Bilingual Child Development Teacher--EnglishSpanish 1500 Hiring Incentive Southeast Early Head Start
Bilingual Child Development Teacher--EnglishSpanish 1500 Hiring Incentive Southeast Early Head Start
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Overview
The Child Development Teacher (BilingualSpanish) will be primarily responsible for teaching and providing high quality childcare while parents engage in meaningful activities at the Early Head Start (EHS) center. This staff member will plan and present accurate and engaging lessons to enrolled children. The position is responsible for ensuring a safe clean and comfortable childcare space that is conducive to quality parent/child interactions and exceptional educational experiences. This position requires the incumbent to be bilingual in English and Spanish with a proficiency level that meets the Institutes minimum standards.
Responsibilities
- Presents and provides educational activities that are culturallysensitive attachmentbased and traumainformed to children in an unrestricted environment using best practices.
- Collaborates with the Child Development Coordinator and Child Development Teacher Mentor to plan lessons create classroom strategies set educational goals for individuals and groups and make daily care plans using the Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold as a framework.
- Participates and assists in implementing parentchild attachment interventions (e.g. A Good GoodBye Family Tradition Groups).
- Develops and facilitates child development goals in accordance with family partnership agreements and Teaching Strategies Gold observation.
- Develops plans and prepares instructional aids/materials for the classroom.
- Ensures that all center classroom paperwork (i.e. daily checklists daily log child observation assessment tools and progress notes) is completed in a timely fashion.
- Conducts weekly observations on assigned children using the Teaching Strategies Gold online tool.
- Completes child development screenings (ASQ & ASQSE DECAIT).
- Completes quarterly checkpoints and parent conferences for each child in the Teaching Strategies Gold online tool.
- Maintains a clean and safe classroom environment.
- Conducts courteous communications with parents regarding their childs progress needs and concerns.
- Follows all Office of Child Care licensing requirements and EHS Performance Standards.
- Complete a minimum of two home visits annually.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ninetyhour Early Childhood Education Certificate required.
- Fortyfivehour Infant Toddler Certificate required.
- Child Development Associate credential (CDA) is required within three months of employment.
- Must possess and maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish with a proficiency level that meets the Institutes minimum standards. Able to speak Spanish fluently with ease and confidence in a variety of topics related to work home leisure activities as well as events of current public or personal interest or individual relevance. Able to convey the intended message with accuracy clarity and precision without misrepresentation or confusion while being readily understood by native speakers.
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Child Development is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of one year supervised classroom experience working directly with children ages birth to three years old required.
- Daycare experience preferred.
Benefits
Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical dental vision 401K with match tuition reimbursement free parking and child care subsidies! In addition we offer rich professional development opportunities.
We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are ahealthcareinstitution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients students employees and the communities we serve.
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