i n f a m il y ac t i v i ty ev e nts.
4. Coor d i n a t e w i th t he F a m i l y Coach a s n e e d e d to a ss i s t fa m i l i es i n co m p l e t i n g h e a l t h f o ll o w u p s as n e e d e d .
5. M o n i tor a nd d o c u m e n t at t e n d a n c e c o n c erns a nd f o l l o w up w i th a p propr i ate s t af f .

1. P r o v i d e l e a r n i ng o p p ortu n i t i es f o r d u a l -l a n g u a ge l e a r n i ng i n t h e h o m e a n d c l a ssr o om s et t i ng as a p pr o pri a t e.

Hea l th a nd S a f et y :

1. Fo l l ow a l l s u p er v i si on p o l i ci es a n d pro c e d ures re g ar d i n g ch i l d h e a l th a n d s af e t y .
2. A ss i s t t h e L e a d T e a c h e r i n the d e v e l o p m e n t a n d i m p l e m e n t at i on o f a d a il y ro u t i n e z o ni n g ch a r t, fo l l ow c o n s i s te n t l y , a nd pr o v i de f e e d b a c k to t he S c h o o l R e a d i n e s s Co a c h i f r e v i si o n s n e ed t o b e m a de to m e e t i n di v i d u al c h i l dren.
3. M o n i tor f or c h i l d sa f ety, d o c u m e n t a n d re p ort a ny i n j ur i es a n d i n ci d e n t s , f o ll o w i ng a g e n c y p o l i c i es a n d pro c e d ure s .
4. Und e rs t a nd a nd f o l l ow a l l h e al t h a nd s a f ety p o li ci es a n d p r o c e d ures f o r re d u c i n g il l n e ss es i n t h e c l a ssr o o m.
5. Fo l l ow p o l i c i es a nd pro c e d ures to e n s ure c h i l dr e n a r e r e l e a s e d o n l y to i n d i vi d u a l s w i th a p pr o pri a t e s i g n e d c o n s e n t .
6. M o n i tor a nd r e p o r t a ny s u s p e c ted c h i l d a b u s e a n d / or n e g l e c t.

Do c u m e nt a t i o n:

1. Ut i l i z e a g e n c y t o o l s f or o ng o i n g a ss e ss m e nt a n d d o c u m e n t at i o n .
2. E n s ure a l l f e d e r a l , l o c a l , s ta t e, a n d / or a g e n c y d o c u m e nt a t i on i s c o m p l e ted a cc ur a te l y .
3. Do c u m e nt a l l f a m il y c o nt a c t s , l e ss on p l a n s , a n d h o me v i s i ts i n the a g e n c y d a t a b as e .
4. Do c u m e nt a nd k e ep re c ord of i n d i v i d u a l i z ed p l a n s a n d c ur r i c u l u m m o d i f i c a t i o n s fo r ref e rr ed

c h il d r en a nd c h i l dren w i th e x i s t i ng I E P /I F S P ' s .

1. K e e p u p d a t ed re c ords a n d f i l es of e a c h e nro l l ed c h i l d.

P r of e ss i o n a l De v e l o p m e nt:

1. A tt e nd a nd p a r t i c i p a t e i n t r a i n i ng a n d pro f e ssi o n a l d e v e l o p m e nt act i v i t i e s ; a t t e n d e x te n s i v e tra i n i ng i n TBRI, A ut i s m , a n d o t h er t r a i n i n g s s p e c i f i c to s u p p o r t i ng c h i l dren w i t h d i s a b i li t i e s .
2. A tt e nd a nd p a r t i c i p a t e i n m e e t i n g s .
3. E n g a g e i n t e a m a n d /or i n d iv i d u a li z e d c o a c h i ng m e et i n g s , s e l f -r e f l e c t i ng o n t e a c h i ng pra c t i c es a n d s o l u t i on - b a s ed pro b l em s o lv i ng s trat e g i e s .

E DUC A TI O N AND E XP E R I E N C E R E Q UI R E M E N T S ;

1. In f a n t/To d d l er or Pre sc h o ol CDA r e q u i r e d .
2. A ss o c i at e 's D e g r ee i n E arly Ch i l d h o o d E d u c a t i o n , C h i l d De v e l o p m e n t, El e m e nt a r y E d u c a t i o n, or a c l o s e l y r e l at e d f i e l d w i th a m i n i m um of 9 E C E cr e d i ts prefer r e d .
3. W ork a n d/ o r f i e l d e x p eri e n c e i n e a r l y c h i l d h o od r e q u i r e d .
4. E x p e ri e n c e w or k i ng w i t h s p e c i al n e e d s c h i l dr e n p r e f er r e d .
5. E x p e ri e n c e w or k i ng w i t h l o w - i n c o m e f a m i l i e s , c h i l d c a r e , h e a l t h o r e d u c a t i o n p r e fe rr e d .

O TH E R R E Q UI R E D C A P A BILITI E S AND Q UA L IFIC A TI O N S :

1. A b l e t o pro b l e m so l v e , h an d l e cr i s i s , a n d w o r k w i th fa m i l i es a nd c h i l dren of v ar io us c u l tures a nd l ow -i n c o m e b a ck gro u n d s .
2. A b l e t o esta bl i s h p o s i t i v e w or k i ng r e l a t i o n s h i ps w i th f a m i l i e s , a g e n c y s ta f f, a nd c o m m u n i ty m e m b e rs .
3. A b l e t o m a i n t a i n a c a l m a n d n urtu r i ng d e m e a n o r w h e n wor k i ng w i t h ch i l dr e n.
4. P h ys i c a l l y a b l e to s t a nd f or l o n g p e r i o d s of t i m e , as w e l l as s to o p i n g , s q u a t t i n g , ru n n i n g, a nd li ft an es t i m a t ed 50 p o u n d s .
5. A b l e t o n a vi g a t e e m a i l , i n te r n e t, M i cr o s oft W ord, a n d o th e r c o m p u ter d a t a b a s e progra m s .
6. M u s t h a v e an a c t i v e driver ' s li c e n s e a n d w i l l be r e q u i r ed to tra v el i n or o u t o f c om m u n i ty w i t h o wn tra n s p o r ta t i o n.
7. A d v a n c e d co m p u ter ski ll s . ( W ord, E xc e l , O u t l o o k )

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