Pre-K Teacher

PURPOSE: This position exists to fulfill the goals and objectives of the NC Pre-Kindergarten Program.

Primary Duty: Provides supervision and instruction to young children while utilizing respectful and responsive care-giving practices. Communicates positively with children, families, and colleagues to meet the individual social, emotional, health, and educational needs of each child.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Maintains working knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, NC Pre-K Guidelines, NC Child Care Regulations, RCS Employee Handbook and RCS Head Start Operations Manual.

2. Implements Head Start curricula in the classroom

3. Provides learning experiences that promote all developmental areas,

4. Guide and facilitate activities of the children, including daily activities, selecting and arranging equipment and materials in the classroom

5. Maintains a comprehensive and ongoing assessment for each child, including weekly observations in each area, examples of the child's work, and developmental assessment completed according to Head Start procedures

6. Conducts home visits and parent conferences to discuss the child's individual development and progress; assists the parents in developing observational skills and solicits parent observations

7. Eat with and assist children in the development of social and self-help skills, and sound nutritional practices

8. Meets regularly with appropriate staff members to exchange information pertinent to the identification of services to meet the needs of each child

9. Meets with mental health consultants to discuss the mental health needs of children

10. Guides children's social/emotional skills, and those marked by the Head Start Performance Standards

11. Attends staff training and meetings

12. Works with the other classroom teacher and collaborates to apply skills and abilities in planning and carrying out classroom activities and duties

13. Maintains a safe and healthy classroom environment. Assure that classroom equipment, furniture, materials, and supplies are properly maintained and stored

14. Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe

15. Assists in conducting daily health checks

16. Assists in implementing children’s I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan)

17. Completes and submits required forms and records in a timely and accurate fashion, e.g., lesson plans, portfolio forms, assessments, time sheets, meal reports, etc.

18. Actively assists in transition activities

19. Distributes newsletters, flyers, and other information to families as instructed by the supervisor

20. Assures that files are complete, accurate, and confidentially maintained