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HumanKind

2024-09-20 12:50:08

Job location Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Other

Job description

Position Title: Early Head Start Supervising Teacher

Location: Lynchburg

Benefits:

  • Salary Range:$15.00-$18.00/hour
  • Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay to use at your discretion
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 403(b) Retirement plan with company match and contribution
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Life insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance

Summary: The Early Head Start (EHS) Supervising Teacher works to provide direct supervision for eight children per classroom. They provide high-quality, early education and child development services that promote children's cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school. The EHS Supervising Teacher encourages family engagement through two home visits and two education conferences per program term. This position actively participates in individualized and ongoing professional development and coaching. This position requires the ability to follow mandated Virginia licensing, subsidy, and Office of Head Start (OHS) requirements.

Success In This Role Looks Like:

  • Provide responsive care, effective teaching methods, and an organized learning environment to promote healthy development for all children in alignment with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (HSELOF), including children of all abilities, cultures, and languages.
  • Ensure a classroom environment that provides nurturing interactions and promotes emotional security; provide a foundation for early childhood communication and rich language development; promote critical thinking and problem solving; promote structure that supports life-skills development; utilize a formal curriculum that promotes social, emotional, and behavioral development, and supports all children's engagement in learning experiences and activities.
  • Effectively plan schedules, lesson plans, organized activities, and implementation of developmentally appropriate research-based early childhood curricula (HighScope) to support each child's individual development and learning.
  • Ensure standardized screening tools (ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE2) and structured assessments (DRDP) for each child are completed in a timely manner to evaluate the child's developmental level and progress in outcomes aligned to goals. Integrate this data in individual and group planning and notify managers and primary adults when development concerns are identified.
  • Work effectively as part of a team to ensure children with disabilities receive all program services in the least restrictive environment.
  • Collaborate with Teachers and Assistant Teachers, Center Manager, Education Manager, Family Engagement Specialist, and Health and Disabilities Manager to ensure that services provided are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and support each child's individual preschool readiness. Recognize the strengths of dual language learners and support their development.
  • Write annual performance appraisals for teachers, provide monthly reflective supervision, approve weekly lesson plans, collect and edit weekly CACFP forms, collect weekly supply orders, informally observe daily teacher/student interactions, and provide positive and constructive feedback, provide leadership when Center Manager is temporarily out of the building.

Career Path:

  • EHS Supervising Teacher > Center Manager > Education Manager > Director of Early Head Start

What You Bring To The Team:

  • A minimum of a Child Development Associate (CDA) or comparable credential with a focus on infant and toddler development. A Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or related field is preferred.
  • Sufficient training, coursework, experience, and competency to be an infant and toddler Teacher.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in early childhood care and education.
  • Ability to operate in an organized, detail-oriented manner while maintaining flexibility.
  • Ability to lead colleagues by example while working side-by-side and in partnership with colleagues.
  • Ability to teach various age groups year-round from birth to age three through a research-based curriculum and developmental assessments.

Why Join HumanKind:

HumanKind is a non-profit human services organization that has been serving children and families for more than 120 years. We offer programs and services that instill hope and equip people with the tools to build a strong foundation for life.

With an emphasis on inclusion, we help individuals and families who face any number of life's challenges. Our programs cover everything from financial education to foster care, from early childhood resources to services for adults with developmental disabilities.

HumanKind's unique workplace culture is what sets us apart and makes us a Best Place to Work. We recognize that this culture exists because of our values. We acknowledge that we are humans on this journey, and none of us have fully arrived, but we are committed to striving and aspiring toward living out our values each day.

We Value:

  • Actively working for equity and inclusivity, practicing humility and curiosity, taking responsibility, continuously evolving for change.
  • Prioritizing caring for our people, fostering a nurturing environment, celebrating small wins, acknowledging challenges, embracing innovation and adaptability.
  • Nurturing growth in ourselves and others, leveraging strengths, equipping with tools for success, fostering a positive learning environment.
  • Staying mission-focused, serving with empathy, putting egos aside, upholding ethics, communicating openly, providing support, and encouraging feedback.




Compensation details: 18.5-1821.5 Hourly Wage



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