Infant - Toddler Teacher

Starting Wage Range $29.76/hr. - $38.39/hr.

Essential Functions:

• Provides an environment of acceptance that supports and respects gender, culture, language, ethnicity and family composition.
• Implements adopted curriculum in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Posts weekly individualized lesson plans that promote social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language development.
• Engages parents and guardians in lesson planning, goal setting and assessment of child’s growth.
• Observes assigned children to identify their preferred ways of interacting with the environment, taking into account their developmental status, preferences and interests.
• Provides an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the program.
• Conferences with parents and staff regarding each child’s developmental and educational status and progress.
• Establishes appropriate safety and emergency procedures and conducts drills on a regular basis.
• Assures that all Early Head Start Performance Standards are met.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills necessary to comply with all Tribal, State, Federal and grant regulations and requirements.
• Gathers information from parents/guardians on home needs and concerns.
• Works with appropriate tribal programs and community resources to identify and address program services requirements.
• Assists with parent trainings.
• Prepares and delivers meals and snacks in a developmentally appropriate manner consistent with UDSA Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements.
• Provides appropriate environment and guidance for participation of children with special needs/disabilities.
• Works with appropriate agencies in developing Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP).
• Adapts curriculum to address and meet individual goals for children as identified in the IFSP.

• Maintain record keeping that assures compliance with regulations.
• Ensure proper documentation and confidentiality of child records

• Abides by and is familiar with all preschool policies.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and scheduled trainings.
• Participates in 20 hours of training each program year.
• Assists in inventory and ordering of site equipment and materials.
• Reports child abuse/neglect to proper authorities as required.

• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory:

• Supervises assigned employees.
• Ensures the hiring, training, promoting, assigning, disciplining and discharging of employees are in accordance with Tribal Law, including without limitation, the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO).
• Assures staff adherence to all policies and procedures, work, safety and administrative rule, Tribal Law and State Regulations.
• Serves as a mentor, as requested, for Tribal career development.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, or, Associate’s degree, or Infant Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, with the commitment to earn a Bachelor’s degree within 2 years.
• Requires three (3) years of work experience with children age three and younger.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Must maintain a valid Oregon driver’s license or obtain one upon hire, qualify for the Tribe’s vehicle insurance, and provide proof of personal vehicle insurance.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children required.
• Must be able to establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Must be able to support the social and emotional development of children.
• Must have excellent communication skills, and listening skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of Head Start components.
• Requires TB and Hep B vaccinations and a physical every three years.
• First Aid certification required.
• Food handler’s card required or obtains one within 30 days of hire.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Continually requires color identification, close vision, far vision, and depth perception.
• The worker is frequently subject to classroom noise.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.

• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan.

• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during Emergencies, or when the Tribal Emergency Operations Center is opened.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.

Background Check:

• Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.
• Must maintain registration in the State of Oregon Central Background Registry.