Country Club Teacher Classroom 2

Essential Job Functions Include

• Develops and utilizes integrated curriculum plans, which include mandated elements and components, parental, and cultural influences
• Encourages experimentation, exploration, problem-solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making; asks open-ended questions and listens respectfully to children
• Provides classroom management and facilitates the social and emotional development of children by using the program policies, procedures, and Conscious Discipline in the prevention and intervention of challenging behaviors
• Using data from the online ongoing assessment system, develops and implement an individual education plan for each child that is specific to his/her interests, strengths, and areas for growth and development
• Assesses the ongoing development and progress of children through a variety of observation methods, such as but not limited to, written anecdotal, video, photo, parent observations, etc.
• Engages in coaching and reflective practices that lead to increased school readiness for children and families and improved pedagogy
• Documents and submits data and follow up for children and families per prescribed timelines
• Provides home visits and parent-teacher conferences with families that are family centered
• Promotes and supports parent involvement and activities in all aspects of the program, including evening parent services, and assists with the implementation of parent involvement plans
• Conducts individual screenings on children; monitors all necessary screening results and follow-up services through communication with appropriate co-workers
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips
• Monitors students’ progress throughout the year and evaluates preparedness for kindergarten
• Communicates all progress and concerns with tact and professionalism to parents, Lead Teacher, and/or Center Coordinator. The Teacher is also the second in command in the classroom
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with parents
• Actively supervises and enforces safety and security standards for children, staff, and visitors
• Maintains required paperwork for individual student files: attendance, incident reports, and other necessary records
• Maintains knowledge of research, developments, and best practices in early childhood education
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
• Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities
• Enforce all administration policies, licensing regulations, and rules governing students
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development
• Creates an environment that reflects the values and norms of the diverse children and families we serve
• Perform other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to:

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

• Provides classroom management and facilitates the social and emotional development of children by using MCCC’s program policies and procedures, the Conscious Discipline Model, and Pyramid Model in the prevention and intervention of challenging behaviors.

• Provides a classroom structure that promotes experimentation, exploration, problem-solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making.
• Develops and implements lesson plans designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Completes required weekly observations and enters documentation into the appropriate database for each child in order to ensure school readiness. Documentation forms may include, but are not limited to, written anecdotal, videos and/or photos.

• Assists in creating the site’s Active Supervision Plan and closely adheres to it in order to ensure safety and security for children, staff, and visitors.
• Provides a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Serves meals and snacks in accordance with Federal and State regulations and MCCC policies and procedures.
• Acts as an effective member of the teaching team by promoting collaboration through weekly planning and conferencing, providing resources, daily classroom observations, and specific feedback, both informally and formally.
• Uses data from the online ongoing assessment system to develop and implement an individual education plan for each child that is specific to his/her interests, strengths, and areas for growth and development.
• Engages in coaching, training, and reflective practices that lead to implemented classroom practices as recommended by component coordinators, managers, and other approved specialists to increase school readiness for children and families.
• Conducts individual screenings on children including, but not limited to, Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA); monitors all necessary screening results and follow-up services.
• Conducts two family-centered home visits and two family-teacher conferences with each family on their caseload, ensuring that all home visit and conference requirements are met.
• Promotes, encourages, and assists with implementation of parent engagement activities and/or events.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with children and families.
• Communicates professionally and with confidentiality to families, community partners, and staff.
• Engages and supports families in their child’s educational activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Develops and utilizes integrated curriculum plans to fidelity, which include mandated elements and components, parental, and cultural influences.
• Maintains all required records.

• Submits lesson plans weekly for approval to an Education Coordinator. Lesson plans must include required child individualization and must be submitted on-time at least 95% of the time.

• Stays abreast of current best practices in early childhood education by participating in all ongoing required trainings.

OTHER

• Ensures a commitment to fostering diversity and inclusivity within all aspects of the program.
• Learns and complies with all MCCC policies, procedures, State and Federal requirements.
• Reports all suspected child abuse and neglect as a mandatory reporter.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Teachers at Mid-Columbia Children’s Council (MCCC) are key members to the success of the agency’s Mission, Vision & Values. Teachers’ primary responsibility is to promote the social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development of each child in a safe and supervised educational environment. They create and implement weekly lesson plans that follow State, Federal & Organizational guidelines while embracing the diversity and individual needs of each child in the classroom.