Early Head Start Teacher

Job Description

The Infant-Toddler Teacher is responsible for a classroom of children 0-3 years of age.  The Teacher will work collaboratively with his/her partner Teacher to ensure the successful operation of a classroom with a total of 6-8 children. The Teacher, along with families and colleagues, works to achieve the meaningful progress of each child along his/her own unique developmental path and toward school readiness goals.

Responsibilities

The Teacher will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions, and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all GRECS employees.

Job Requirements

• Infant/Toddler CDA – OR – AA/BA in Early Childhood Education or related field with at least 120 training hours in Infant/Toddler content plus at least 480 hours of experience working with infants and toddlers
• Maintain certification in CPR and First Aid
• Ability to apply soft skills such as positive thinking, flexibility, resourcefulness, problem-solving, team playing, reliability/dependability, preciseness, etc. in order to effectively complete assigned tasks and contribute to the efficient operation of the child care partner center
• Possesses a passion for achieving positive child and family outcomes through high-quality early childhood education services
• Experience, training, and skill in assisting the parents of young children to advocate for their children.
• Experience working in low-income diverse communities preferred.