Teacher - AA / AS

Company: Children First
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: November 20, 2023

Job Description:

The Teacher provides high-quality early education and child development services, including for children with disabilities that promote children's cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school. The Teacher delivers the research-based curriculum, and screening and assessment embedded with responsive and effective teacher-child interactions that support individualization and growth in the areas of development described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcome Framework: Ages Birth to Five (HSELOF) and support family engagement in children's learning and development.

Minimum Required: Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and enrolled and attending a program to obtain a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education.
State mandated 45-hour coursework completion or ability to complete within established timeframes;
One (1) year experience working in an early childhood setting with a diverse population of children ages 3-5 years old.
Implement a well-organized learning environment with developmentally appropriate schedules, lesson plans, and indoorand outdoor learning experiences that provide adequate opportunities for choice, play, exploration, and experimentationamong a variety of learning, sensory, and motor experiences:
Include teacher-directed and child-initiated activities, active and quiet learning activities, andopportunities for individual, small group, and large group learning activities;
Provide responsive care, effective teaching and an organized learning environment that promotes healthy developmentand children's skill growth, aligned with the HSELOF: Ages Birth to Five;
Implement developmentally appropriate research-based curricula, including curricular enhancements, as appropriate;
Provide developmentally appropriate learning experiences in language, literacy, social and emotional development, math,science, social studies, creative arts and physical development that are focused toward achieving progress outlined in theHSELOF: Ages Birth to Five;
Emphasize nurturing and responsive practices, interactions, and environments that foster trust and emotional security;are communication and language rich, promote critical thinking and problem-solving, social, emotional, behavioral, andlanguage development; provide supportive feedback for learning; motivate continued effort; and support all children'sengagement in learning experiences and activities;
Recognize bilingualism and biliteracy as strengths and implement research-based teaching practices that support duallanguage learners' development:
Conduct standardized and structural assessments which are observation based and direct, to provide ongoing information to evaluate the child's developmental level and progress in outcomes aligned to the goals described in the HSELOF: Ages Birth to Five;
Integrate child assessment data in individual and group planning.
Additioinally:
Full Benefit Package offered including, 403b, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Supplemental packages.
Vaction and Sick/Personal Time
Holiday Pay

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