Early Childhood Educator

1 month ago

Jay Oklahoma, United States Cherokee Nation Full time
Job Summary:

As an Early Childhood Educator with Cherokee Nation, you will play a vital role in developing and maintaining records and implementing guidelines for the area, ensuring the overall quality of the classroom under the supervision of the Lead Teacher, Site Supervisor, or Center Operations Specialist. You will assist in providing a stimulating and comprehensive learning environment for infants and toddlers or Head Start children (three to five-year-old) and perform all responsibilities in the Lead Teacher's absence. You will assure all State Licensing Guidelines and Performance standards are followed.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Directly responsible as a primary caregiver for four (4) infant/toddlers in group care (Early Head Start only).
  • Work as a team member with other Faculty and Volunteers.
  • Develop lesson plans and assure plans and guidelines are followed in accordance with applicable guidelines.
  • Assist with implementation of performance standards, program assessments, local written plans, and all other standards related to program operations.
  • Work closely with the other Faculty in all aspects of the program, including lesson plans, Individual Education Plans for Disabilities (IEP), Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP), Individual Learning Plans (ILP), home visits, parent meetings, classroom maintenance, and enrolling students, etc.
  • Plan and conduct a minimum of two Home Visits and two Parent Teacher Conferences yearly.
  • Work with children with disabilities and/or children whose developmental age or stage may be delayed, i.e., toileting, changing diapers, or pull-ups.
  • Manage each assigned child's individual assessments, weekly lesson plans, and weekly objectives in order to meet the child's development needs and enter into the database for Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG's).
  • Encourage parental involvement and achieve and maintain good parent and teacher relationships.
  • Maintain communication with parents and staff in both written and verbal form.
  • Interact with the children based upon knowledge of the appropriate behavior for the specific age of the children in care and facilitate appropriate interaction among children using positive disciplinary techniques.
  • Work with children without recourse to physical punishment, mistreatment, or child abuse. Must report all suspected child abuse/neglect in accordance with the Cherokee Nation policies and procedures.
  • Assist in maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized classroom by cleaning and sanitizing classroom daily according to approved schedule and guidelines.
  • Strive to maintain 85% Center attendance for students and report reasons for non-compliance, absences, or tardiness according to the procedure.
  • Maintain 100% Center enrollment by replacing children who drop with another enrollee within the 30-day timeframe.
  • Assure the completion of all documentation required of each classroom/center and that Center records and forms are completed and updated within specified time frames.
  • Keep all children/family files up to date and confidential.
Qualifications:
  • High school education; or general education degree (GED).
  • At least six months experience in a related field.
  • Knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
  • Valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating for those centers providing a bus route.
  • Must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG's Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA's List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
  • Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care.
Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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