Preschool Teacher

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

Job Summary:

Creates a successful environment that will promote the growth and development of students and families by developing and implementing instructional programs for 3 to 5 year old children. Creates and adapts instructional materials for regular and special needs students that meet developmental needs in social, emotional, physical and cognitive domains in order to prepare children for a successful transition into a school age educational program.

Essential Functions:

• Implement curriculum that is developmentally appropriate with the input of parents and approval of the Education Coordinator.
• Provide an environment of acceptance that supports and respects gender, culture, language, ethnicity and family composition.
• Provide continuous opportunities for children of all ages and abilities to experience success.
• Observe children carefully to identify their preferred ways of interacting with the environment; taking into account their skills in handling objects and materials, frequency of conversation, interest of listening to stories and songs, and preference to work alone or with others.
• Provide an atmosphere that promotes and reinforces parental involvement in the classroom.
• Conference with parents and staff regarding each child’s developmental and educational status and progress.
• Encourage self-control by setting clear, consistent limits and having realistic expectations for the children.
• Establish appropriate safety and emergency procedures and conducts drills on a regular basis.
• Plans and arranges field trips.
• Integrate all educational aspects of the health, nutrition and mental health services into the program.
• Share information regarding a child’s progress with team members and gathers information on home issues and concerns.
• Conduct monthly parent meetings and assists with parental training as needed.
• Work with appropriate tribal programs and community resources to identify and address program services requirements.
• Provide appropriate environment and adult guidance for participation of children with special needs/disabilities.
• Coordinate with the Disabilities Coordinator and appropriate agencies in developing Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP).
• Adapt curriculum to address and meet individual goals for children as identified in the IFSP.
• Maintain the established monitoring system that assures compliance with performance standards and program goals.
• Abide by and is familiar with all preschool policies.
• Participate in regular training programs and conferences.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings.

• Supervise and guide classroom staff.
• Report child abuse/neglect to proper authorities as required.
• Maintain current knowledge and skills necessary to comply with regulations and requirements.
• Work with bus drivers to plan and conduct transportation services to and from program.
• Assist in inventory and ordering of all site equipment and materials.
• Serves as a mentor, as requested, for Tribal career development.
• 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).
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory:

• 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 with the commitment and ability to earn a Bachelor’s within 2 years.
• Requires three (3) years of related work experience in preschool education.
• First Aid and Food handler’s certifications required.
• 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, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print and numeracy awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their problem solving abilities.
• Must have excellent communication and listening skills.
• Requires TB and Hep B vaccinations and a physical every three years.

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.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• 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.
• 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.