Position Summary
Our company is hiring for a co-Teacher to join our team. As a Co-Teacher under the guidance of the Mentor teacher and Teacher, provide a safe and nurturing environment for children that encourages their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-Teacher/Child Interactions:
• Communicate and interact frequently, affectionately, and respectfully.
• Encourage and model appropriate behavior and expectations.
• Expected to be attentive, flexible, and supportive of children and their familie Practice positive discipline techniques.
-Program:
• In collaboration with the teacher, implement a reflective curriculum, material activities, and daily environments that provide a balance that supports the child's learning.
• Demonstrate respect for diversity, independence, and creativity.
• Assist in documenting children's accomplishments, as well as conducting observations and all aspects of the datagathering process of each child's health, behavior, growth, and development. •Assist in the design and implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum and in
dividualized education programs for each child under care.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and respect towards people of different cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Collaborate with the lead teacher in designing a thoughtful classroom environment to optimize small and large group interactions, social learning, and constructive play.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Head Start performance standards and Educate model.
• If you have a child with an I.E.P (Individual Education Plan) or I.F.S.P (Individual Family Service Plan) seek clarification for any aspects that are not well understood to be able to follow the goals of the plan.
• Collaborate with the lead teacher in following the reflective planning cycle:
-Observe and reflect
-Document and reflect
-Reflect, discuss, and plan
-Implement and plan
-Partner with families in reflective planning
-Faculty/Parent Interactions:
• Acknowledge and respond to all parents and visitors in a friendly, courteous, and professional demeanor.
• Invite input on the child's development and care.
• Communicate daily including conferences, events, and meetings.
• Participate in the home visits for the children in your classroom.
• Share resources with families.
• Keep information confidential and only shared with pertaining staff
• Implement touchpoint guiding principles and assumptions
• Plan the home visits/parentteacher conferences with teacher and our family engagement where you will discuss the child's individual development and progress based on the screenings/assessm
ent results.
-Use of data:
• Share data results with families.
• In collaboration with the teacher and Master teacher create plans based on data to
work with individual children in areas of strength, typical development, and need.
• Engage parents in ongoing communication about their child's development screenin
gs and assessments.
• Under the guidance of the lead teacher look at the overall summary scores, subscal
es, and individual items from screenings and assessments.
-Health/Safety/Nutrition:
• Supervise children, follow all safety and health rules, and always maintain
knowledge of the number of children in the group.
• Keep the environment safe, organized, and accessible to children.
• Complete appropriate paperwork assigned by the classroom teacher
-Decision-Making Authority
• May take action but must inform the Director when caring for a child with a
significant injury, acknowledging and listening to a parent's concern, or
recording unusual incident. Refer to all other decisions to the teacher.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
-Professionalism:
• Maintain confidentiality
• Attend all required meetings/training and be punctual.
• Demonstrate knowledge and flexibility of childcare practices and pursue continuing
ongoing professional growth.
-Teamwork:
• Establish and maintain a relationship of cooperation and respect.
• Participate in classroom and Center events.
• Participate in teaching team meetings (reflective supervision), communicati directly
and resolving conflicts quickly and professionally
-Physical Demands:
• Follow state, federal, and UWM guidelines.
• Ensure children's safety.
• Be able to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Supervise and interact with children outdoors.
• Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or em
ergencies.
• Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate energy level to perform e
ssential
Job requirements
• Bilingual preferred.
• Knowledge of modern web browsers, Intermediate Word, Beginning Excel, and Begin
ning Outlook.
• Flexibility, Understanding concepts around Visible Thinking, Multiple Intelligence, D
ual Language, Inclusion, and Early Literacy strategies.
Education & Experience
• A minimum of an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Developm
ent
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