Job Description

We are seeking a LEAD TEACHER to join our team in HILLSBOROUGH, NC!

This position is employed through Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project, Inc. in an Orange County Head Start/North Carolina Pre-K (NCPK) classroom. The Head Start Teacher must demonstrate competency to perform functions that include: planning and implementing learning experiences; advancing the intellectual and physical development of children; improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print and numerical awareness; improving their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary; improving their appreciation of books; improving their problem solving abilities; establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment; supporting the social and emotional development of children; encouraging the involvement of the families and; supporting the development of relationships between children and their families.

GENERAL STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in staff meetings, attend conferences, training/workshops, and meet education standards as required
• Demonstrate familiarity with Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project (CHTOP) policies and procedures, Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start (OCHS/EHS) policies and procedures, Head Start Performance Standards, Orange County Head Start Plans and Procedures and the program mission
• Maintain congenial and respectful relations with staff, children, families and community
• Keep current and accurate records
• Maintain confidentiality in regards to staff and family information
• Maintain professional standards and professional courtesy policies
• Actively participate in professional development opportunities and ongoing self-improvement
• Fulfill role as mandated reporter as stated in Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start Child Abuse and Neglect Policy
• Be present at work in order to provide consistency of services.
• Be a contributory team member in a positive and productive manner
• Flexibility to accommodate changes in job responsibilities due to changing program demands as requested by your supervisor
• Demonstrate commitment to Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start mission, values and policies in the performance of daily job duties
• Work at scheduled program recruitment/enrollment events during the year as directed by supervisor
• Commit and contribute to on program quality improvement through your role as it relates to the following program-wide systems: Program Governance, Planning, ERSEA, Communication, Record-Keeping and Reporting, Ongoing Monitoring, Self-Assessment, Human Resources and Fiscal Management
• Embrace advancing technology to improve job performance and productivity
• Commit to reflective supervision as a cornerstone of program and staff development

MAJOR DUTIES/FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the assistant teacher to ensure that lesson plans are well planned and implemented on a daily basis
• Arrange and maintain a healthy, safe, clean and attractive physical environment; setting up learning centers, and preparing needed materials and supplies
• Physically participate and collaborate with the assistant teacher and aide to ensure that daily classroom and physical gross motor activities are well planned and implemented
• Ensure that two (2) home visits and two (2) parent/teacher conferences per child per program year occur and are documented in accordance with Orange County Head Start Procedures
• Attend and actively participate in all staff meetings, recommended training programs and conferences, in-service training sessions and workshops
• Assist in maintaining on-going communication with parents concerning their child
• Maintain accurate files and other records: attendance daily count, lunch count, developmental assessments, and anecdotal records for every child in the classroom
• Manage children’s behavior in accordance with Orange County Head Start Discipline & Behavior Management Policy. To always use an appropriate tone of voice and refrain from any negative comments to or in front of children
• Adhere to the Orange County Head Start Policies and Procedures
• Adhere to Head Start Performance Standards and North Carolina Child Care Requirements
• Encourage and facilitate volunteer services from parents and community in accordance with OCHS Volunteer Policies and Procedure
• Participate in family style eating during meals and snack
• Maintain supervision of children at all times (classrooms, bathrooms, playgrounds, field trips, etc.)
• Assist with general housekeeping tasks
• Ensure that anything that could be harmful to children is kept under lock and key
• Ensure that all child specific information is filed as directed and kept in a locked file cabinet at all times
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by Orange County Head Start program staff
• Document and record children's growth and development according to the Head Start Child Outcome Framework
• Ensure that each child practices appropriate dental hygiene care at least once a day
• Ensure that medication is administered to children as directed by the School Nurse and written procedure and permission is obtained from medical doctor and parent /guardian

QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, or related field with Birth-K certification
• At least (1) one year teaching experience working with preschool age children in a high quality early childhood program

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education AND Birth-K Certification
• At least (2) two years teaching experience working with preschool age children in a high quality, licensed, early childhood
• program
• At least one year Head Start/North Carolina Pre-K (NCPK) experience

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Pre-employment drug screening may be required
• Satisfactory reference check and criminal record check
• Employee shall submit prior to first day working with children a dated report of satisfactory TB test or chest X-ray and a signed
• medical statement dated not more than 12 months prior to employment
• Responsibility for meeting all applicable federal, state & local health requirements
• Responsibility for meeting the transportation needs as required by the nature of the position
• Must become certified in CPR, SIDS, First Aid, and playground safety if required
• Ability to lift, carry and run after children as needed daily

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Reports to: Site Principal & Head Start Education Coordinator

Company Description

Families & Communities Rising, formerly known as Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project, was established in 1969 with funding from the Federal government as part of our nation’s earliest attempts to provide educational services to young children with disabilities. Under the direction of Anne R. Sanford, who was the founder of FCR, the strategies and materials developed by FCR during these early years became known as the Chapel Hill Model. The Model included assessment instruments, curricula, and strategies for parent involvement and family-centered programming. In 1983, the Chapel Hill Model was validated unanimously for “exemplary program status” by the U.S. Department of Education’s Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP). Recently the Chapel Hill Model was renamed the LAP System.