Development Center Teacher

Employment Status & Training Requirements This is a full-time, hourly position and may require more than 40 hours/week.

Teachers must be able to pass a background check, and they must possess the credentials to be employed at an HHS certified child care facility.

This includes the following trainings: Infant & Adult CPR/First Aid, Safe With You, and will work towards completely all the Early Learning Guidelines.

Essential Duties * Maintain ALL confidentiality for children, families, staff, and program.

* Understand, plan, and implement developmentally appropriate environments and curriculum for children birth through age 5.

* Promote nurturing and bonding relationships.

* Encourage self help skills and provide consistent routines * Work with families to identify goals, strengths, and needs to assist children in a process that leads them towards self-sufficiency.

* Promote a strong, educational component for parents and families.

* Assist children in establishing good habits of personal hygiene; change diapers/pull-ups regularly so children are comfortable.

Assist them with toileting.

* Develop weekly lesson plans * Communicate with parents on a regular basis; maintain daily communication of the child's day and log them into Brightwheel software for parents to see.

* Attend and participate in children's IEP and IFSP meetings * Maintain a clean and organized room * Attend parent and center functions * Help director with duties when able to and look for ways to better the center as a whole * Be assertive with the support staff and paras helping in classroom.

Be able to give them constructive criticism when needed and support them in problem solving * If applicable Utilize Creative Curriculum, Early Learning Guidelines which includes observing and recording children's growth, development and behaviors.

* Safely lift children or children with total weight of up to 50 lbs.

* Conduct activities involving substantial standing, walking, and moderate sitting, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching, crawling, twisting, and reaching on a frequent basis.

* Work with hands above shoulder height with a weight up to 20 pounds * Work with arms extended at shoulder height with a weight up to 20 pounds.

* Must be able to stoop, bend, and kneel on the floor without assistance * Push and or pull playground equipment, art supplies, manipulate office equipment, etc.

* Work with the children on gross motor skills outside in all elements of weather Zone 3