Title I Lead Instructor

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1. Impact Lives Daily: Every day youll have the opportunity to inspire guide and empower the next generation. Your work will ripple through time shaping not just individual lives but entire communities.
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3. Stability Meets Flexibility: Enjoy the security of working in an essential field coupled with a schedule that respects your work-life balance. Summers off holidays and predictable hours allow you to pursue your passions both in and out of the classroom.
4. Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries excellent health coverage robust retirement plans and generous paid time off.
5. Supportive Community: Join a team that feels like family. Our collaborative environment fosters lifelong friendships and professional networks.

Join us in our mission to educate inspire and empower. Together we can build a brighter future one student at a time. We are Better Together!

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THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION AND FUNDING IS AWARDED ON YEAR BY YEAR BASIS

SUMMARY:

The Early Childhood Lead Instructor - Title I Float is a Title I-funded position assigned exclusively to Title I early childhood sites. This position provides instructional continuity by serving as a floating lead instructor to support classrooms experiencing staffing needs. The Title I Float is responsible for planning and implementing a high-quality developmentally appropriate educational program for infants through Pre-K children while maintaining consistency in classroom operations. Assignments may include covering vacancies due to employee absences vacant positions and extended or long-term leaves of absence. This position fosters a safe nurturing and engaging learning environment that supports the social emotional physical and cognitive development of each child while adapting quickly to different classroom settings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as a floating lead instructor assigned exclusively to Title I early childhood sites to provide instructional coverage based on program needs.

• Fill short-term staffing vacancies resulting from employee absences and open lead instructor positions.

• Provide extended classroom coverage for long-term vacancies including employee leaves of absence ensuring continuity of instruction and care.

• Transition effectively between Title I classrooms and sites while maintaining consistent instructional practices classroom routines and compliance with program expectations.

• Collaborate with building administrators and early childhood leadership to ensure smooth transitions and continuity of services during staffing changes.

• Utilize a variety of assessment data and observations to differentiate instruction and meet the individual developmental and learning needs of each child.

• Plan and implement engaging developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with the Indiana Early Learning Foundations and the interests of children.

• Conduct home visits at least once per year to strengthen family partnerships and support student success.

• Develop and implement strategies that create a welcoming inclusive and family-centered classroom environment.

• Conduct a minimum of one (1) family/classroom meeting annually to encourage family involvement and communication.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable local state and federal regulations licensing standards and program requirements.

• Collaborate with community partners and outside resources to enhance educational opportunities and support services for children and families.

• Foster a classroom culture that promotes leadership cooperation responsibility and respect among children.

• Maintain a warm safe nurturing and organized learning environment that encourages exploration creativity and growth.

• Plan prepare and implement daily indoor and outdoor activities that support the early childhood curriculum and developmental goals.

• Assume responsibility for the health safety supervision and overall well-being of children at all times.

• Assist children with toileting diapering feeding handwashing and other self-care needs while maintaining dignity and sanitary practices.

• Oversee mealtime and snack-time routines including supervision sanitation and required documentation.

• Maintain accurate daily attendance records and other required program documentation.

• Maintain ongoing developmental records for each child including physical social-emotional language and cognitive development.

• Develop and maintain individual child portfolios that include observations photographs work samples and documentation of student progress.

• Communicate regularly and professionally with families through daily reports notes phone calls conferences and face-to-face conversations.

• Participate in staff meetings committees professional learning communities (PLCs) and ongoing professional development opportunities.

• Supervise support and effectively utilize the skills and abilities of instructional assistants and classroom support staff.

• Collaborate with colleagues to foster a positive respectful and supportive team environment.

• Maintain confidentiality of student family and program information in accordance with applicable policies and regulations.

• Provide backup classroom support and coverage when staffing vacancies or absences occur to ensure continuity of care supervision and instruction for children.

• Maintain good attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to the early childhood education program.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students staff and parents through oral and written communication.

• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all corporation state and federal requirements.

• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on corporation and school objectives and student needs and abilities.

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for working with students and a strong desire to support their growth development and success.

• Build positive relationships with students and encourages them to reach their full potential.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate think critically and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervise students and paraprofessionals.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors degree in Early Childhood education or a bachelors degree in elementary education with at least 30 hours in early childhood course work.

LICENSCE/CERTRIFICATIONS:

Must hold and maintain a valid drivers license and maintain current automobile insurance meeting district minimum coverage requirements.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend correspondence memos instructions and documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedural manuals.

• Ability to write reports and correspondence clearly and concisely and using correct grammar spelling and punctuation.

• Ability to speak effectively with good grammar with individuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral and/or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

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

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand walk talk see and hear.
• Must be able to sit on the floor and move between seated and standing positions frequently in order to actively engage and interact with students.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and ability to read small print.
• Frequently required to climb balance bend twist stoop kneel crouch or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
• Must be able to push items of fifty pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level will vary depending on the daily activity.

• It at times is quiet in the classroom but often as in the cafeteria and/or school assemblies is moderate to very loud.

• The work environment includes inside and outside areas.

• The work environment includes exposure to sunlight; risk of being bitten by animals or insects; exposure to environmental allergens (grass weeds pollen and trees) and occasional exposure to solvents degreasers pesticides and/or herbicides.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation veteran status genetic information national origin age limited English proficiency or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9- 1) Title IV and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964) the Equal Pay Act of 1973 Title IX (Educational Amendments) the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation 951 Walnut Street Evansville IN 47713 phone number 435-8508.
The interview committee will give preference to candidates who through the interview process past experience and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students staff and the community.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities are encouraged toapply.