Early Head Start Teacher Advocate

Are you passionate about helping toddlers and their families Do you have a degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field Then the Early Head Start Teacher Advocate position is for you! Come to work for one of Oregons 100 Best Non-Profits where all your insurance premiums are 100% paid even during furlough periods.

Location: Redmond

Compensation: $30.99 or $33.47/hour depending on education (plus .50 for Bilingual Spanish) - Union represented

Hours: 40 hours/week subject to normal school year furloughs

Benefits: 100% premium paid Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance Agency paid Retirement plan (up to 6 %!) almost 2 weeks of paid vacation accrued within first year plus 14 paid Holidays annually and a separate sick leave accrual.

Deadline: Positions remains open until filled

NeighborImpacts Early Head Start Overview

NeighborImpacts Early Head Start Classroom provides comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to families with children ages 24 months to three years old. Our Early Head Start classroom aims to foster school readiness and building strong healthy relationships with adults and peers ensuring children and families receive the necessary resources and supports during the critical early years.

Overview of Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The right fit for this position will have a passion for teaching young children building relationships with families and their children excellent documentation skills attention to detail patience be able to self-manage daily schedules as well as work in a team environment be reliable and have great communication skills.

Our program promotes the physical cognitive social and emotional development of toddlers through safe and developmentally enriching caregiving. The Early Head Start Teacher Advocate does this through developing strong nurturing relationships with toddlers and families and encourages family engagement in their childs learning. This position will cultivate and implement a developmentally appropriate learning environment through lesson plans working with parents/guardians on individualized curriculum and family engagement. The Early Head Start Teacher Advocate will be able to ensure a safe and secure environment at all times instruct other classroom staff and volunteers throughout the day provide family services and plan and carry out home visits and conferences.

Required:

• Minimum degree requirement Associates degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (human development child and family studies social work sociology/psychology education) with comparable coursework to a CDA credential and have been trained or have equivalent coursework in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development.
• Diploma and transcripts are required to validate credentials and to verify ECE/related coursework
• Required within 18 months of hire: 120 training hours or 11 college credit hours in social work human services family services counseling or a related field.
• Must be able to obtain Teaching Strategies GOLD interrater reliability certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain throughout employment
• Must be available for a flexible work schedule to accommodate family needs may include some evening or weekend hours
• Must be able to develop and maintain positive cooperative and respectful relationships with staff family and community members
• Frequent kneeling stooping bending and sitting on the floor to attend to childrens needs. This position is rated as active and occasionally requires the individual to lift 50 pounds
• Must be able to ride a school bus with children for assigned periods of time
• Must have an initial health examination and a periodic re-examination (as recommended by health care provider) to assure that the employee does not because of communicable diseases pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation
• Required prior to date of hire and throughout employment:

1. Valid drivers license
2. Proof of current auto insurance
3. Food Handlers Card
4. Current enrollment in the OR Office of Childcare Central Background Registry (CBR)

• Access to reliable transportation
• Within 60 days of hire Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification is required
• Above certifications must be kept current to remain employed

Preferred:

• One year experience as a lead teacher in an infant/toddler or preschool classroom preferred (Early head Start/Head Start Preferred)
• One year experience in a social services field or home visiting experience preferred
• Current or past Early Head Start/Head Start parent preferred